Transport Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 2000 (Qld)

Queensland Subordinate Legislation 2000 No. 151 Tow Truck Act 1973 Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 TRANSPORT LEGISLATION AMENDMENT REGULATION (No. 2) 2000 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page PART 1—PRELIMINARY 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 PART 2—AMENDMENT OF TOW TRUCK REGULATION 1999 3 Regulation amended in pt 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4 Amendment of s 54 (Towing charges) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 5 Amendment of sch 3 (Maximum towing charges) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 PART 3—AMENDMENT OF TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USE MANAGEMENT—ROAD RULES) REGULATION 1999 6 Regulation amended in pt 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7 Amendment of s 200 (Stopping on roads—heavy and long vehicles) . . . . . 3 8 Amendment of s 242 (Travelling in or on a wheeled recreational device or toy on a footpath or shared path) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 9 Amendment of s 250 (Riding on a footpath or shared path) . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 10 Amendment of s 294 (Keeping control of a vehicle being towed) . . . . . . . 4

s1 2 s4 Transport Legislation Amendment (No. 2) No. 151, 2000 PART 1—PRELIMINARY ˙ Short title 1. This regulation may be cited as the Transport Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 2000 . ˙ Commencement 2. This regulation commences on 1 July 2000. PART 2—AMENDMENT OF TOW TRUCK REGULATION 1999 ˙ Regulation amended in pt 2 3. This part amends the Tow Truck Regulation 1999 . ˙ Amendment of s 54 (Towing charges) 4.(1) Section 54(1), ‘The holder’— omit,insert— ‘Subject to subsection (1A), the holder’. (2) Section 54— insert— ‘ (1A) The amount stated in schedule 3 may be increased to take account of GST payable on the supply of the standard tow.’.

s5 3 s7 Transport Legislation Amendment (No. 2) No. 151, 2000 ˙ Amendment of sch 3 (Maximum towing charges) 5.(1) Schedule 3, item 1,‘$182’— omit, insert— ‘$186’. (2) Schedule 3, item 2, ‘$3.70’— omit, insert — ‘$3.79’. PART 3—AMENDMENT OF TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USE MANAGEMENT—ROAD RULES) REGULATION 1999 ˙ Regulation amended in pt 3 6. This part amends the TransportOperations(RoadUseManagement—Road Rules) Regulation 1999 . ˙ Amendment of s 200 (Stopping on roads—heavy and long vehicles) 7.(1) Section 200(2), ‘The driver’— omit, insert— ‘Subject to subsection (2A), the driver’. (2) Section 200— ‘ insert— ‘ (2A) Subsection (2) applies unless a local law otherwise provides.’.

s 8 4 s 10 Transport Legislation Amendment (No. 2) No. 151, 2000 ˙ Amendment of s 242 (Travelling in or on a wheeled recreational device or toy on a footpath or shared path) 8.(1) Section 242(1), ‘A person’— omit, insert— ‘Subject to section (1A), a person’. (2) Section 242— insert— ‘ (1A) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person travelling in or on a wheeled recreational device or wheeled toy on a footpath if a local law otherwise provides.’. ˙ Amendment of s 250 (Riding on a footpath or shared path) 9.(1) Section 250(1), ‘The rider’— omit, insert— ‘Subject to subsection (1A), the rider’. (2) Section 250— insert— ‘ (1A) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person riding a bicycle on a footpath if a local law otherwise provides.’. ˙ Amendment of s 294 (Keeping control of a vehicle being towed) 10. Section 294(3) to (6)— omit, insert— ‘ (3) The driver of a motor vehicle must not tow a bicycle, tricycle, power-assisted cycle, wheeled recreational device, wheeled toy or wheelchair. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

s 10 5 s 10 Transport Legislation Amendment (No. 2) No. 151, 2000 ‘ (4) The driver of a motor vehicle must not tow more than 1 motor vehicle or trailer. 1 Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. ‘ (5) However, the driver may tow— (a) more than 1 vehicle, if the motor vehicle and towed vehicles combine to form a B-double or road train; or (b) a car towing trailer with a vehicle secured to the trailer if— (i) the trailer has effective independent brakes or overrun brakes; and (ii) instructions for securing a vehicle to the trailer are attached to the trailer. ‘ (6) In this section— “car towing trailer” means a trailer with 1 axle that allows a vehicle to be towed by securing the wheels of 1 axle of the vehicle to the trailer. “motor vehicle” does not include a trailer attached to the motor vehicle.’. ENDNOTES 1. Made by the Governor in Council on 29 June 2000. 2. Notified in the gazette on 30 June 2000. 3. Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4. The administering agency is the Department of Transport. © State of Queensland 2000 1 However, a special circumstances permit may be issued under the TransportOperations (Road Use Management) Regulation 1995 , section 62L to authorise a person’s use of a road that may be prohibited under section 294(4).