Transport Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 2010 (Qld)

Queensland Transport Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 2010 Subordinate Legislation 2010 No. 36 made under the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 Contents Part 1 1 2 Part 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Part 3 13 Page Preliminary Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Amendment of Traffic Regulation 1962 Regulation amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Amendment of s 59 (Facilitation of proof). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Insertion of new s 77 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 77 Carrying capacity of hire vehicle—Fraser Island . . . . 3 Amendment of s 77 (Carrying capacity of hire vehicle—Fraser Island) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Amendment of s 134A (Procedure for suspension or cancellation) ................................. 5 Amendment of s 135 (Effect of cancellation or suspension of licence) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Amendment of s 138 (Change of name or address) . . . . . . . . . . 5 Amendment of s 151 (Goods and other obstructions upon road) 6 Amendment of s 178 (Blood specimens) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Amendment of s 178B (Evidence—certificates). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Amendment of Transport Operations (Road UseManagement—Driver Licensing) Regulation 1999 Regulation amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Transport Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 2010 Contents 14 Replacement of sch 3, pt 4, s 7C (Driving vehicle with more than maximum number of persons or weight) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7C Driving vehicle exceeding carrying capacity. . . . . . . . 7 7 Page 2 2010 SL No. 36

Part 1 Transport Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 2010 Part 1 Preliminary [s 1] Preliminary 1 Short title This regulation may be cited as the Transport Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 2010 . 2 Commencement (1) This regulation, other than section 6, commences on 1 April 2010. (2) Section 6 commences on 31 December 2010. Part 2 Amendment of Traffic Regulation 1962 3 Regulation amended This part amends the Traffic Regulation 1962. 4 Amendment of s 59 (Facilitation of proof) Section 59(1)(a) to (c), at the end— insert — ‘or’. 5 Insertion of new s 77 Part 13— insert — ‘77 Carrying capacity of hire vehicle—Fraser Island ‘(1) A person must not drive a hire vehicle on Fraser Island if the vehicle is carrying— 2010 SL No. 36 Page 3

Transport Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 2010 Part 2 Amendment of Traffic Regulation 1962 [s 6] (a) more than 7 passengers; or (b) a load on the vehicle’s roof. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. Editor’s note — Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 , schedule 4, definition passenger — passenger includes any person carried on a vehicle, train, animal, vessel or tram, other than the driver or conductor thereof. ‘(2) In this section— hire vehicle means a vehicle hired under a hiring agreement. hiring agreement does not include a hire-purchase agreement. Example — If a person acquires a vehicle under a hire-purchase agreement and the person hires the vehicle to someone else under a hiring agreement, the vehicle is a hire vehicle while under the hiring agreement. load means any thing other than a roof rack. Examples — surfboard, backpack, camping equipment, mounted spare tyre, cargo pod, jerry can roof rack includes a cross bar and roof rail but does not include a tray, basket or similar item.’. 6 Amendment of s 77 (Carrying capacity of hire vehicle—Fraser Island) Section 77(1)— omit, insert — ‘(1) A person must not drive a hire vehicle on Fraser Island if the vehicle— (a) has more than 8 seats; or (b) has any seats that are not forward or rear facing; or Page 4 2010 SL No. 36

Transport Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 2010 Part 2 Amendment of Traffic Regulation 1962 [s 7] (c) is carrying a load on the vehicle’s roof. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.’. 7 Amendment of s 134A (Procedure for suspension or cancellation) (1) Section 134A(1)(e), example, ‘ of paragraph ’— omit, insert — ‘ for paragraph ’. (2) Section 134A(2)— omit, insert — ‘(2) The time specified in subsection (1)(e) must be at least 28 days.’. 8 Amendment of s 135 (Effect of cancellation or suspension of licence) Section 135(a), at the end— insert — ‘and’. 9 Amendment of s 138 (Change of name or address) (1) Section 138(1), from ‘Except’ to ‘every’— omit, insert — ‘Every’. (2) Section 138(1), after ‘such licence’— insert — ‘each of the following’. 2010 SL No. 36 Page 5

Transport Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 2010 Part 3 Amendment of Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Driver Licensing)Regulation 1999 [s 10] 10 Amendment of s 151 (Goods and other obstructions upon road) (1) Section 151(1)(a) and (b), at the end— insert — ‘or’. (2) Section 151(2)(a) to (e), at the end— insert — ‘or’. 11 Amendment of s 178 (Blood specimens) Section 178(1), ‘shall’— omit, insert — ‘must comply with the following’. 12 Amendment of s 178B (Evidence—certificates) Section 178B(a), at the end— insert — ‘and’. Part 3 Amendment of Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Driver Licensing) Regulation 1999 13 Regulation amended This part amends the TransportOperations(RoadUseManagement—Driver Licensing) Regulation 1999 . Page 6 2010 SL No. 36

Transport Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 2010 Part 3 Amendment of Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Driver Licensing)Regulation 1999 [s 14] 14 Replacement of sch 3, pt 4, s 7C (Driving vehicle with more than maximum number of persons or weight) Schedule 3, part 4, section 7C— omit, insert — ‘7C Driving vehicle exceeding carrying capacity ‘The number of points for a contravention of each of the following provisions of the Traffic Regulation 1962 is 3— • section 76 • section 77(1).’. ENDNOTES 1 Made by the Governor in Council on 11 March 2010. 2 Notified in the gazette on 12 March 2010. 3 Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4 The administering agency is the Department of Transport and Main Roads. © State of Queensland 2010 2010 SL No. 36 Page 7