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Road Safety (Drivers) and (General) Amendment Regulations 2016

S.R. No. 24/2016

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation  Page

Part 1—Preliminary

1Objectives

2Authorising provision

3Commencement

Part 2—Road Safety (Drivers) Regulations 2009

4Exemption for holder of licence or permit issued outside Victoria

5Time to appeal

Part 3—Road Safety (General) Regulations 2009

6Certificate under section 57(4)

7Certificate under section 57B(4)

8Certificate under section 57A(4)

9Schedule 7—Traffic infringements

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Endnotes

STATUTORY RULES 2016

S.R. No. 24/2016

Road Safety Act 1986

Road Safety (Drivers) and (General) Amendment Regulations 2016

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:

Dated: 12 April 2016

Responsible Minister:

LUKE DONNELLAN
Minister for Roads and Road Safety

ANDREW ROBINSON

Clerk of the Executive Council

Part 1—Preliminary

1Objectives

The objectives of these Regulations are—

(a)to amend the Road Safety (Drivers) Regulations 2009 and the Road Safety (General) Regulations 2009 as a consequence of the enactment of the Road Legislation Amendment Act 2016; and

(b)to amend the Road Safety (Drivers) Regulations 2009 to provide for the time to appeal a decision of the Corporation to disqualify a person or a driver.

2Authorising provision

These Regulations are made under section 95 of the Road Safety Act 1986.

3Commencement

These Regulations come into operation on 15 April 2016.

Part 2—Road Safety (Drivers) Regulations 2009

4Exemption for holder of licence or permit issued outside Victoria

(1)For regulation 17(2)(c) of the Road Safety (Drivers) Regulations 2009[1], substitute—

"(c)the licence is written in English or accompanied by an accurate English translation and, in either case, complies with subregulation (3);".

(2)In regulation 17(3) of the Road Safety (Drivers) Regulations 2009, for "subregulation (2)(c)(i)" substitute "subregulation (2)(c)".

5Time to appeal

In regulation 85(4) of the Road Safety (Drivers) Regulations 2009, for "the suspension" substitute "the disqualification or suspension".

Part 3—Road Safety (General) Regulations 2009

6Certificate under section 57(4)

In regulation 13(a) and (c) of the Road Safety (General) Regulations 2009[2], for "the analyst" substitute "the approved analyst".

7Certificate under section 57B(4)

In regulation 21(a) and (c) of the Road Safety (General) Regulations 2009, for "the analyst" substitute "the approved analyst".

8Certificate under section 57A(4)

In regulation 27(a) and (f) of the Road Safety (General) Regulations 2009, for "the analyst" substitute "the approved analyst".

9Schedule 7—Traffic infringements

In item 108 of Schedule 7 to the Road Safety (General) Regulations 2009 omit "or International Driving Permit".

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Endnotes

[1] Reg. 4(1): S.R. No. 95/2009. Reprint No. 2 as at 30 January 2015. Reprinted to S.R. No. 200/2014. Subsequently amended by S.R. Nos 79/2015 and 84/2015.

[2] Reg. 6: S.R. No. 115/2009. Reprint No. 2 as at 30 January 2015. Reprinted to S.R. No. 145/2014. Subsequently amended by S.R. Nos 199/2014, 9/2015, 62/2015, 85/2015 and 121/2015.