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Road Safety (Drivers) Amendment (Tractor) Regulations 2012

S.R. No. 26/2012

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation  Page

1Objective

2Authorising provision

3Authority given by car driver licence and car learner permit

4Authority given by light rigid vehicle licence

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STATUTORY RULES 2012

S.R. No. 26/2012

Road Safety Act 1986

Road Safety (Drivers) Amendment (Tractor) Regulations 2012

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:

Dated: 17 April 2012

Responsible Minister:

TERRY MULDER
Minister for Roads

MATTHEW McBEATH

Clerk of the Executive Council

1Objective

The objective of these Regulations is to amend the Road Safety (Drivers) Regulations 2009 to clarify that a person who holds a car driver licence, car learner permit, light rigid vehicle licence, medium rigid vehicle licence or heavy rigid vehicle licence is authorised to—

(a)drive a tractor; and

(b)tow a trailer of any size with that tractor.

2Authorising provision

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

3Authority given by car driver licence and car learner permit

For regulation 8(1) of the Road Safety (Drivers) Regulations 2009[1], substitute—

"(1)The holder of a car driver licence or car learner permit is authorised to drive—

(a)a car; or

(b)a tractor; or

(c)a tractor that is towing a trailer of any size.".

4Authority given by light rigid vehicle licence

In regulation 9 of the Road Safety (Drivers) Regulations 2009—

(a)after paragraph (a) insert—

"(ab)a tractor; or"; and

(b)in paragraph (c), for "tonnes." substitute "tonnes; or"; and

(c)after paragraph (c) insert—

"(d)a tractor that is towing a trailer of any size.".

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[1] Reg. 3: S.R. No. 95/2009 as amended by S.R. Nos 138/2009, 28/2010, 35/2010, 135/2010, 51/2011, 66/2011 and 127/2011.