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Road Safety (General) and Road Safety (Road Rules) Amendment (Seatbelts) Regulations 2009

S.R. No. 17/2009

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation  Page

1Objective

2Authorising provision

3Amendments to Schedule 4 to Road Safety (General)
Regulations 1999

4Amendments to Schedule 4 to Road Safety (Road Rules) Regulations 1999

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STATUTORY RULES 2009

S.R. No. 17/2009

Road Safety Act 1986

Road Safety (General) and Road Safety (Road Rules) Amendment (Seatbelts) Regulations 2009

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:

Dated: 24 February 2009

Responsible Minister:

TIM PALLAS
Minister for Roads and Ports

RYAN HEATH

Clerk of the Executive Council

1Objective

The objective of these Regulations is to—

(a)amend the Road Safety (General) Regulations 1999 to provide for new offence codes and descriptions for the seatbelt offences in the Road Rules;

(b)amend the Road Safety (Road Rules) Regulations 1999 to clarify the seatbelt offences in rules 265 and 266 of the Road Rules.

2Authorising provision

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

3Amendments to Schedule 4 to Road Safety (General) Regulations 1999

(1)In Schedule 4 to the Road Safety (General) Regulations 1999[1], the items relating to codes 2081 and 2082 are revoked.

(2)In Schedule 4 to the Road Safety (General) Regulations 1999, after the item relating to code 2545, insert—

"7385	Passenger occupying same seating position as another passenger	RR 265(1)	1·35 penalty units
7386	Passenger under 16 not restrained	RR 266(1)	1·65 penalty units
7387	Passenger under 16 occupying same seating position as another passenger	RR 266(1)	1·65 penalty units".

4Amendments to Schedule 4 to Road Safety (Road Rules) Regulations 1999

(1)For item 37 of Schedule 4 to the Road Safety (Road Rules) Regulations 1999[2], substitute—

'37.Rule 265 of the Road Rules is to be read as if there were substituted for rules 265(2), (3) and (4)—

"(2)Unless the passenger is exempt from wearing a seatbelt under rule 267, the passenger must— 

(a)occupy a seating position fitted with a seatbelt; and

(b)wear the seatbelt properly adjusted and fastened.

(3)The passenger must not occupy the same seating position as another passenger.".'.

(2)In item 39 of Schedule 4 to the Road Safety (Road Rules) Regulations 1999, for "rule 266(6)(b)" substitute "rules 266(4) and 266(6)(b)".

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[1] Reg. 3(1 ): S.R. No. 27/1999.  Reprint No. 4 as at 1 July 2008.  Reprinted to S.R. No. 79/2008.  Subsequently amended by S.R. Nos 104/2008, 115/2008, 137/2008 and 168/2008.

[2] Reg. 4(1): S.R. No. 120/1999.  Reprint No. 2 as at 1 January 2008.  Reprinted to S.R. No. 74/2007.  Subsequently amended by S.R. Nos 151/2007, 28/2008, 78/2008, 161/2008 and 170/2008.