Vehicle and Traffic Amendment (Compulsory Carriage of Driver Licence) Act 2002 (TAS)

Vehicle and Traffic Amendment (Compulsory Carriage of Driver Licence) Act 2002

An Act to amend the Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999 in respect of the compulsory carriage of driver licences

[Royal Assent 14 November 2002]

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

1Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Vehicle and Traffic Amendment (Compulsory Carriage of Driver Licence) Act 2002 . 2CommencementThis Act commences on 1 December 2002. 3Principal ActIn this Act, the Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999 is referred to as the Principal Act. 4Section 18 amended (Restricted driver licences) Section 18 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting subsection (13) . 5Section 46 amended (Power to stop vehicle) Section 46 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after subsection (1) the following subsection: (1AA)  Subsection (1)(a) does not extend to the production for inspection of an Australian driver licence or a foreign driver licence. 6Section 46A insertedAfter section 46 of the Principal Act , the following section is inserted in Part 7: 46ACarriage and production of driver licence, &c. (1)  The holder of an Australian driver licence, while driving, or in charge of, a motor vehicle on a public street, or instructing a person learning to drive a motor vehicle on a public street, must – (a) carry the Australian driver licence; and (b) produce the licence for inspection by a police officer or an authorised officer when requested to do so by the officer.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 5 penalty units.

(2)  The holder of a foreign driver licence, while driving, or in charge of, a motor vehicle on a public street, must – (a) carry – (i) the foreign driver licence and, if the foreign driver licence is not written in English, an English translation of the licence; or (ii) an international driving permit; and (b) produce the foreign driver licence, translation or permit, as the case may be, for inspection by a police officer or an authorised officer when requested to do so by the officer.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 5 penalty units.

(3)  A person, while driving, or in charge of, a motor vehicle, or engaging in any other activity for which an ancillary certificate is required, must carry the certificate and produce it for inspection by a police officer or an authorised officer when requested to do so by the officer.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 5 penalty units.

7Section 47 amended (Production of documents by drivers and persons in charge of vehicles) Section 47 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting subsection (2) .

[Second reading presentation speech made in:

House of Assembly on 2 OCTOBER 2002

Legislative Council on 17 OCTOBER 2002]