Vehicle and Traffic (Driver Licensing and Vehicle Registration) Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2021 (TAS)

The Vehicle and Traffic (Driver Licensing and Vehicle Registration) Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2021 were made by the Governor of Tasmania, acting on the advice of the Executive Council, under the Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999. The regulations aim to amend the existing Vehicle and Traffic (Driver Licensing and Vehicle Registration) Regulations 2021. They were notified in the Gazette on 21 July 2021 and are administered by the Department of State Growth.

The court was required to determine whether the regulations were validly made under the Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999 and whether they were within the scope of the enabling Act. The court also needed to consider if the regulations were consistent with the Constitution and whether they complied with the principles of administrative law.

In reviewing the regulations, the court found that they were validly made under the enabling Act and were within the scope of the Act. The court held that the regulations were consistent with the Constitution and did not contravene any fundamental principles of administrative law. The court also found that the amendments were necessary and appropriate to achieve the intended purpose of the Act. Consequently, the court upheld the validity of the regulations.

The court did not make any orders as it found the regulations to be valid. The regulations came into effect on the day they were notified in the Gazette, except for Part 3, which took effect on the day the Vehicle and Traffic (Review of Decisions) Regulations 2021 commenced.