Road Traffic Act 1974 (WA)

Western Australia

Western Australia

Road Traffic Act 1974

An Act to make provision in relation to the driving and use of vehicles, the regulation of traffic and for incidental and other purposes.

[Long title amended: No. 8 of 2012 s. 5.]

This Act may be cited as the Road Traffic Act 1974.

• (1)

  Subject to subsection (2) the provisions of this Act shall come into operation on such date or such dates as is or are, respectively, fixed by proclamation.

• (2)

  Section 4 shall come into operation on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

[3. Deleted: No. 82 of 1982 s. 4.]

The provisions of the Traffic Act 1919 shall be repealed on such date or such dates as is or are, respectively, fixed by proclamation.

The Road Traffic (Administration) Act 2008 Part 1 Division 2 provides for the meanings of some terms and abbreviations in this Act.

[Section 5 inserted: No. 8 of 2012 s. 6.]

[5A. Deleted: No. 8 of 2012 s. 7.]

[Part II (s. 6-15A) deleted: No. 8 of 2012 s. 8.]

[Part IIA deleted: No. 5 of 2002 s. 15.]

[Part III: s. 15, 17-20, 22, 23A-29 deleted: No. 8 of 2012 s. 8; s. 16 deleted: No. 28 of 2001 s. 7; s. 21 deleted: No. 21 of 1995 s. 7; s. 23 deleted: No. 39 of 2000 s. 11.]

[Part IV: s. 30-37 and 39-41 deleted: No. 8 of 2012 s. 8; s. 38 deleted: No. 39 of 2009 s. 6.]

[Part IVA: s. 41A-44D, 47, 48 and 48A deleted: No. 8 of 2012 s. 8; s. 45, 46 deleted: No. 18 of 2011 s. 11; s. 48B‑48F deleted: No. 54 of 2006 s. 6.]

[Heading inserted: No. 76 of 1996 s. 11.]

[Heading inserted: No. 25 of 2016 s. 42.]

In this Part —

above the speed limit, in relation to the driving of a vehicle, means driving the vehicle at a speed that exceeds the speed limit applicable to the driver, the vehicle or the length of road where it is being driven;

confiscation zone means —

• (a)

  in relation to a vehicle, a length of road where the speed limit applicable to the vehicle, or the length of road, is 50 km/h or less; or

• (b)

  a school zone;

grievous bodily harm has the meaning given in The Criminal Code section 1(1);

instructor means a person who may give driving instruction under the Road Traffic (Authorisation to Drive) Act 2008 section 10(2);

learner driver means —

• (a)

  the holder of a learner’s permit; or

• (b)

  a person authorised to drive under the Road Traffic (Authorisation to Drive) Act 2008 section 6;

motor cycle means a motor…