Australian Capital Territory

Road Transport (General) (Hire Car) Exemption 2005 (No 1)

Disallowable Instrument DI2005 137

made under the

Road Transport (General) Act 1999, s13 (Power to exclude vehicles, persons or animals from the road transport legislation)

1	Name of instrument
This instrument is the Road Transport (General) (Hire Car) Exemption 2005 (No 1).
2	Commencement
This instrument commences on the day after its notification day.
3	Revocation of previous instrument
Disallowable Instrument DI 2002-22 is revoked.
4	Purpose
The purpose of this instrument is to exempt Mr David Patrick Little and a vehicle he proposes operating as a hire car in the ACT from certain provisions of the road transport legislation relating to the operation of vehicles as hire cars and persons providing tour and charter services within the ACT.
Note 1	The Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Act 2001, s 67 precludes a bus from being a hire car.  For that Act, bus is defined as a motor vehicle built mainly to carry people that seats over 9 adults (including the driver) (see dict).
Note 2	The Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Act 2001, s 20 precludes a person from operating tour and charter services unless the person is accredited under the regulations to operate tour and charter services.
5	Exemptions
	(1)	The Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Act 2001, section 67 (Meaning of hire car), to the extent that it provides that a bus is not included in the meaning of hire car, does not apply to the vehicle AU Ford Fairlane, VIN 6FPAAAJGLWXL47816 in the circumstances that—
	(a)	the vehicle is owned by David Patrick Little; and
	(b)	David Patrick Little holds a hire car licence for the vehicle.
	(2)	The Road Transport (Public Passenger Services Act) 2001, section 20 does not apply to David Patrick Little in relation to the vehicle mentioned in subsection (1) in the circumstances that—
	(a)	he owns the vehicle mentioned in subsection (1); and
	(b)	he holds a hire car licence for the vehicle.

John Hargreaves
Minister for Urban Services

 24 May 2005