Australian Capital Territory
Road Transport (General) (Application of Road Transport Legislation) Declaration 2008 (No 7)
Disallowable instrument DI2008—232
made under the
Road Transport (General) Act 1999, s13  (Power to exclude vehicles, persons or animals from road transport legislation)

1	Name of instrument
	This instrument is the Road Transport (General) (Application of Road Transport Legislation) Declaration 2008 (No 7).
2	Commencement 
	This instrument commences on 14 September 2008.
3	Declaration
	I declare that the road transport legislation does not apply to the ACT roads or road related areas used or impinged on by any competing vehicle participating in the Canberra Rally Test Day on 14 September 2008:
	This declaration has effect during the special stages of the event.
	The Canberra Rally Test Day will involve vehicles making multiple runs of a 4.3km stage throughout the day as described in the attached Event Overview and Map.
	This declaration expires on 15 September 2008. 

For this declaration, the following definitions apply: 

Competing vehicle means:
Any vehicle used for participating in the Canberra Rally Test Day.

Event means:
The Canberra Rally Test Day on 14 September 2008.

John Hargreaves
Minister for Territory & Municipal Services
3 September 2008

Attachment A
Event Overview
Canberra Rally Test Day – Sunday 14th September 2008

Event Details Overview

Name of Event Canberra Rally Test Day

Date of Event:  Sunday 14th September 2008

Event Location: Bluetts Forest, Uriarra, ACT

Event Start Time: 8am for the first car starting.  Setting up of the stage will be commence at 7am along with scrutineering.  Last car will finish testing by 7pm, if not at sunset followed by the Test stage being pulled down straight afterwards.

Event Finish Time: 7pm

Number of Entrants: Maximum of 9 cars

Total Length of Event: Multiple runs of a 4.3km stage.

Pre Event Vehicle Inspection: on the morning by CAMS-recognised scrutineers.

Spectator Points and Notes:
There will be a spectator point at the Service Park which is next to ‘liaision’ part of the track (between the Finish and Start.  This area will be bunted and parawebbed as appropriate typically for a rally.

Any person entering Bluetts Forest will conditionally be based on them completing a CAMS ‘passenger in vehicle’ disclaimer for insurance reasons.  There will be all the necessary manned road closures in place for the duration of the test and sponsors day as well as warning signs erected in the weeks leading up ont the main access points of the Forest.

The day will be run under the guidance of a Clerk of Course and an Event Secretary.  The organisation will reflect typical CAMS risk assessment standards.  The event will not be competitively timed.

The purpose of the event is to provide a testing ground for the maximum of nine registered cars for the day which will always be driven by a CAMS-licenced and registered driver.  The passengers will be either: CAMS-licenced and registered navigators OR friends, family and sponsors.  The minimum age of a passenger will be sixteen years old.  Any person let alone passenger stepping inside the Bluetts Forest relating to the rally event, will have to have signed a disclaimer.  Any public sightseeing within a reasonable controllable distance of an Event Official will be asked to leave.

Contact Details:

Clerk of Course:
Paul Tams
Mob: 0417 064 360

Event Secretary:
Mark Sessions
Mob: 0402 448 567
BH: 02 6102 6118
AH: 02 6258 4536

Test Day Stage Map