Australian Capital Territory
Road Transport (General) Application of Road Transport Legislation Declaration 
2011 (No 8)*
Disallowable Instrument DI2011—291
made under the
Road Transport (General) Act 1999, section 13 (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 2011 (No 8).

2		Commencement
This instrument commences on 6 November 2011. 

3		Definitions
In this instrument: 

accredited operator -  see Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Regulation 2002, dictionary.

designated vehicle - means a vehicle (including a bus) driven for the purpose of transporting members of the official delegation of the President of the United States of America, Mr Barack Obama, in the ACT during his state visit to Australia in November 2011.

hire car - see Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Act 2001, 
section 67.

bus - see Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Act 2001, 
section 10A.

Note: 	A reference to an Act includes a reference to the statutory instruments made or in force under the Act, including any regulation (see Legislation Act, s 104)

4	Declarations—public passenger services
(a)	I declare that the Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Act 2001, except part 8A (Additional public passenger vehicle insurance), does not apply to an accredited operator in relation to the operation by the operator of a designated vehicle.  
(b)	I declare that the Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Act 2001 does not apply to the driver of, or a passenger in, a designated vehicle operated by the operator of an accredited hire car or bus service.
5	Declaration—vehicle registration
I declare that the Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Act 1999 does not apply to a designated vehicle operated by an accredited operator to the extent that the vehicle is not a hire car or bus.

6	Declaration—public vehicle licence
I declare that the Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1999 does not apply to the driver of a designated vehicle operated by an accredited operator to the extent that the driver is required to hold a public vehicle licence.

7	Declaration—third-party insurance
I declare that the Road Transport (Third-Party Insurance) Act 2008 does not apply to the driver of a designated vehicle operated as a hire car or bus by an accredited operator to the extent that the CTP premium paid for a CTP policy for the vehicle is not the premium for a hire car or bus. 

8	Declarations—period of effect
The declarations under this instrument have effect during the period beginning on the commencement of this instrument and ending on 18 November 2011.

9	Expiry
This instrument expires on 18 November 2011.

Simon Corbell
Attorney-General     
3/11/2011