2005

THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

ROAD TRANSPORT (SAFETY & TRAFFIC MANAGMENT) AMENDMENT REGULATION 2005 (No 1)

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Circulated by authority of

John Hargreaves MLA
Minister for Urban Services

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

ROAD TRANSPORT (SAFETY & TRAFFIC MANAGMENT) AMENDMENT REGULATION 2005 (No 1)

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Overview

The Road Transport (General) Act 1999, Section 25 (d) (iii) establishes the contents of infringement notices to include the place where the offence was committed.

Section 23 (2) (b) of the Road Transport (Safety & Traffic Management) Act 1999 provides for a photographic or electronic image of a vehicle taken by an approved camera detection device to be complying if the relevant information for the image is indicated on the image.  Section 22A defines “relevant information” as (a) the date and time when, and place where, the image was taken.

Section 24 (2) of the Road Transport (Safety & Traffic Management) Act 1999 allows the regulations about traffic offence detection devices to make provision about the meaning of codes and other information indicated on images taken by approved camera detection devices.

Schedule 1 of the Road Transport (Safety & Traffic Management) Regulations 2000 sets out the location code and description of each site at which certain traffic camera detection devices may be operated.

Details

This amending regulation amends Schedule 1 to insert references to an additional ten declared sites, identified by the Camera Enforcement Safety Management Committee, as crucial sections of road to be included for the operation of mobile speed cameras. 

These sites represent “gaps” in the mobile speed camera network along existing major routes.  For example, Adelaide Avenue becomes Yarra Glen from the intersection with Kent Street in Deakin.  While Adelaide Avenue is a declared road Yarra Glen is not.

This amendment will allow mobile speed cameras to operate along the continuous section of road known as Adelaide Avenue and then Yarra Glen.  The amendment will similarly “fill in” gaps in the mobile speed camera network on other major roads.

The ten sites to be included on Schedule 1 of the Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Regulations are:

Site	Comment	
ERINDALE DR / LONG GULLY RD / SULWOOD DR	Extension of Erindale Drive	
ERINDALE DR / SOWARD WAY / JUDKINS ST	Extension of Erindale Drive	
KURINGA DR / OWEN DIXON DR / BARTON HWY	Extension of Tillyard Dr	
LAUNCESTON ST / BOWES ST / FURZER ST	Extension of Launceston St	
MONARO HWY / JOHNSON DR / ISABELLA DR	Extension of Monaro Hwy	
MUGGA L / HINDMARSH DR / NARRABUNDAH L	Extension of Mugga Lane	
MUGGA L / LONG GULLY RD / MONARO HWY	Extension of Mugga lane	
PARKES WAY / CLUNIES ROSS ST / EDINBURGH AV	Extension of Parkes Way	
YAMBA DR / KITCHENER ST / BATESON RD	Extension of Yamba Drive	
YARRA GLEN / CARRUTHERS ST / ADELAIDE AV	Extension of Adelaide Ave