2006

The Legislative Assembly for the 
Australian Capital Territory

Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Amendment Regulation 2006 (No 2)

SL2006-51

Explanatory Statement

Circulated by authority of
 John Hargreaves MLA
Minister for Territory and Municipal Services

OVERVIEW
This Regulation amends the Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Regulation 2000 (the Regulation):

1.	to facilitate the introduction of new fixed red light speed cameras in the ACT;

2.	to make it clear that parking inspectors may mark the tyres of parked vehicles with chalk or crayon for the purpose of enforcing parking regulations; and

3.	to include new sites for the operation of fixed red light and mobile speed cameras in the ACT and to alter the descriptions of 2 existing sites.

CLAUSES 1 TO 3: FORMAL CLAUSES
Clauses 1 to 3 are formal clauses which:
•	state the name of the regulation being created; 
•	provide for commencement of the regulation; and
•	state the name of the regulation being amended.

CLAUSE 4: NEW PART 3.3
New part 3.3 makes it clear that parking inspectors may mark the tyres of parked vehicles with chalk or crayon for the purpose of enforcing parking regulations.

CLAUSE 5: SECTION 102
Clause 5 defines a loop detector speed measuring device to mean the Gatsometer Loop Detector (GLD4-2S).  A loop detector device is an approved traffic offence detection device for the purpose of the Road Transport (Safety & Traffic Management) Act 1999.

Clause 6: Section 102
This clause removes the Redflex Smartcam SDCM (a piezo strip measuring device) from the Regulation.  The Redflex SMARTCAMred was trialled for service in the ACT at the same time as the Centaur 2000, but was not used and can be omitted from the Regulation.

Clause 7: Section 102
Clause 6 amends section 102 to include two additional traffic lights camera detection devices, known as the Gatsometer Traffic Camera – Digital (GTC-D) and the Gatsometer Multi Camera System (MCS), as approved traffic offence detection devices.

CLAUSE 8: Section 103 (2)
This clause provides that a loop detection speed measuring device is an approved traffic offence detection device for the purpose of the Road Transport (Safety & Traffic Management) Act 1999.

Clause 9: new Section 104A (1) (D)
Clause 8 requires that a loop detector speed measuring device be tested at least once every 12 months. 

Clause 10: Section 104A (3A)
Section 104A (3A) requires that the loop detector speed measuring device is accurate within the following parameters:
•	for speeds not exceeding 100km/h, is accurate within a tolerance of 2km/h; and
•	for speeds exceeding 100km/h, is accurate within a tolerance of 2%.

Clause 11: Section 104A (7)
Section 104A (7) makes it clear that the loop detector speed measuring device may be tested separately from the other components of the traffic lights camera detection device, and that it is not necessary for the other components of the device to be tested.

Clause 12: Section 108 (3) (c) 
Section 108 explains the meaning of the codes at the bottom of an image taken by a traffic offence detection device.  Clause 12 expands section 108 (3) (c) to indicate that the characters in the field immediately after ‘device’ may be the code for the:
•	laser speed measureing device;
•	the piezo strip speed measuring device; or
•	the loop detector speed measure device
that took the image (which ever is relevant).

Clause 13: Schedule 1, part 1.1, item 11
Clause 13 amends a current mobile speed camera location description.

Clause 14: Schedule 1, part 1.1, item 66
Clause 14 amends a current mobile speed camera location description.

Clause 15: Schedule 1, part 1.1, items 100-120
Clause 15 allows for 21 additional sites to be added to the mobile speed camera van network.

Clause 16: Schedule 1, part 1.2, items 22-23
Clause 16 allows for 2 additional fixed red light speed camera sites to the added to the network.