Australian Capital Territory
Road Transport (Offences) Amendment Regulation 2007 (No 1)
Subordinate Law SL2007–41
made under the  
Road Transport (General) Act 1999
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT 

Section 233 of the Road Transport (General) Act 1999 (the Act) authorises the Executive to make regulations for the Act.

The Road Transport (Offences) Amendment Regulation 2007 (No 1) (the Regulation) has the effect of increasing the infringement penalty amount for all road transport law offences for which an infringement penalty amount is applicable except for items 207 to 252 and 254 to 261 of Part 1.2 (Australian Road Rules) and items 17 to 23, 28 to 36, 45, 46, and 56 to 58 of Part 1.13 (Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Regulation 2000) by ten dollars being the amount of the Victims Services Levy as described in the Victim’s of Crime Amendment Act 2007.

Items 207 to 252 and 254 to 261 of Part 1.2 (Australian Road Rules) and items 17 to 23, 28 to 36, 45, 46, and 56 to 58 of Part 1.13 (Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Regulation 2000) are parking related offences where an authorised person may issue an infringement notice and attach the notice to a vehicle in the absence of the driver of the vehicle.

Section 2 of the Regulation provides that the Regulation commences on the commencement of the Victims of Crime Amendment Act 2007.

Section 4 of the Regulation amends Subsection 6(2) of the Road Transport (Offences) Regulation 2005 to the effect that corporations liable for camera detected offences are only liable for an increased penalty of ten dollars being the amount of the Victim’s Services Levy.