Australian Capital Territory
Road Transport (General) Application of Road Transport Legislation Declaration 2011 (No 2)
Disallowable instrument DI2011—55
made under the
Road Transport (General) Act 1999, section 13 (Power to exclude vehicles, persons or animals from road transport legislation)

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Subsection 13(1) of the Road Transport (General) Act 1999 (the Act) empowers the Minister to exclude vehicles, persons or animals from the road transport legislation.  Subsection 13(3) of the Act provides that such a declaration is a disallowable instrument.

Clauses 1 and 2 are formal provisions to provide for the name and commencement of the instrument.

Clause 3 is a declaration to exempt designated vehicles from certain provisions of the road transport legislation.  The purpose of the exemption is to allow these conditionally registered motor vehicles, which are rally vehicles, to be driven to and from the media event on 13 April 2011.

Normally, rally vehicles can only be used on a road or road related area when they are being driven to and from a motor vehicle rally or driven to a place where they can be repaired.

Clause 4 explains when the declaration has effect.

Clause 5 contains definitions.

Clause 6 provides for the expiry of the instrument.