Australian Capital Territory
Road Transport Legislation Amendment Regulation 2014 (No 2)
Subordinate Law SL2014-8

The Australian Capital Territory Executive makes the following regulation under the Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1999 and the Road Transport (General) Act 1999.
Dated 4 June 2014.
Simon Corbell
Minister
Joy Burch
Minister

Australian Capital Territory
Road Transport Legislation Amendment Regulation 2014 (No 2)
Subordinate Law SL2014-8
made under the
Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1999 and the Road Transport (General) Act 1999

    
    
Contents
	Page
Part 1	Preliminary
	1	Name of regulation	1
	2	Commencement	1
	3	Legislation amended	1
Part 2	Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Regulation 2000
	4	Section 52 (2A) (b) (i)	2
	5	Section 73A	2
	6	Section 73S, definitions of approved interlock installer and approved interlock service provider	2
	7	Section 73S, definition of fitted interlock	3
	8	Section 73S, new definition of interstate interlock condition	3
	9	Section 73T (1) (a) (i)	3
	10	New section 73U (2A)	4
	11	New section 73VA	4
	12	Section 73X (1)	4
	13	New section 73X (2) (aa)	5
	14	New section 73X (3)	5
	15	New section 73Y (3A)	5
	16	Section 73Y (4)	6
	17	Section 73Y (4) (b) and example	6
	18	Section 73Y (5)	7
	19	Section 73Y (6), new definition of interlock period breach	7
	20	New section 73YA	7
	21	Section 73Z (1)	8
	22	Section 73ZA (2)	8
	23	Section 73ZA (3)	8
	24	Section 73ZH (3) (a) (i)	8
	25	Section 73ZL (2) and examples	8
	26	Section 73ZM (1) (a)	9
	27	Section 73ZW	9
	28	Section 73ZX (1) (a)	9
	29	Section 73ZY (1) (a)	9
	30	Section 73ZZ	9
	31	Section 73ZZA (1)	9
	32	Dictionary, definition of alcohol-related disqualifying offence, new paragraph (a) (iia)	10
	33	Dictionary, new definition of interstate interlock condition	10
Part 3	Road Transport (General) Regulation 2000
	34	Schedule 1, part 1.4, items 4A and 28A, column 3	11
	35	Schedule 1, part 1.4, item 28C, column 3	11
	36	Schedule 1, part 1.4, new item 28CA	11
Part 4	Road Transport (Offences) Regulation 2005
	37	Schedule 1, part 1.6, items 24B and 24J	12
	38	Schedule 1, part 1.6, item 24L, column 3	12
	39	Schedule 1, part 1.6, item 24M	12
	40	Schedule 1, part 1.6, item 24N, column 3	12

Part 1	Preliminary
1	Name of regulation
This regulation is the Road Transport Legislation Amendment Regulation 2014 (No 2).
2	Commencement
	(1)	Part 2 (Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Regulation 2000) commences on the commencement of the Road Transport Legislation Amendment Act 2013 (No 2), part 4.
	(2)	Part 3 (Road Transport (General) Regulation 2000) commences on the commencement of the Road Transport Legislation Amendment Act 2013 (No 2), part 6.
	(3)	Part 4 (Road Transport (Offences) Regulation 2005) commences on the commencement of the Road Transport Legislation Amendment Act 2013 (No 2), part 7.
	(4)	The remaining provisions commence on the day after this regulation’s notification day.
Note	The naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).
3	Legislation amended
This regulation amends the following legislation:
·	Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Regulation 2000
·	Road Transport (General) Regulation 2000
·	Road Transport (Offences) Regulation 2005.

Part 2	Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Regulation 2000
4	Section 52 (2A) (b) (i)
substitute
	(i)	is eligible for a probationary licence with an interlock condition under—
	(A)	section 73T (Mandatory interlock condition); or
	(B)	section 73V (Voluntary interlock condition); or
	(C)	section 73VA (Interstate driver licences with interlock conditions); or
5	Section 73A 
omit
section 73U
substitute
section 73U (3)
6	Section 73S, definitions of approved interlock installer and approved interlock service provider
substitute
approved interlock installer means a person approved as an interlock installer under section 73ZN (Issue of approval).
approved interlock service provider means a person approved as an interlock service provider under section 73ZN (Issue of approval).
7	Section 73S, definition of fitted interlock
omit
motor vehicle
substitute
nominated vehicle
8	Section 73S, new definition of interstate interlock condition
insert
interstate interlock condition—see section 73VA (1). 
9	Section 73T (1) (a) (i)
substitute
	(i)	convicted or found guilty of an offence against the Road Transport (Alcohol and Drugs) Act 1977—
	(A)	section 19 (1) (Prescribed concentration of alcohol in blood or breath) if the court finds that the concentration of alcohol in the person’s blood or breath was at level 4; or
	(B)	section 22 (Refusing to provide breath sample); or
	(C)	section 22C (Refusing to undergo screening test) in relation to an alcohol screening test; or
	(D)	section 23 (Refusing blood test etc) to the extent that the offence is related to alcohol; or
10	New section 73U (2A)
insert
	(2A)	The court may order—
	(a)	the person to undertake an assessment by CADAS within a stated time and in a stated way; and
	(b)	the road transport authority to suspend the person’s licence until the person has complied with the order under paragraph (a).
11	New section 73VA 
insert
73VA	Interstate driver licences with interlock conditions
	(1)	This section applies to a person who is the holder of an Australian driver licence issued under a corresponding law that is subject to a condition equivalent to an interlock condition (an interstate interlock condition).
	(2)	The person is eligible to apply for, or be issued with, a probationary licence.
	(3)	The probationary licence must be issued with an interlock condition imposed by the road transport authority.
12	Section 73X (1)
omit
For section 73W (1) (a),
substitute
For this part,
13	New section 73X (2) (aa)
insert
	(aa)	only nominate a motor vehicle—
	(i)	if the person is the sole registered operator of the vehicle; or
	(ii)	if the person is a registered operator of the vehicle and the vehicle has 1 or more other registered operators—with the written consent of each other registered operator; or
	(iii)	if the person is not a registered operator of the vehicle—with the written consent of each registered operator; and
14	New section 73X (3)
after the note, insert
	(3)	In this section:
registered operator—see the Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Act 1999, dictionary. 
15	New section 73Y (3A)
insert
	(3A)	The interlock period applying to a person whose licence is subject to an interlock condition under section 73VA (3) (Interstate driver licences with interlock conditions) is the period—
	(a)	starting on the day the interlock condition is imposed on the licence; and
	(b)	ending—
	(i)	at the later of—
	(A)	the day the interstate interlock condition would have been removed from the person’s Australian driver licence if the person had not been issued with a licence under section 73VA (3); or
	(B)	6 months after the day the interstate interlock condition was imposed on the person’s Australian driver licence; or
	(C)	3 months after the day the person was issued with the licence under section 73VA (3); or
	(ii)	if, at the time, the road transport authority is not satisfied under subsection (4)—when the road transport authority is satisfied under subsection (4).
16	Section 73Y (4)
omit
and (3) (b) (ii),
substitute
, (3) (b) (ii) and (3A) (b) (ii),
17	Section 73Y (4) (b) and example
substitute
	(b)	committed an interlock period breach; or
18	Section 73Y (5)
omit
section 73U
substitute
section 73U (3)
19	Section 73Y (6), new definition of interlock period breach
insert
interlock period breach—see section 73YA (1).
20	New section 73YA
insert
73YA	Interlock period breach
	(1)	A person holding a probationary licence with an interlock condition commits an interlock period breach if the person—
	(a)	provides a fitted interlock with a sample of breath containing a concentration of 0.02g or more of alcohol in 210L of breath as registered by the interlock; or
	(b)	provides a fitted interlock with more than 1 sample of breath containing a concentration of more than 0g but less than 0.02g of alcohol in 210L of breath as registered by the interlock; or
	(c)	fails to provide a fitted interlock with a sample of breath when required by the fitted interlock.
	(2)	The road transport authority must, at the time a person is issued with a probationary licence that is subject to an interlock condition, tell the person what is an interlock period breach.
21	Section 73Z (1)
before
licence
insert
probationary 
22	Section 73ZA (2)
omit
23	Section 73ZA (3)
omit
or (2)
24	Section 73ZH (3) (a) (i)
omit
section 73U
substitute
section 73U (3)
25	Section 73ZL (2) and examples
substitute
	(2)	The road transport authority must not approve an alcohol ignition interlock device unless the device complies with AS 3547-1997 (Breath Alcohol Testing Devices for Personal Use), as in force from time to time.
26	Section 73ZM (1) (a)
omit
motor vehicle
substitute
nominated vehicle
27	Section 73ZW
omit
28	Section 73ZX (1) (a)
omit
motor vehicle 
substitute
nominated vehicle
29	Section 73ZY (1) (a)
omit
an interlock
substitute
a fitted interlock
30	Section 73ZZ
omit
31	Section 73ZZA (1)
omit
in a motor vehicle
32	Dictionary, definition of alcohol-related disqualifying offence, new paragraph (a) (iia)
insert
	(iia)	the Road Transport (Alcohol and Drugs) Act 1977, section 22C (Refusing to undergo screening test) in relation to an alcohol screening test; or
33	Dictionary, new definition of interstate interlock condition
insert
interstate interlock condition, for part 3A (Alcohol ignition interlock devices)—see section 73VA (1). 

Part 3	Road Transport (General) Regulation 2000
34	Schedule 1, part 1.4, items 4A and 28A, column 3
omit
section 73U
substitute
section 73U (3)
35	Schedule 1, part 1.4, item 28C, column 3
omit everything after
complying with any court order under 
substitute
section 73U (3) (Court-ordered therapeutic program))
36	Schedule 1, part 1.4, new item 28CA
insert
28CA	73Y (3A) (b) (ii)	road transport authority—refuse to end person’s interlock period because not satisfied person has complied with section 73Y (4) (which is about maintaining clean driving record in previous 3 months) 	

Part 4	Road Transport (Offences) Regulation 2005
37	Schedule 1, part 1.6, items 24B and 24J
omit
38	Schedule 1, part 1.6, item 24L, column 3
before 1st mention of  
interlock 
insert
fitted
39	Schedule 1, part 1.6, item 24M
omit
40	Schedule 1, part 1.6, item 24N, column 3
omit
in vehicle

Endnotes
1	Notification
	Notified under the Legislation Act on 10 June 2014.
2	Republications of amended laws
	For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au.

© Australian Capital Territory 2014