Australian Capital Territory
Road Transport Legislation Amendment Regulation 2017 (No 2)
Subordinate Law SL2017-23

The Australian Capital Territory Executive makes the following regulation under the Road Transport (General) Act 1999 and the Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Act 1999.
Dated 3 August 2017.
Shane Rattenbury
Minister
Gordon Ramsay
Minister

Australian Capital Territory
Road Transport Legislation Amendment Regulation 2017 (No 2)
Subordinate Law SL2017-23
made under the
Road Transport (General) Act 1999 and the Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Act 1999

    
    
Contents
	Page
Part 1	Preliminary
	1	Name of regulation	1
	2	Commencement	1
	3	Legislation amended	1
Part 2	Road Transport (Offences) Regulation 2005
	4	Schedule 1, part 1.13, column 3, items 11 to 17	2
Part 3	Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Regulation 2000
	5	Section 8A (e) etc	3
	6	Division 2.3.1B heading	3
	7	Sections 38E to 38L	3
	8	Section 38M	4
	9	Dictionary, note 4	4
	10	Dictionary, definitions of footpath and shared path	5
	11	Dictionary, definition of use	5

Part 1	Preliminary
1	Name of regulation
This regulation is the Road Transport Legislation Amendment Regulation 2017 (No 2).
2	Commencement
This regulation commences on the commencement of the Road Transport Reform (Light Rail) Legislation Amendment Act 2017, section 3. 
3	Legislation amended
This regulation amends the Road Transport (Offences) Regulation 2005 and the Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Regulation 2000.

Part 2	Road Transport (Offences) Regulation 2005
4	Schedule 1, part 1.13, column 3, items 11 to 17
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segway
substitute
personal mobility device

Part 3	Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Regulation 2000
5	Section 8A (e) etc
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segway
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personal mobility device
in
·	section 8A (e)
·	section 22A (2), definition of pedestrian
·	section 22B
·	section 33 (1), definition of wheeled recreational device, paragraph (b)
6	Division 2.3.1B heading
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Division 2.3.1B	People using personal mobility devices
7	Sections 38E to 38L
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segway
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personal mobility device
8	Section 38M
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38M	Personal mobility device use alongside more than 1 other person using personal mobility device
	(1)	A person must not use a personal mobility device on a road or crossing alongside 2 or more other people using personal mobility devices.
Maximum penalty:  20 penalty units.
	(2)	Subsection (1) does not apply if the person is overtaking the other people.
Note	The defendant has an evidential burden in relation to the matters mentioned in subsection (2) (see Criminal Code, s 58).
	(3)	In this section:
crossing—see section 38L (2).
line of traffic—see the Australian Road Rules, dictionary.
marked lane—see the Australian Road Rules, dictionary.
road does not include a road-related area, but includes a bicycle path, footpath, shared path and a shoulder of a road.
9	Dictionary, note 4
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·	segway
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·	personal mobility device
10	Dictionary, definitions of footpath and shared path
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(People using segways)
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(People using personal mobility devices)
11	Dictionary, definition of use
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use, of a personal mobility device, for division 2.3.1B (People using personal mobility devices)—see section 38E.

Endnotes
1	Notification
	Notified under the Legislation Act on 7 August 2017.
2	Republications of amended laws
	For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au.

© Australian Capital Territory 2017