Australian Capital Territory
Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Regulation 2017 (No 1)
Subordinate Law SL2017-28

The Australian Capital Territory Executive makes the following regulation under the Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1999.
Dated 23 August 2017.
Mick Gentleman
Minister
Shane Rattenbury
Minister

Australian Capital Territory
Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Regulation 2017 (No 1)
Subordinate Law SL2017-28
made under the
Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1999

    
    
Contents
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	1	Name of regulation	1
	2	Commencement	1
	3	Legislation amended	1
	4	Section 41	1
	5	Section 64A (2) (a), note	1
	6	Section 86 (2) (c)	2
	7	Section 107 (2), new note	2
	8	Part 8A	2
	9	Dictionary, note 3	3
	10	Dictionary, definitions of photograph, signature and the Act	4

1	Name of regulation
This regulation is the Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Regulation 2017 (No 1).
2	Commencement
This regulation commences on 1 September 2017.
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 Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Regulation 2000.
4	Section 41
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6 years
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11 years
5	Section 64A (2) (a), note
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s 138AB
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s 138A
6	Section 86 (2) (c)
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5 years
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10 years
7	Section 107 (2), new note
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Note	For par (c), the road transport authority may use the person’s photograph that the authority holds for the Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1999, s 36 (see s 138A).
8	Part 8A
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Part 8A	Protection of photographs and signatures
138A	Use of photographs by road transport authority—Act, s 36 (1) (g)
The road transport authority may use a photograph in producing—
	(a)	a public vehicle driver authority card for section 64A; or
	(b)	a driving instructor, or heavy vehicle driver assessor, certificate of accreditation for section 107.
Note	For other circumstances when a photograph or signature may be used by the road transport authority, see the Act, s 36.
138B	Disclosure of photographs and signatures by road transport authority—Act, s 37 (1) (g)
	(1)	The road transport authority may disclose—
	(a)	a photograph or signature of a person to the commissioner for fair trading for the administration or enforcement of the Liquor Act 2010 (including in relation to the investigation of, or the conduct of a criminal proceeding for, an offence in relation to a proof of identity card); or
	(b)	a photograph of a person for the purpose of reproducing the person’s likeness on any of the following:
	(i)	a licence certificate, or registration certificate, for the person under the Agents Act 2003;
	(ii)	a licence for the person under the Security Industry Act 2003;
	(iii)	a registration card for the person under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011;
	(iv)	a high risk work licence document for the person under the Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011.
Note 1	For other circumstances when a photograph or signature may be disclosed by the road transport authority, see the Act, s 37.
Note 2	The Territory privacy principles apply to a person to whom a photograph is disclosed (see Information Privacy Act 2014, sch 1).
	(2)	A photograph may be disclosed at the time the photograph is taken by, or given to, the road transport authority or at any later time.
9	Dictionary, note 3
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·	signature.
10	Dictionary, definitions of photograph, signature and the Act
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Endnotes
1	Notification
	Notified under the Legislation Act on 28 August 2017.
2	Republications of amended laws
	For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au.

© Australian Capital Territory 2017