Australian Capital Territory
Road Transport Legislation Amendment Regulation 2018 (No 1)
Subordinate Law SL2018-11

The Australian Capital Territory Executive makes the following regulation under the Road Transport (General) Act 1999, the Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Act 1999 and the Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Act 1999.
Dated 25 June 2018.
Shane Rattenbury
Minister
Gordon Ramsay
Minister

Australian Capital Territory
Road Transport Legislation Amendment Regulation 2018 (No 1)
Subordinate Law SL2018-11
made under the
Road Transport (General) Act 1999 and the Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Act 1999 and the Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Act 1999

    
    
Contents
	Page
Part 1	Preliminary
	1	Name of regulation	1
	2	Commencement	1
	3	Legislation amended	1
Part 2	Road Transport (General) Regulation 2000
	4	Schedule 1, part 1.4, items 2 and 3	2
	5	Schedule 1, part 1.11, item 18	2
Part 3	Road Transport (Offences) Regulation 2005
	6	Section 4C (1) (c)	3
	7	Schedule 1, part 1.15, items 8 to 11, 13 and 40	3
	8	Schedule 1, part 1.15, item 41, column 2	3
Part 4	Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Regulation 2017
	9	Section 10 (3)	4
Part 5	Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Regulation 2000
	10	Section 6	5
	11	Section 15	5
	12	Sections 44 and 45	5
	13	Section 45A (1) (a)	5
	14	Section 45A (2) and note	5
	15	Section 45A (4) and (5)	6
	16	Section 83 (3)	6
	17	Section 85 (1) (f)	6
	18	Section 85 (6) (c)	6
	19	Section 164 (2)	6
	20	Dictionary, definition of registration label	7

Part 1	Preliminary 
1	Name of regulation
This regulation is the Road Transport Legislation Amendment Regulation 2018 (No 1).
2	Commencement
	(1)	This regulation (other than section 11) commences on 1 July 2018.
Note	The naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).
	(2)	Section 11 commences on 1 July 2019.
3	Legislation amended
This regulation amends the following legislation:
·	Road Transport (General) Regulation 2000
·	Road Transport (Offences) Regulation 2005
·	Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Regulation 2017
·	Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Regulation 2000.  

Part 2	Road Transport (General) Regulation 2000
4	Schedule 1, part 1.4, items 2 and 3
substitute
2	26 (1) (b)	road transport authority—refuse to approve pre-learner rider training course	
3	26 (1) (c)	road transport authority—refuse to approve pre‑provisional rider training course	
3A	26 (1) (d)	road transport authority—refuse to approve heavy vehicle driver training course	
5	Schedule 1, part 1.11, item 18
omit

Part 3	Road Transport (Offences) Regulation 2005
6	Section 4C (1) (c)
omit
or registration label 
7	Schedule 1, part 1.15, items 8 to 11, 13 and 40
omit
8	Schedule 1, part 1.15, item 41, column 2
omit
85 (6) (c) (ii)
substitute
85 (6) (c) 

Part 4	Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Regulation 2017
9	Section 10 (3)
substitute
	(3)	In this section:
load restraint guide means the Load Restraint Guide for Light Vehicles 2018, published by the National Transport Commission. 
Note	The load restraint guide does not need to be notified under the Legislation Act because s 47 (5) does not apply (see Legislation Act, s 47 (7)). The load restraint guide is accessible at www.ntc.gov.au.

Part 5	Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Regulation 2000
10	Section 6
omit
registration labels and
11	Section 15
omit
12	Sections 44 and 45
omit
13	Section 45A (1) (a)
omit
or a registration label (the prospective registration label)
14	Section 45A (2) and note
substitute
	(2)	The prospective registration certificate is not issued by the road transport authority as a registration certificate until the appropriate fee determined for the registration mentioned in the certificate has been paid.
Note	Fees are determined under the Road Transport (General) Act 1999, s 96.
15	Section 45A (4) and (5)
substitute
	(4)	If the road transport authority issues a registration certificate for a registrable vehicle, for a period completely or partly covered by the prospective registration certificate for the vehicle, the prospective registration certificate cannot be issued and may be destroyed without notice to the authority under section 42 (Lost, stolen or destroyed registration certificates).
16	Section 83 (3)
omit
17	Section 85 (1) (f)
omit
18	Section 85 (6) (c)
substitute
	(c)	the person does not return the heavy vehicle’s registration certificate, or a numberplate issued for the vehicle, to the authority in accordance with a requirement under subsection (1) (g).
19	Section 164 (2)
substitute
	(2)	In this section:
attached item, for an attaching provision, means a numberplate, fitting for a numberplate, trader’s plate, identification label, unregistered vehicle permit, holder for an identification label or an unregistered vehicle permit, light, reflector or direction indicator light to which the attaching provision applies.
attaching provision, in relation to a trailer, means a provision of this regulation about—
	(a)	the attaching of, and a fitting for, a numberplate, trader’s plate, identification label, unregistered vehicle permit or holder for an identification label or an unregistered vehicle permit; or
	(b)	the attaching of, and a fitting for, a light, reflector or direction indicator light, required or permitted by this regulation to be fitted to the trailer.
20	Dictionary, definition of registration label
omit

Endnotes
1	Notification
	Notified under the Legislation Act on 28 June 2018.
2	Republications of amended laws
	For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au.

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