ROAD TRANSPORT (GENERAL) ACT 1999
ROAD TRANSPORT (GENERAL) ACT 1999
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Long Title
PART 1--PRELIMINARY
1. Name of Act
3. Objects of Act
4. Dictionary
5. Notes
5A. Offences against this Act—application of Criminal Code etc
PART 2--ADMINISTRATION OF ROAD TRANSPORT LEGISLATION
Division 2.1--Road transport legislation
6. What is the road transport legislation?
8. Application of definitions in other road transport legislation
Division 2.2--Relationship between road transport legislation and other laws
9. General relationship with other laws
Division 2.3--Responsible persons for vehicles under road transport legislation
10. Who is a responsible person for a vehicle?
11. Rights, liabilities and obligations of multiple responsible persons
Division 2.4--Alteration of scope of operation of road transport legislation
12. Power to include or exclude areas in road transport legislation
13. Power to exclude vehicles, persons or animals from road transport
14. Application orders and emergency orders
Division 2.5--Administration
16. Road transport authority
17. Delegation of road transport authority's functions
18. Delegation of chief police officer's functions
19. Authorised people
20. Identity cards
21. Power not to be exercised before identity card shown
PART 3--INFRINGEMENT NOTICES FOR CERTAIN OFFENCES
Division 3.1--Preliminary
21A. Definitions—pt 3
22. Purpose and effect of pt 3
23. Regulations about infringement notice offences
Division 3.2--Infringement and reminder notices
24. Infringement notices
25. Infringement notices—contents
26. Infringement notice—payment of penalty etc
27. Reminder notice—service and contents
28. Action on service of reminder notice—payment of penalty etc
29. Extension of time to do things
30. Extension of time—guidelines
31. Time for beginning prosecution for infringement notice offence
Division 3.2A--Infringement notice management plans
31A. Application for infringement notice management plan or addition to plan
31B. Application for infringement notice management plan or addition to
31C. Approved community work or social development program—responsible
31D. Approval of community work or social development program
31E. Effect of refusal of application for infringement notice management
Division 3.2B--Waiver of infringement notice penalties
31F. Application for waiver of penalty
31G. Application for waiver of penalty—decision
31H. Effect of refusal of application for waiver of penalty
31I. Guidelines for waiver of penalty
Division 3.3--Infringement notice offences involving registrable and rail vehicles
32. Meaning of all reasonable steps—div 3.3
33. Responsible person's obligations
Division 3.3AA--Withdrawal of infringement notices
34. Infringement notice—application for withdrawal
35. Application for withdrawal—decision
36. Infringement notice—withdrawal
36A. Infringement notice—effect of withdrawal on infringement notice management
37. Infringement notice—effect of refusal to withdraw
38. Infringement notice—guidelines for withdrawal
Division 3.3AB--Effect of penalty payment etc
39. Infringement notice—effect of penalty payment etc
Division 3.3A--Demerit points offences—corporation's liability
40. Definitions—div 3.3A
41. Meaning of all reasonable steps—div 3.3A
42. Demerit points offences—suspension of registration etc
43. Demerit points offence—effect of suspension
43A. Demerit points offence—review of suspension
43B. Offence—driving interstate corporate motor vehicle
Division 3.4--Enforcement procedures
44. Suspension for nonpayment of infringement notice penalties
44A. Suspension for non-compliance with infringement notice management plan
44B. Notice of suspension confirmation notice
45. Effect of suspension
46. Transfer of registration while suspended
47. Revocation of suspension—penalty paid, discharged or waived
47A. Revocation of suspension—management plan being complied with
48. Review of suspension
Division 3.5--Disputing liability
51. Disputing liability for infringement notice offence
53. Procedure if liability disputed
53AA. Presumption against responsible person
Division 3.6--Miscellaneous
53A. Authorised people for infringement notice offences
54. Delegation of administering authority's functions
55. Written statements by corporations
56. Evidentiary certificates
PART 4--ENFORCEMENT OF ROAD TRANSPORT LEGISLATION
Division 4.1--Production of licences and identification of people
58. Police officer or authorised person may require name, date of birth, address and driver
58A. Police officer or authorised person may require name, date of birth, address and driver
58B. Police officer or authorised person may direct removal of thing covering person's
59. Seizure of licences
60. Police officer or authorised person may require people to disclose identity of
60A. Meaning of first offender and repeat offender—s
61. Production of driver licence to court
Division 4.2--Licence suspension, disqualification and related matters
61A. Definitions—div 4.2
61AA. Meaning of first offender and repeat offender—div
61B. Immediate suspension of licence
61C. Drive while suspension notice in effect
61D. Failure to surrender suspended licence
61E. Surrendered licences
61F. Application for stay of suspension notice
61G. Deciding application
62. Automatic disqualification for culpable driving
63. Automatic disqualification for certain other driving offences
64. Court may order disqualification for other offences
65. Disqualification until court order
66. Effect of disqualification
66A. Person disqualified in another jurisdiction not eligible for restricted
67. Disqualified repeat offender not eligible for restricted licence—automatic
67A. Eligibility of disqualified first offender for restricted licence—automatic
67B. Person disqualified until court order not eligible for restricted
67C. Disqualification while holder of restricted licence
68. When licence disqualification takes effect
69. Multiple disqualifications cumulative unless court orders otherwise
70. Additional powers of court
71. Effect on disqualification of quashing of conviction etc
Division 4.3--Evidentiary provisions in relation to road transport legislation
72. Certificate evidence and other evidentiary provisions
72A. Evidentiary certificate—use etc of road or road related area
73. Acts and omissions of representatives
Division 4.4--Proceedings for offences under road transport legislation
74. Proceedings for offences
75. Short descriptions of offences
Division 4.5--Miscellaneous
76. Speed inhibitor conditions
77. Compensation for loss of time etc
78. Effect on certain cancellations of quashing of conviction etc
79. Registrar to provide particulars of convictions, orders etc
PART 5--FURTHER PROVISIONS ABOUT VEHICLES, ROADS AND ROAD RELATED AREAS
Division 5.1--Other powers
80. Power of entry for tracing stolen motor vehicles or trailers or their
81. Use of tyre deflation devices
81A. Power to inspect interlocks in motor vehicle
Division 5.2--Unauthorised use of vehicles
82. Motor vehicles or trailers not to be used without owner's
83. Procuring use or hire of motor vehicle or trailer by fraud etc
Division 5.3--Written-off vehicles register
83A. Purposes of div 5.3
83B. Definitions for div 5.3
83C. When a vehicle is a total loss
83D. Written-off vehicles register
83E. Security and disclosure of information in register
83F. Regulations about written-off vehicles
PART 6--FINE DEFAULTERS
84A. Meaning of revocation notice—pt 6
84. Suspension of driver licence, registration etc for default of court imposed
85. Notification and duration of suspension of driver licence, registration
86. Revocation of suspension of driver licence, registration etc
87. Revocation of suspension on transfer of registration
88. Renewal etc of driver licence or registration prohibited
89. Suspension to be concurrent
PART 7--NOTIFICATION AND REVIEW OF DECISIONS
90. Definitions—pt 7
90A. Meaning of reviewable decision etc—pt 7
91. Internal review notices
91A. Applications for internal review
92. Applications not stay internally reviewable decisions
92A. Internal reviewer
93. Review by internal reviewer
94. Reviewable decision notices
95. Applications for review
PART 8--FEES, CHARGES AND OTHER AMOUNTS PAYABLE UNDER ROAD TRANSPORT LEGISLATION
96. Determination of fees, charges and other amounts
PART 11--MISCELLANEOUS
Division 11.1--Documents
225. Approved forms
229. Regulations may apply certain documents
Division 11.2--Other matters
230. Indemnity from personal liability for honest and good faith carrying out of
231. Person not to hinder or obstruct
232. False or misleading statements
233. General regulation-making power
234. Regulations may exclude vehicles, people and animals from Act
235. References to Motor Traffic Act, Traffic Act etc
236. Preliminary discovery for private car park fees
PART 14--TRANSITIONAL--NRMA--ACT ROAD SAFETY TRUST REPEAL ACT 2015
304. Meaning of commencement day—pt 14
306. Exemption from liability
307. Expiry—pt 14
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