Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

ROAD TRANSPORT (GENERAL) ACT 1999 - SECT 3

The objects of this Act are—

        (a)     to provide for—

              (i)     the administration and enforcement of the road transport legislation; and

              (ii)     the review of certain decisions made under the road transport legislation; and

              (iii)     the determining of fees, charges and other amounts payable under the road transport legislation;

in a way that is consistent with the agreements scheduled to the National Road Transport Commission Act 1991 (Cwlth); and

        (b)     to make further provision about vehicles, roads and road related areas; and

        (c)     to re-enact with some changes certain provisions of the Motor Traffic Act 1936 ; and

        (d)     to improve road safety and transport efficiency, and reduce the costs of administering road transport.

Note     The Commonwealth Act mentioned in s 3 (a) has been repealed and replaced by the National Transport Commission Act 2003 (Cwlth), and the agreements scheduled to the repealed Act have been independently terminated and replaced by the Inter-Governmental Agreement for Regulatory and Operational Reform in Road, Rail and Intermodal Transport .