Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

ROAD TRANSPORT (SAFETY AND TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT) ACT 1999

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act  
   3.      Objects of Act  
   4.      Dictionary  
   5.      Notes  

   PART 2--SPEEDING AND OTHER DANGEROUS DRIVING

           Division 2.1--Speeding and other dangerous driving offences

   5A.     Races, attempts on speed records, speed trials etc  
   5B.     Burnouts and other prohibited conduct  
   6.      Negligent driving  
   7.      Furious, reckless or dangerous driving  
   8.      Menacing driving  

           Division 2.2--Traffic offence evasion articles

   9.      Sale etc of traffic offence evasion articles  
   10.     Surrender and forfeiture of traffic offence evasion articles  

           Division 2.3--Seizure, impounding and forfeiture of vehicles for certain offences

   10A.    Impounding of vehicles used for menacing driving on court order before conviction  
   10B.    Impounding or forfeiture of vehicles on conviction etc for certain  
   10C.    Powers of police officers to seize and impound vehicles used in committing certain  
   10D.    Registered operator and interested people to be notified  
   10E.    Keeping of vehicles seized under s 10C (1) (a)  
   10F.    Keeping of vehicles impounded or forfeited under s 10A or  
   10G.    Vehicles seized under s 10C (1) (a)—release by chief police  
   10H.    Vehicles seized under s 10C (1) (a)—release by Magistrates  
   10I.    Safekeeping of vehicles  
   10J.    Failure to prosecute  
   10K.    Disposal of vehicles  

   PART 3--UNSAFE LOADS

   11.     Meaning of loaded unsafely  
   12.     Driver of vehicle loaded unsafely  
   13.     Responsible person for vehicle loaded unsafely  
   14.     Proceeding against pt 3  

   PART 4--TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS

   15.     Meaning of traffic accident  
   16.     Driver or rider to stop and give assistance  
   17.     Regulations about duties of participants in, and witnesses to, traffic  

   PART 5--TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES

   18.     Authority to install etc prescribed traffic control devices  
   19.     Offences about prescribed traffic control devices  
   20.     Removal of unauthorised devices  
   21.     Devices generally presumed to be lawfully installed or displayed  
   22.     Notice of intention to challenge certain issues  

   PART 6--TRAFFIC OFFENCE DETECTION DEVICES

   22A.    Meaning of relevant information for pt 6  
   23.     Use of camera detection devices  
   24.     Regulations about traffic offence detection devices  
   25.     Evidentiary certificates etc  
   26.     Interfering with traffic offence detection devices  
   27.     Inspection and purchase of images taken by camera detection devices  
   28.     Notice of intention to challenge certain issues  

   PART 7--TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT

   30.     Road or road related area may be closed temporarily to traffic  
   31.     Removal of dangers and obstructions to traffic  
   32.     Removal of unattended vehicles from certain places  

   PART 8--REGULATIONS ABOUT SAFETY AND TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT

           Division 8.1--General

   33.     General regulation-making power  
   34.     Regulations may apply certain documents etc  
   35.     Regulations may exclude vehicles, people and animals from Act  

           Division 8.2--Safety

   36.     Regulations about safety generally  
   37.     Regulations about safe operation of vehicles  
   38.     Regulations about child safety  

           Division 8.3--Traffic management

   39.     Regulations about traffic management generally  
   40.     Regulations about seizure, impounding etc of vehicles  
   41.     Regulations about towing fees  

           Division 8.4--Parking

   42.     Regulations about parking  
   43.     Regulations about marking tyres  

   PART 9--MISCELLANEOUS

   44.     References to Motor Traffic Act, Traffic Act etc  
           DICTIONARY
           ENDNOTES