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ROAD TRANSPORT (SAFETY AND TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT) ACT 1999

Table of Provisions

PART 1--PRELIMINARY

  • 1 Name of Act  
  • 3 Objects of Act  
  • 4 Dictionary  
  • 5 Notes  
  • 5AA Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc  

PART 2--SPEEDING AND OTHER DANGEROUS DRIVING

Division 2.1--Speeding and other dangerous driving offences

  • 5AB Meaning of first offender and repeat offender—div  
  • 5A Races, attempts on speed records, speed trials etc  
  • 5AAA Aggravated offence—races, attempts on speed records, speed trials  
  • 5AAB Alternative verdicts—races, attempts on speed records, speed trials  
  • 5B Improper use of motor vehicle  
  • 5C Failing to stop motor vehicle for police  
  • 6 Negligent driving  
  • 7 Furious, reckless or dangerous driving  
  • 7A Aggravated offence—furious, reckless or dangerous driving  
  • 7B Alternative verdicts—furious, reckless or dangerous driving—aggravated  
  • 8 Menacing driving  
  • 8A Registered operator and interested people to be notified of  

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

  • 10AAA Application—div 2.3  
  • 10AA Meaning of first offender and repeat offender—div  
  • 10A Impounding of vehicles used for menacing driving on court order before conviction  
  • 10B Impounding or forfeiture of vehicles on conviction etc for certain  
  • 10BA Powers of police officers to issue surrender notices for motor  
  • 10C Powers of police officers to seize and impound vehicles used in committing certain  
  • 10D Registered operator to be notified of seizure  
  • 10E Keeping of certain vehicles seized or surrendered  
  • 10F Keeping of vehicles impounded or forfeited under s 10A or  
  • 10G Certain vehicles seized or surrendered—release by chief police  
  • 10H Certain vehicles seized or surrendered—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

Division 6.1--Definitions—pt 6

  • 22A Definitions—pt 6  
  • 22B Meaning of average speed—pt 6  

Division 6.2--Traffic offence detection devices—general

  • 23 Meaning of traffic offence detection device  
  • 24 Regulation for approval etc of device or system  

Division 6.3--Traffic offence detection devices—other matters

  • 24A Average speed of vehicle is evidence of actual speed in certain  
  • 24B Other forms of proof of speeding offences not excluded by s 24A  
  • 25 Evidentiary certificates etc  
  • 26 Interfering with traffic offence detection devices  
  • 27 Inspection and purchase of images taken by traffic offence detection  
  • 28 Notice of intention to challenge certain issues  
  • 29 Use, retention and disclosure of data by road transport authority and other  

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  
  • 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

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