Contents

1............ Short title [see Note 1]....................................................................... 1

2............ Commencement [see Note 1].............................................................. 1

3............ Interpretation...................................................................................... 1

4............ Extension of Act to Territories........................................................... 2

5............ Conclusive presumption of agency in respect of driving of Commonwealth vehicles            2

6............ Manner of trial of proceedings against the Commonwealth etc. in respect of uninsured vehicles          3

7............ Regulations......................................................................................... 3

Notes                                                                                                           5

An Act relating to the Liability of the Commonwealth and Commonwealth Authorities in respect of Death or Personal Injury caused by, or arising out of the use of, certain Motor Vehicles

 

 

Notes to the Commonwealth Motor Vehicles (Liability) Act 1959

Note 1

The Commonwealth Motor Vehicles (Liability) Act 1959 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 94, 1959 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

The Commonwealth Motor Vehicles (Liability) Act 1959 was modified by the A.C.T. Self‑Government (Consequential Provisions) Regulations (1989 No. 3 as amended) see Table A.

Table of Acts

Act	Number and year	Date of Assent	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
Commonwealth Motor Vehicles (Liability) Act 1959	94, 1959	4 Dec 1959	4 Dec 1959
Statute Law Revision Act 1973	216, 1973	19 Dec 1973	31 Dec 1973	Ss. 9(1) and 10
Commonwealth Motor Vehicles (Liability) Amendment Act 1978	67, 1978	22 June 1978	1 July 1978	--
Commonwealth Motor Vehicles (Liability) Amendment Act 1997	110, 1997	7 July 1997	7 July 1997 (see s. 2)	--

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted      am. = amended      rep. = repealed      rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected	How affected
S. 3......................................	am. No. 216, 1973; No. 67, 1978; No. 110, 1997
S. 5......................................	am.  No. 110, 1997
S. 7......................................	ad. No. 67, 1978

Table A

Modifications

A.C.T. Self‑Government (Consequential Provisions) Regulations

Subsection 3(1) (definition of Commonwealth authority)

Before "the Northern Territory" (wherever occurring) insert "the Australian Capital Territory or".