INTERSTATE ROAD TRANSPORT ACT 1985

Table of Provisions

• Long Title

• 1 Short title  
• 2 Commencement  
• 3 Interpretation  
• 4 Carriage of passengers or goods between prescribed places  
• 5 Application of Act to the Commonwealth and the States  
• 6 Arrangements with States, &c.  
• 7 Regulatory Authority  
• 8 Motor vehicles and trailers to be registered  
• 9 Registration of motor vehicles, &c.  
• 10 Sub-standard motor vehicles and trailers not to be driven, &c.  
• 11 Cancellation or suspension of registration  
• 12 Surrender of registration  
• 13 Regulations may make further provision with respect to registered motor vehicles, &c.  
• 14 By whom charge payable  
• 15 Owner may nominate actual distance amount  
• 16 When charge due and payable  
• 17 Advance on account of charge  
• 18 Refund of charge on cancellation or surrender  
• 19 Refund of charge in relation to intra-state operations  
• 20 Recovery of charge, &c.  
• 21 Interstate Road Transport Trust Fund  
• 22 Money to be paid into Fund  
• 23 Money to be paid out of Fund  
• 24 Interpretation  
• 25 Operators not to carry on long distance interstate road transport business unless licensed  
• 26 Grant of federal operator's licence  
• 27 Disqualified persons  
• 28 Monitoring device records, &c.  
• 29 Matters to be taken into account by court  
• 30 Associates of disqualified persons  
• 31 Publication of particulars of disqualification, &c.  
• 32 Annual notice by holder of federal operator's licence  
• 33 Court may inform Licensing Authority of conviction, &c.  
• 34 Federal road safety standards  
• 35 Disallowance, &c., of federal road safety standards  
• 36 Regulations may specify requirements for monitoring devices  
• 37 Regulations may require standard monitoring device to be fitted to registered motor vehicles  
• 38 Regulations may specify manner of fitting monitoring devices  
• 39 Owner of motor vehicle or trailer to maintain monitoring device  
• 40 Offences relating to monitoring devices  
• 41 Falsification, concealment, &c., of monitoring device record  
• 42 Court may order payment of amount in addition to penalty  
• 43 Evidence of monitoring device record  
• 44 Power to stop and search motor vehicles, &c.  
• 45 Power to require persons to give information or produce documents  
• 46 Inspection of documents  
• 47 False or misleading statements  
• 48 Regulatory Authorities to comply with Ministerial directions  
• 49 Freedom of interstate trade, &c.  
• 50 Delegation  
• 51 Reconsideration and review of certain decisions  
• 52 Effect of this Act and regulations on State and Territory laws  
• 53 Enforcement of orders for payment  
• 54 Penalties for corporations  
• 55 Recovery of fees  
• 56 Regulations