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ROAD TRANSPORT (GENERAL) ACT 2005 - NOTES

- As at 11 November 2009 - Act 11 of 2005

Note to Part 1.1

This Act and the regulations made under it form part of the "road transport legislation" identified by section 5. Other road transport legislation includes the Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1998, the Road Transport (Heavy Vehicles Registration Charges) Act 1995, the Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Act 1999, the Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Act 1997, the Motor Vehicles Taxation Act 1988 and the regulations made under those Acts. As part of the road transport legislation, this Act is subject to various provisions in this Act concerning the administration and enforcement of the road transport legislation generally.

Note to Division 3

The enforcement powers provided by this Division vary according to the risk category involved. The principal features are as follows:
(a) An authorised officer may authorise the driver to continue the journey (conditionally or unconditionally), but in particular circumstances the officer may direct the driver to rectify breaches then and there or to move the vehicle or combination to a suitable location (within a limited distance) and not proceed until breaches are rectified.
(b) An authorised officer must direct the driver not to proceed until breaches are rectified, but in particular circumstances (or acting under particular instructions) the officer may direct the driver to move the vehicle or combination to the nearest suitable location and not proceed until breaches are rectified.
(c) An authorised officer must direct the driver not to proceed until breaches are rectified, but in limited particular circumstances (or acting under particular instructions) the officer may direct the driver to move the vehicle or combination to the nearest safe location and not proceed until breaches are rectified.
Directions may instead be given to the operator of the vehicle or combination, who is required to ensure that the direction is carried out.

Note to Division 4

This Division authorises:
(a) premises of operators and a range of other premises to be inspected and searched.
(b) vehicles or combinations to be inspected in any such premises and on roads, public places and certain official premises.

Does not include amendments by:

Road Transport (General) Amendment (Written-off Vehicles) Act 2007 No 52 (amended by Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Amendment (Law Revision) Regulation 2008 (189)) (not commenced)
Road Transport (General) Amendment (Consecutive Disqualification Periods) Act 2009 No 69 (not commenced)
Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Amendment (Heavy Vehicle Registration Charges) Act 2009 No 75 (not commenced)

See also:

Trade Measurement (Repeal) Bill 2009

Historical notes

The following abbreviations are used in the Historical notes:

Am amended LW legislation website Sch Schedule
Cl clause No number Schs Schedules
Cll clauses p page Sec section
Div Division pp pages Secs sections
Divs Divisions Reg Regulation Subdiv Subdivision
GG Government Gazette Regs Regulations Subdivs Subdivisions
Ins inserted Rep repealed Subst substituted

Table of amending instruments

Road Transport (General) Act 2005 No 11. Second reading speech made: Legislative Assembly, 8.12.2004; Legislative Council, 6.4.2005. Assented to 14.4.2005. Date of commencement, Sch 3.33 [1]-[3] and [15]-[19] excepted, 30.9.2005, sec 2 (1) and GG No 120 of 30.9.2005, p 7674; date of commencement of Sch 3.33 [1]-[3] and [15]-[19], 1.12.2005, sec 2 (2) and GG No 45 of 15.4.2005, p 1356. This Act has been amended by Sch 3.33 to this Act and as follows:

2005 No 64 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2005. Assented to 1.7.2005.
Date of commencement of Sch 1.31, assent, sec 2 (2).
No 74 Crimes Amendment (Road Accidents) (Brendan’s Law) Act 2005. Assented to 26.10.2005.
Date of commencement of Sch 2.3, 13.2.2006, sec 2 (2) and GG No 16 of 3.2.2006, p 531.
No 98 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2005. Assented to 24.11.2005.
Date of commencement of Sch 2.50, assent, sec 2 (2).
2006 No 58 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006. Assented to 20.6.2006.
Date of commencement of Sch 4, assent, sec 2 (1).
No 79 Road Transport Legislation Amendment (Drug Testing) Act 2006. Assented to 27.10.2006.
Date of commencement, 15.12.2006, sec 2 and GG No 183 of 15.12.2006, p 10750.
No 86 Road Transport (General) Amendment (Intelligent Access Program) Act 2006. Assented to 2.11.2006.
Date of commencement, 18.12.2006, sec 2 and GG No 183 of 15.12.2006, p 10751.
No 94 Police Amendment (Miscellaneous) Act 2006. Assented to 22.11.2006.
Date of commencement of Sch 3.31, 1.2.2007, sec 2 and GG No 22 of 1.2.2007, p 575.
No 110 Road Transport Legislation Amendment (Evidence) Act 2006. Assented to 4.12.2006.
Date of commencement of Sch 1, assent, sec 2 (1).
2007 No 54 Tow Truck Industry Amendment Act 2007. Assented to 15.11.2007.
Date of commencement, 30.11.2007, sec 2 and GG No 175 of 30.11.2007, p 8674.
No 82 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2007. Assented to 7.12.2007.
Date of commencement of Sch 2.15, assent, sec 2 (2).
No 94 Miscellaneous Acts (Local Court) Amendment Act 2007. Assented to 13.12.2007.
Date of commencement of Sch 2, 6.7.2009, sec 2 and 2009 (314) LW 3.7.2009.
No 98 Road Transport (General) Amendment (Heavy Vehicle User Charges) Act 2007. Assented to 13.12.2007.
Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
No 99 Road Transport Legislation (Breath Testing and Analysis) Act 2007. Assented to 13.12.2007.
Date of commencement of Sch 3, 25.1.2008, sec 2 (1) and GG No 10 of 25.1.2008, p 149.
2008 No 4 Road Transport Legislation Amendment (Car Hoons) Act 2008. Assented to 19.3.2008.
Date of commencement of so much of Sch 1 [4] as inserts the definition of "crash test", so much of Sch 1 [12] as inserts sec 219 (other than sec 219 (3)), so much of Sch 1 [21] as inserts sec 224 (3) and (4) and Sch 1 [22] and [24]-[27], 6.6.2008, sec 2 and GG No 66 of 6.6.2008, p 4631; date of commencement of the remainder, 26.9.2008, sec 2 and GG No 123 of 26.9.2008, p 9395. Amended by Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2008. Assented to 1.7.2008. Date of commencement of Sch 1.29, assent, sec 2 (2).
No 23 Miscellaneous Acts Amendment (Same Sex Relationships) Act 2008. Assented to 11.6.2008.
Date of commencement, 22.9.2008, sec 2 and GG No 118 of 19.9.2008, p 9283.
(189) Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Amendment (Law Revision) Regulation 2008. GG No 69 of 13.6.2008, p 5357.
Sch 1.7 was not commenced and was repealed by cl 2 (3) of the Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Amendment (Law Revision) Regulation 2008 (189).
No 61 Road Transport Legislation Amendment Act 2008. Assented to 1.7.2008.
Date of commencement of Sch 3, 1.9.2008, sec 2 and GG No 106 of 29.8.2008, p 8023; date of commencement of Sch 4, 29.9.2008, sec 2 and GG No 123 of 26.9.2008, p 9394.
No 114 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2008. Assented to 10.12.2008.
Date of commencement of Sch 2.26, assent, sec 2 (2).
2009 No 50 Road Transport Legislation Amendment (Traffic Offence Detection) Act 2009. Assented to 26.6.2009.
Date of commencement, 11.9.2009, sec 2 and 2009 (454) LW 4.9.2009.

Table of amendments

Sec 3 Am 2005 No 98, Sch 2.50; 2008 No 61, Sch 4.1 [1].
Sec 5 Am 2007 No 82, Sch 2.15.
Sec 11A Ins 2006 No 86, Sch 1 [1]. Am 2007 No 98, Sch 1 [1].
Secs 11B, 11C Ins 2008 No 61, Sch 4.1 [2].
Sec 20 Am 2007 No 98, Sch 1 [2].
Sec 23 Am 2008 No 23, Sch 3.40 [1] [2].
Sec 26 Am 2007 No 98, Sch 1 [3].
Sec 27 Subst 2007 No 98, Sch 1 [4].
Sec 28A Ins 2007 No 98, Sch 1 [5].
Secs 40, 41, notes Am 2005 No 98, Sch 2.50.
Sec 76 Am 2007 No 98, Sch 1 [6] [7].
Sec 77 Am 2007 No 98, Sch 1 [8].
Sec 78 Am 2007 No 98, Sch 1 [9]; 2008 No 114, Sch 2.26.
Sec 79 Am 2007 No 98, Sch 1 [10].
Sec 119 Am 2005 No 64, Sch 1.31 [1].
Sec 130 Am 2008 No 61, Sch 4.1 [3].
Sec 131 Am 2007 No 99, Sch 3.20.
Sec 146 Am 2008 No 61, Sch 4.1 [4].
Sec 154A Ins 2008 No 61, Sch 4.1 [5].
Sec 157 Am 2005 No 11, Sch 3.33 [1]-[3].
Sec 179 Am 2005 No 11, Sch 3.33 [4] [5]; 2006 No 110, Sch 1 [1] [2]; 2009 No 50, Sch 2.5 [1]-[4].
Sec 180 Am 2007 No 94, Sch 2; 2008 No 61, Sch 4.1 [6].
Sec 187 Am 2005 No 74, Sch 2.3 [1]; 2006 No 79, Sch 2.4 [1].
Sec 188 Am 2005 No 74, Sch 2.3 [2]; 2006 No 79, Sch 2.4 [2]-[7].
Sec 204A Ins 2008 No 61, Sch 3 [1].
Sec 205 Am 2005 No 11, Sch 3.33 [6]-[9]; 2008 No 4, Sch 1 [1]; 2008 No 61, Sch 3 [2]-[6].
Sec 206 Am 2005 No 11, Sch 3.33 [10]-[14]; 2008 No 4, Sch 1 [2]; 2008 No 61, Sch 3 [7]-[11].
Part 5.5, Div 2, heading Am 2008 No 4, Sch 1 [3].
Sec 217 Am 2008 No 4, Sch 1 [4].
Sec 218 Am 2008 No 4, Sch 1 [5] (am 2008 No 62, Sch 1.29 [1]) [6]-[10] [11] (am 2008 No 62, Sch 1.29 [2]).
Sec 219 Subst 2008 No 4, Sch 1 [12] (am 2008 No 62, Sch 1.29 [3]).
Secs 219A-219G Ins 2008 No 4, Sch 1 [12].
Sec 220 Am 2008 No 4, Sch 1 [13]-[15].
Sec 221 Am 2008 No 4, Sch 1 [16]-[18].
Sec 223 Am 2008 No 4, Sch 1 [19] (am 2008 No 62, Sch 1.29 [4]).
Sec 224 Am 2007 No 94, Sch 2; 2008 No 4, Sch 1 [20] [21].
Sec 225 Am 2008 No 4, Sch 1 [22] [23].
Sec 225A Ins 2008 No 4, Sch 1 [24].
Sec 227 Am 2008 No 4, Sch 1 [25].
Sec 228 Am 2005 No 11, Sch 3.33 [15]-[18].
Sec 230 Am 2007 No 54, Sch 2.3.
Sec 242 Am 2007 No 94, Sch 2.
Sec 244A Ins 2008 No 61, Sch 4.1 [7].
Sec 247 Rep 2006 No 58, Sch 4.
Sec 255 Am 2006 No 94, Sch 3.31.
Part 6.2, Div 3 (secs 266, 267) Rep 2005 No 11, Sch 3.33 [19].
Sch 1 Am 2006 No 86, Sch 1 [2]; 2006 No 110, Sch 1 [3] [4]; 2007 No 98, Sch 1 [11] [12]; 2008 No 4, Sch 1 [26] [27]; 2008 No 61, Sch 3 [12] [13].
Sch 3 Am 2005 No 64, Sch 1.31 [2]. Rep 2006 No 58, Sch 4.