ROAD TRANSPORT (GENERAL) ACT 1999 - As at 21 September 2005 - Act 18 of 1999

Table of Provisions

• Long Title

PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

• 1 Name of Act
• 2 Commencement
• 3 Definitions
• 4 Notes

PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION OF ROAD TRANSPORT LEGISLATION

Division 1 - Road transport legislation

• 5 What is the road transport legislation?

Division 2 - Inter-relationship between road transport legislation and other law

• 6 General relationship with other laws

Division 3 - Responsible persons for vehicles under road transport legislation

• 7 Who is a responsible person for a vehicle
• 8 Rights, liabilities and obligations of multiple responsible persons

Division 4 - Alteration of scope of operation of road transport legislation

• 9 Power to include or exclude areas in road transport legislation
• 10 Power to exclude vehicles, persons or animals from road transport legislation
• 11 Consultation required with Minister administering Motor Accidents Act 1988 in certain cases
• 12 Application orders and emergency orders
• 13 Authority to maintain database of declarations and orders made under this Division

Division 5 - Authority documents

• 14 Authority may issue single authority document to authorised officers

PART 3 - ENFORCEMENT OF ROAD TRANSPORT LEGISLATION AND OTHER LEGISLATION

Division 1 - Penalty notices

• 15 Penalty notices for certain offences
• 16 Service of penalty notices
• 17 Payment of penalty notices
• 18 Effect of Division on other kinds of proceedings

Division 2 - Production of licences and identification of drivers and passengers

• 19 Authorised officer may require production of driver licence and name and address from driver or rider
• 20 Authorised officer may require production of driver licence and name and address from certain passengers
• 21 Authorised officer may require responsible person for vehicle and others to disclose identity of driver who commits offence
• 22 Production of driver licence to court
• 23 Unauthorised demand for production of driver licence

Division 3 - Licence disqualification

• 24 Court may impose penalty and disqualify driver on conviction
• 25 Disqualification for certain major offences
Subdivision 2 - Use of interlock devices as alternative to disqualification
• 25A Interpretation
• 25B Subdivision does not apply to habitual traffic offenders
• 25C Disqualification period may be suspended for participation in interlock program
• 25D When person may participate in interlock program
• 25E Entitlement to apply for interlock driver licence
• 25F When disqualification suspension order has effect
• 25G Participation in an interlock program
• 25H Effect of successful participation in interlock program
Subdivision 3 - Effect of disqualification
• 26 Effect of disqualification

Division 4 - Habitual traffic offenders

• 27 Relevant offences
• 28 Declaration of persons as habitual traffic offenders
• 29 Warning to be given to persons liable to be declared habitual traffic offenders
• 30 Period of disqualification of habitual traffic offender
• 31 Quashing of declaration and bar against appeals
• 32 Disqualification in addition to any other penalty

Division 5 - Suspension of licences and visiting driver privileges

• 33 Suspension of licence by Commissioner of Police
• 34 Immediate suspension of licence in certain circumstances
• 35 Suspension of driving privileges of visiting driver

Division 6 - Downgrading of licences

• 36 Downgrading of driver licences

Division 7 - Compensation orders by courts in respect of offences under road transport legislation

• 37 Court may order compensation for damages and other losses
• 38 Compensation for loss of time

Division 8 - Detention, impounding and forfeiture of vehicles

• 39 Removal and impounding of vehicles used for certain offences
• 40 Impounding or forfeiture of vehicles on finding of guilt or admission of offence
• 41 Search warrants

Division 9 - Imputed liability for certain offences under road transport legislation

• 42 Directors and managers liable for offences committed by corporations
• 43 Liability of responsible person for vehicle for designated offences

Division 10 - Service of documents

• 44 Service of documents on persons generally
• 45 Lodgment of documents with Authority

Division 11 - Evidentiary provisions in relation to road transport legislation

• 46 Certificate evidence and other evidentiary provisions

Division 12 - Proceedings for offences under road transport legislation

• 47 Proceedings for offences

Division 13 - Review of decisions under road transport legislation

• 48 Review by Administrative Decisions Tribunal of certain decisions made under road transport legislation

Division 14 - Personal liability for carrying out duties under road transport legislation

• 49 Indemnity from personal liability for honest and good faith carrying out of duties

PART 4 - FURTHER PROVISIONS CONCERNING VEHICLES, ROADS AND ROAD RELATED AREAS

Division 1 - Police powers

• 50 Power of entry for tracing stolen motor vehicles or trailers or their parts
• 51 Use of tyre deflation devices in police pursuits

Division 2 - Unauthorised use of vehicles

• 52 Motor vehicles or trailers not to be used without consent of owner
• 53 Procuring or hire of motor vehicle or trailer by fraud or misrepresentation

Division 3 - Written off and wrecked motor vehicles

• 54 Object of this Division
• 55 Definitions
• 56 Meaning of "wrecked"
• 57 Meaning of "written off"
• 58 Register of written off and wrecked motor vehicles
• 59 Insurers to provide written off motor vehicle information to Authority
• 60 Auto-dismantlers to provide wrecked motor vehicle information to Authority
• 61 Dealers to provide motor vehicle information to Authority
• 62 Regulations may extend obligation to provide information under this Division to others
• 63 False or misleading information
• 64 Unauthorised access to or interference with register
• 65 Unauthorised disclosure of information
• 66 Removal of vehicle identifiers
• 67 Authority may refuse to register motor vehicle that has written off or wrecked vehicle identifier
• 68 Variations to Division
• 69 Exemptions

PART 5 - MISCELLANEOUS

• 70 Act to bind Crown
• 71 Regulations
• 72 Regulations may exclude vehicles, animals and persons from this Act or the regulations
• 73 Unpaid charges and fees
• 74 Savings, transitional and other provisions
• 75 Review of Act
• SCHEDULE 1
• SCHEDULE 1A
• SCHEDULE 2