ROAD TRANSPORT (GENERAL) ACT 1999 - SECT 6 General relationship with other laws

This legislation has been repealed.

ROAD TRANSPORT (GENERAL) ACT 1999 - SECT 6

6 General relationship with other laws

(cf Traffic Act, ss 11 and 17)

(1) Other Acts and laws not affected except as provided by this section Nothing in the road transport legislation:

(a) affects any of the provisions of any other Act or any statutory rule, or takes away any powers vested in any person or body by any other Act or statutory rule, except as provided by this section, or

(b) affects any liability of any person at common law except to the extent that the road transport legislation provides otherwise expressly or by necessary intendment.

(2) This Act generally prevails over other legislation in cases of inconsistency However (subject to subsection (3)):

(a) an Act that forms part of the road transport legislation prevails over any other Act or statutory rule to the extent of any inconsistency, and

(b) a statutory rule that forms part of the road transport legislation prevails over any other Act or statutory rule to the extent of any inconsistency in respect of driver licensing, vehicle registration or traffic on roads or road related areas (or other related matters).

(3) Regulations may displace operation of subsection (2) Despite subsection (2), the regulations may provide that any other Act or a statutory rule (or any provision of another Act or statutory rule) prevails over an inconsistent provision of the road transport legislation.

Note: The expression "statutory rule" is defined in section 21 (1) of the Interpretation Act 1987 to mean:

(a) a regulation, by-law, rule or ordinance:

(i) that is made by the Governor, or

(ii) that is made by a person or body other than the Governor, but is required by law to be approved or confirmed by the Governor, or

(b) a rule of court.