MOTOR VEHICLES ACT 1959 - SECT 134E

MOTOR VEHICLES ACT 1959 - SECT 134E

134E—Exemptions from this and other Acts

        (1)         Subject to this section, the Minister may, for a purpose related to an authorised trial, exempt a person or class of persons, or a vehicle or class of vehicles, from the operation of a provision or provisions of this or any other Act, law or standard.

        (2)         An exemption may be granted on the Minister's own initiative or on an application made in a manner and form determined by the Minister.

        (3)         In the case of an exemption from a provision or provisions of an Act for which the Minister is not responsible, the Minister must consult with the Minister responsible for the administration of that Act before granting the exemption.

        (4)         An exemption—

            (a)         must be by notice in the Gazette (whether as part of an authorisation notice or otherwise); and

            (b)         may be conditional or unconditional; and

            (c)         remains in force (subject to any suspension under section 134F) until—

                  (i)         the day on which the authorised trial period ends; or

                  (ii)         the end of the period specified in the exemption; or

                  (iii)         the exemption is revoked,

whichever occurs first.

        (5)         The Minister may vary an exemption, or vary, revoke or add a condition of an exemption, for any reason the Minister thinks fit.