South Australian Consolidated Regulations South Australian Consolidated Regulations18—Operation and testing of photographic detection devices referred to
in regulation 14(1)(a) for offences committed other than at intersections,
marked foot crossings or level crossings
(1) Where a
photographic detection device referred to in regulation 14(1)(a) is used
to provide evidence of speeding offences committed other than at an
intersection, marked foot crossing or level crossing, the following provisions
must be complied with:
(a) the
induction loop vehicle detector ("induction loop") must be installed under the
surface of the road;
(b) the
camera or cameras forming part of the device must be positioned and aimed, and
the induction loop linked up, so that when vehicles are proceeding over that
part of the road under which the induction loop is installed, a photograph or
series of photographs may be taken of the vehicles from the front or from the
rear;
(c) the
device must be programmed and set to operate so that if a vehicle is detected
by the device passing over the induction loop at a speed equal to or greater
than a speed set on the device, at least 2 exposures are taken, or at least
2 electronic records are made, of that vehicle from the front or from the
rear—
(i)
at least 1 of which is taken or made following a
programmed delay after the first is taken or made; and
(ii)
on at least 1 of which is recorded the speed of the
vehicle as detected by the device; and
(iii)
on each of which is recorded the date, time and code for
the location at which the exposure or record is taken or made, together with
the lane in which the vehicle is travelling;
(d)
subject to paragraph (e), once in every 28 days—
(i)
a test must be carried out (by reference to speeds not
exceeding the speed-limit applying to drivers driving vehicles on the length
of road under which the induction loop is installed) to ensure that the device
detects vehicles passing over the induction loop and accurately indicates the
speed of any vehicle so detected and the lane in which the vehicle is
travelling; and
(ii)
the device must be checked to ensure that the
device—
(A) indicates the correct date, time and
code for the location at which exposures or electronic records are taken or
made by the device; and
(B) is set to operate in accordance with
paragraph (c); and
(iii)
if a fault is indicated by the test referred to in
subparagraph (i), corrective action must be taken and the test must be
repeated until no fault is indicated; and
(iv)
if a fault is indicated by the check referred to in
subparagraph (ii), corrective action must be taken until no fault is
indicated;
(e) if
that part of the road surface under which the induction loop is installed has
2 or more lanes for vehicles travelling in the same direction, the test
referred to in paragraph (d)(i) is not required to be carried out in
relation to each such lane in the same 28 day period provided that, once
in every 28 days, the test is carried out in relation to 1 of those lanes
and the lane in relation to which the test is carried out is not the same as
the lane in relation to which the previous test was carried out;
(f)
after a person relocates the device, or a portion of the device, with
recording media in place to a location at which it is to be used to provide
evidence of offences referred to in this regulation, that person must do the
following:
(i)
ensure that the induction loop is correctly installed as
referred to in paragraph (a) and that each camera forming part of the
device is correctly positioned and aimed as referred to in paragraph (b);
(ii)
ensure that the test and check referred to in
paragraph (d) are carried out and—
(A) if a fault is indicated by the test,
take corrective action and repeat the test until no fault is indicated;
(B) if a fault is indicated by the check,
take corrective action until no fault is indicated;
(g)
after a person relocates the device, or a portion of the device, with
recording media in place to a location at which it is to be used to provide
evidence of offences referred to in regulation 17, the person must comply
with regulation 17(2)(i);
(h)
if—
(i)
a test or check; or
(ii)
in the case of a wet film camera—the film when
developed; or
(iii)
in the case of a digital or other electronic
camera—any electronic record made by the camera,
indicates a fault that has affected the proper operation of the device as
required by these regulations, that part of the film affected by the fault, or
those electronic records affected by the fault, (as the case may be), must be
rejected for evidentiary purposes;
(i)
the accuracy with which the device detects vehicle speeds
must be tested on the day on which it is used (or on a day within the period
of 27 days immediately preceding that day) with a view to the issuing of
a certificate under section 175(3)(ba) of the Act.
(2) Where a
photographic detection device referred to in regulation 14(1)(a) is used
to provide evidence of reckless or dangerous driving offences or
registration offences committed other than at an intersection,
marked foot crossing or level crossing, the provisions of
subregulation (1) must be complied with.