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TRANSPORT (COMPLIANCE AND MISCELLANEOUS) ACT 1983 - SECT 86 Definitions

TRANSPORT (COMPLIANCE AND MISCELLANEOUS) ACT 1983 - SECT 86

Definitions

    (1)     In this Part unless inconsistent with the context or subject-matter—

S. 86(1) def. of accident inserted by No. 17/1995 s. 3(a), repealed by No. 30/2007 s. 227(1)(a).

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S. 86(1) def. of accident scene inserted by No. 17/1995 s. 3(a), repealed by No. 30/2007 s. 227(1)(b).

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S. 86(1) def. of accident tow truck inserted by No. 17/1995 s. 3(a), repealed by No. 30/2007 s. 227(1)(c).

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S. 86(1) def. of accident towing inserted by No. 17/1995 s. 3(a), repealed by No. 30/2007 s. 227(1)(d).

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S. 86(1) def. of accredited operator inserted by No. 19/2010 s. 17(1)), repealed by No. 63/2017 s. 21(Sch. 1 item 10.2).

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S. 86(1) def. of allocation centre amended by No. 17/1995 s. 3(b), repealed by No. 30/2007 s. 227(1)(e).

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S. 86(1) def. of applicable pre-1973 fraud or dishonesty offence inserted by No. 19/2010 s. 17(1), repealed by No. 63/2017 s. 21(Sch. 1 item 10.2).

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S. 86(1) def. of appropriate Authority amended by No. 10220 s. 13(7)(a)(i)(ii), repealed by No. 44/1989 s. 24(a).

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S. 86(1) def. of Authority repealed by No. 44/1989 s. 24(a).

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S. 86(1) def. of authority to tow

amended by Nos 127/1986 s. 102(Sch. 4 item 28.2), 17/1995 s. 3(c), repealed by No. 30/2007 s. 227(1)(f).

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S. 86(1) def. of carry repealed by No. 30/2007 s. 227(1)(g).

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S. 86(1) def. of carrying capacity amended by Nos 127/1986 s. 102(Sch. 4 item 28.2), 44/1989 s. 24(b), repealed by No. 63/2017 s. 21(Sch. 1 item 10.2).

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S. 86(1) def. of category 1 offence inserted by No. 47/2006 s. 8(a) (as amended by No. 71/2006 s. 21(a)), amended by Nos 85/2008 s. 3(1), 93/2009 s. 49(4)(a)(i), 19/2010 s. 67(a), 47/2016 s. 46(1), 34/2020 s. 242.

category 1 offence means—

        (a)     an offence against the Crimes Act 1958 that involves sexual penetration; or

        (b)     an offence against a provision of the Crimes Act 1958 amended or repealed before the commencement of section 8 of the Transport Legislation (Further Amendment) Act 2006 of which the necessary elements at the time it was committed consisted of elements that constitute an offence referred to in paragraph (a); or

        (c)     an offence specified in clause 1 of Schedule 1 to the Sentencing Act 1991 , if the victim of the offence was a child or a person with a cognitive impairment, that is not an offence referred to in paragraph (a) or (b); or

        (ca)     an offence against section 5A of the Crimes Act 1958 ; or

        (cb)     an offence against section 318 of the Crimes Act 1958 (whether in relation to a motor vehicle or a vessel); or

        (d)     an offence specified in clause 3 of Schedule 1 to the Sentencing Act 1991 ; or

        (e)     a child abuse material offence within the meaning of the Worker Screening Act 2020 ; or

        (f)     an offence within the meaning of Division 101 of the Criminal Code Act 1995 of the Commonwealth; or

        (fa)     an offence against section 271.4 (trafficking in children), or section 271.7 (domestic trafficking in children), of the Criminal Code of the Commonwealth; or

        (g)     an offence under a law of a jurisdiction other than Victoria (including jurisdictions outside Australia) that, if it had been committed in Victoria, would have constituted an offence of a kind listed in this definition;

S. 86(1) def. of category 2 offence inserted by No. 47/2006 s. 8(a) (as amended by No. 71/2006 s. 21(b)), amended by Nos 85/2008 s. 3(2), 91/2009 s. 219(Sch. 3 item 5), 93/2009 s. 49(4)(a)(ii), 13/2009 s. 94(a) (as amended by No. 6/2010 s. 203(1)(Sch. 6 item 4.5)), 19/2010 s. 67(b), 27/2018 s. 368.

category 2 offence means—

        (a)     an offence specified in clause 1 of Schedule 1 to the Sentencing Act 1991 that is not an offence referred to in paragraph (a), (b), (c), (cd) or (ce) of the definition of category 1 offence ; or

        (b)     an offence specified in clause 2 of Schedule 1 to the Sentencing Act 1991 that is not an offence specified in clause 3 of that Schedule; or

        (c)     an offence specified in clause 4 of Schedule 1 to the Sentencing Act 1991 ; or

        (ca)     an offence against section 24 of the Crimes Act 1958 arising out of the driving of a motor vehicle by the offender; or

        (cb)     an offence against section 21A of the Crimes Act 1958 ; or

        (cc)     an offence against section 60B of the Crimes Act 1958 ; or

        (cd)     an offence against section 319(1) of the Crimes Act 1958 (whether in relation to a motor vehicle or a vessel); or

        (ce)     an offence against section 319(1A) of the Crimes Act 1958 (whether in relation to a motor vehicle or a vessel); or

        (cf)     an offence against section 61 of the Road Safety Act 1986 resulting in a person being killed or suffering serious injury; or

        (cg)     an offence against section 71AB or 71B of the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981 ; or

        (ch)     an offence against section 46 or 47 or Part 5 of the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004 (other than section 70); or

        (ci)     an offence against the Serious Sex Offenders Monitoring Act 2005 (other than section 42(3)); or

        (cia)     an offence against the Serious Offenders Act 2018 (other than section 277 or 281); or

        (cj)     an offence against section 271.4 (trafficking in children) or section 271.7 (domestic trafficking in children) of the Criminal Code of the Commonwealth other than in circumstances where the purpose of the exploitation is to provide sexual services within the meaning of that section; or

        (ck)     an offence against section 271.3 (aggravated offence of trafficking in persons), or section 271.6 (aggravated offence of domestic trafficking in persons), of the Criminal Code of the Commonwealth; or

        (d)     an offence involving fraud or dishonesty; or

        (da)     an offence against the Bus Safety Act 2009 ; or

        (e)     an offence under a law of a jurisdiction other than Victoria (including jurisdictions outside Australia) that, if it had been committed in Victoria, would have constituted an offence of a kind listed in this definition;

S. 86(1) def. of category 3 offence inserted by No. 47/2006 s. 8(a) (as amended by No. 71/2006 s. 21(c)), amended by Nos 19/2010 s. 17(2), 41/2019 s. 111.

category 3 offence means—

        (aa)     an offence specified in any of the following infringement notices—

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              (ii)     an infringement notice to which section 61A(2) of the Marine Act 1988 applies;

              (iii)     a traffic infringement notice to which section 89A(2) of the Road Safety Act 1986 applies; or

        (a)     a criminal offence that is not a category 1 offence, a category 2 offence or an offence referred to in paragraph (aa); or

        (b)     an offence under a law of a jurisdiction other than Victoria (including jurisdictions outside Australia) that, if it had been committed in Victoria, would have constituted an offence of a kind listed in this definition;

S. 86(1) def. of commercial bus service inserted by No. 49/2011 s. 8.

commercial bus service has the same meaning as it has in the Bus Safety Act 2009 ;

S. 86(1) def. of commercial goods vehicle amended by Nos 127/1986 s. 102(Sch. 4 item 28.2), 13/2009 s. 94(b) (as amended by No. 6/2010 s. 203(1)(Sch. 6 item 4.5)), repealed by No. 63/2017 s. 21(Sch. 1 item 10.2).

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S. 86(1) def. of commercial minibus service inserted by No. 49/2011 s. 8.

"commercial minibus service" has the same meaning as it has in the Bus Safety Act 2009 ;

S. 86(1) def. of commercial passenger vehicle amended by Nos 127/1986 s. 102(Sch. 4 item 28.2), 120/1993 s. 5(a), 13/2009 s. 94(c) (as amended by No. 6/2010 s. 203(1)(Sch. 6 item 4.5)), repealed by No. 63/2017 s. 21(Sch. 1 item 10.2).

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S. 86(1) def. of Commission inserted by No. 32/2002 s. 6(2), repealed by No. 34/2011 s. 9(1).

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S. 86(1) def. of company inserted by No. 71/2006 s. 16(a).

"company" has the same meaning as in section 9 of the Corporations Act;



S. 86(1) def. of controlled area substituted by No. 17/1995 s. 3(d), repealed by No. 30/2007 s. 227(1)(h).

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S. 86(1) def. of Corporation amended by No. 44/2001 s. 3(Sch. item 115.1), substituted by No. 71/2006 s. 16(b).

"corporation" has the same meaning as that given by section 57A of the Corporations Act;

S. 86(1) def. of costs incurred in making the journey inserted by No. 79/1991 s. 3(1), repealed by No. 63/2017 s. 21(Sch. 1 item 10.2).

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S. 86(1) def. of Country Hire Car Zone inserted by No. 43/2013 s. 3(2), repealed by No. 35/2017 s. 21.

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S. 86(1) def. of Country Zone inserted by No. 43/2013 s. 3(1), repealed by No. 63/2017 s. 21(Sch. 1 item 10.2).

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S. 86(1) def. of damaged motor car repealed by No. 127/1986 s. 102(Sch. 4 item 28.2).

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S. 86(1) def. of damaged motor vehicle inserted by No. 127/1986 s. 102(Sch. 4 item 28.2), repealed by No. 30/2007 s. 227(1)(i).

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S. 86(1) def. of Director amended by No. 44/2001 s. 3(Sch. item 115.1), substituted as director by No. 47/2006 s. 8(b).

"director" has the same meaning as it has in section 9 of the Corporations Act;

S. 86(1) def. of disqualifying offence inserted by No. 47/2006 s. 8(a).

"disqualifying offence" means a category 1 offence, a category 2 offence or a category 3 offence;

S. 86(1) def. of drive inserted by No. 47/2006 s. 8(a).

"drive", in relation to a vehicle, includes being in control of the vehicle;

S. 86(1) def. of driver accreditation inserted by No. 47/2006 s. 8(a), amended by No. 69/2007 s. 40(2).

"driver accreditation" means an accreditation under section 166 ;





S. 86(1) def. of ESC inserted by No. 34/2011 s. 9(2), repealed by No. 63/2017 s. 21(Sch. 1 item 10.2).

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"goods" includes all chattels personal;

S. 86(1) def. of heavy accident tow truck inserted by No. 17/1995 s. 3(e), repealed by No. 30/2007 s. 227(1)(j).

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S. 86(1) def. of highway amended by No. 127/1986 s. 102(Sch. 4 item 28.2).

"highway" has the same meaning as in section 3(1) of the Road Safety Act 1986 ;



S. 86(1) def. of hire car inserted by No. 58/1995 s. 19,

repealed by No. 63/2017 s. 21(Sch. 1 item 10.2).

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S. 86(1) def. of hire and drive omnibus amended by No. 127/1986 s. 102(Sch. 4 item 28.2), repealed by No. 106/1997 s. 22(2)(a).

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S. 86(1) def. of hire car licence inserted by No. 32/2002 s. 6(1), repealed by No. 63/2017 s. 21(Sch. 1 item 10.2).

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S. 86(1) def. of level 1 offence inserted by No. 17/1995 s. 3(f), amended by Nos 106/1997 s. 4(a), 77/2005 s. 8(5), repealed by No. 63/2017 s. 21(Sch. 1 item 10.2).

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S. 86(1) def. of level 2 offence inserted by No. 17/1995 s. 3(f), amended by Nos 106/1997 s. 4(b), 61/2001 s. 16(3), 35/2002 s. 28(Sch. item 7), repealed by No. 63/2017 s. 21(Sch. 1 item 10.2).

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S. 86(1) def. of local bus service inserted by No. 49/2011 s. 8.

"local bus service" has the same meaning as it has in the Bus Safety Act 2009 ;

S. 86(1) def. of Melbourne Metropolitan Zone inserted by No. 43/2013 s. 3(1), repealed by No. 63/2017 s. 21(Sch. 1 item 10.2).

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S. 86(1) def. of Metropolitan Hire Car Zone inserted by No. 43/2013 s. 3(2), repealed by No. 35/2017 s. 21.

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S. 86(1) def. of motor car repealed by No. 127/1986 s. 102(Sch. 4 item 28.2).

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S. 86(1) def. of motor cycle inserted by No. 32/2002 s. 6(2), repealed by No. 63/2017 s. 21(Sch. 1 item 10.2).

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S. 86(1) def. of motor vehicle inserted by No. 127/1986 s. 102(Sch. 4 item 28.2), amended by No. 63/2017 s. 21(Sch. 1 item 10.3).

"motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle within the meaning of the Road Safety Act 1986 and includes a trailer attached to the vehicle.

S. 86(1) def. of new taxi-cab licence inserted by No. 43/2013 s. 3(1), repealed by No. 63/2017 s. 21(Sch. 1 item 10.2).

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S. 86(1) def. of operate amended by Nos 10220 s. 11(1)(a)(i)(ii), 120/1993 s. 5(b), 6/1999 s. 9(1), 74/2000 s. 3(Sch. 1 item 130), 71/2006 s. 16(c)(i)(ii), repealed by No. 63/2017 s. 21(Sch. 1 item 10.2).

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S. 86(1) def. of operator in relation to a taxi-cab inserted by No. 71/2006 s. 16(d), repealed by No. 63/2017 s. 21(Sch. 1 item 10.2).

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S. 86(1) def. of operator in relation to a tow truck repealed by No. 30/2007 s. 227(1)(k).

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S. 86(1) def. of Order in Council repealed by No. 63/2017 s. 21(Sch. 1 item 10.2).

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S. 86(1) def. of owner amended by Nos 10220 s. 11(1)(b), 127/1986 s. 102(Sch. 4 item 28.2), 106/1997

ss 21(2)(a), 22(2)(b), 6/1999 s. 9(2)(a)(b), 30/2007 s. 227(2), repealed by No. 63/2017 s. 21(Sch. 1 item 10.2).

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S. 86(1) def. of passenger ferry

inserted by No. 10220 s. 11(1)(c), repealed by No. 6/1999 s. 9(3).

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S. 86(1) def. of prescribed amount inserted by No. 43/2013 s. 23,

repealed by No. 63/2017 s. 21(Sch. 1 item 10.2).

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S. 86(1) def. of primary producer amended by No. 127/1986 s. 102(Sch. 4 item 28.2), repealed by No. 63/2017 s. 21(Sch. 1 item 10.2).

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S. 86(1) def. of private bus service inserted by No. 47/2006 s. 8(a), repealed by No. 13/2009 s. 94(d) (as amended by No. 6/2010 s. 203(1)(Sch. 6 item 4.5)).

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S. 86(1) def. of private omnibus amended by No. 127/1986 s. 102(Sch. 4 item 28.2), repealed by No. 106/1997 s. 21(2)(b).

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S. 86(1) def. of public commercial passenger vehicle amended by Nos 44/1989 s. 24(c), 46/1998

s. 7(Sch. 1), 45/1999 s. 22, substituted by No. 30/2000 s. 14, amended by Nos 47/2006 s. 31(1)(Sch. 1 Pt 1 item 1(2)), 58/2007 s. 55, 61/2011 s. 25(Sch.  1 item 13.6), repealed by No. 63/2017 s. 21(Sch. 1 item 10.2).

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S. 86(1) def. of public place repealed by No. 63/2017 s. 21(Sch. 1 item 10.2).

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S. 86(1) def. of recreation vehicle amended by No. 127/1986 s. 102(Sch. 4 item 28.2), repealed by No. 63/2017 s. 21(Sch. 1 item 10.2).

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S. 86(1) def. of Regional Zone inserted by No. 43/2013 s. 3(1), repealed by No. 63/2017 s. 21(Sch. 1 item 10.2).

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S. 86(1) def. of register of taxi industry participants inserted by No. 35/2014 s. 34,

repealed by No. 63/2017 s. 21(Sch. 1 item 10.2).

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S. 86(1) def. of restricted hire vehicle inserted by No. 120/1993 s. 5(c), amended by No. 99/1998 s. 3(1), repealed by No. 35/2017 s. 21.

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S. 86(1) def. of restricted hire vehicle licence inserted by No. 32/2002 s. 6(2), repealed by No. 35/2017 s. 21.

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S. 86(1) def. of special purpose vehicle inserted by No. 58/1995 s. 19,

repealed by No. 35/2017 s. 21.

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S. 86(1) def. of special purpose vehicle licence inserted by No. 32/2002 s. 6(1), repealed by No. 35/2017 s. 21.

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S. 86(1) def. of specified indictable fraud or dishonesty offence inserted by No. 19/2010 s. 17(1), amended by No. 29/2011 s. 3(Sch. 1 item 98.5), repealed by No. 63/2017 s. 21(Sch. 1 item 10.2).

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S. 86(1) def. of taxi-cab inserted by No. 10220 s. 5(1)(a), repealed by No. 63/2017 s. 21(Sch. 1 item 10.2).

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S. 86(1) def. of taxi-cab licence inserted by No. 32/2002 s. 6(2), repealed by No. 63/2017 s. 21(Sch. 1 item 10.2).

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S. 86(1) def. of taxi non-cash payment surcharge inserted by No. 43/2013 s. 23, repealed by No. 63/2017 s. 21(Sch. 1 item 10.2).

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S. 86(1) def. of taxi non-cash payment transaction inserted by No. 43/2013 s. 23, amended by No. 35/2014 s. 43, repealed by No. 63/2017 s. 21(Sch. 1 item 10.2).

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S. 86(1) def. of tour package inserted by No. 99/1998 s. 3(2), repealed by No. 35/2017 s. 21.

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S. 86(1) def. of tow amended by No. 127/1986 s. 102(Sch. 4 item 28.2), repealed by No. 30/2007 s. 227(1)(l).

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S. 86(1) def. of tow truck amended by Nos 10087 s. 3(1)(Sch. 1 item 275), 127/1986 s. 102(Sch. 4 item 28.2), repealed by No. 30/2007 s. 227(1)(m).

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S. 86(1) def. of tow truck licence inserted by No. 17/1995 s. 3(g), repealed by No. 30/2007 s. 227(1)(n).

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S. 86(1) def. of trade towing inserted by No. 17/1995 s. 3(g), repealed by No. 30/2007 s. 227(1)(o).

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S. 86(1) def. of trailer repealed by No. 127/1986 s. 102(Sch. 4 item 28.2).

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S. 86(1) def. of Tribunal repealed by No. 120/1993 s. 5(d).

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S. 86(1) def. of Urban and Large Regional Zone inserted by No. 43/2013 s. 3(1), repealed by No. 63/2017 s. 21(Sch. 1 item 10.2).

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S. 86(1) def. of vehicle pool matching service inserted by No. 79/1991 s. 4(1), repealed by No. 63/2017 s. 21(Sch. 1 item 10.2).

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S. 86(2) repealed by No. 63/2017 s. 21(Sch. 1 item 10.4).

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S. 87 amended by Nos 127/1986 s. 102(Sch. 4 item 28.3), 79/1991 ss 3(2)(a)‒(e), 4(2), 120/1993 s. 6(1)(2), repealed by No. 63/2017 s. 21(Sch.  1 item 10.5.)

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