Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) Subject to this
Division, the Minister may, on the application of the owner, grant a licence
in respect of a commercial goods vehicle.
(2) A licence is not
required under this Part in respect of any commercial goods vehicle
that —
(a) is
operated solely in the area within 35 kilometres of the General Post Office,
Perth;
(b) is
operated solely within 35 kilometres of the place of business of the owner; or
(c) is
being used otherwise than on a road.
[(3) deleted]
(4) A licence is not
required for a commercial goods vehicle that is being used solely for any
carriage specified in the First Schedule.
(5) The burden of
proving that a commercial goods vehicle is exempted from the provisions of
this Part under subsection (4), and that a licence in respect of that
vehicle is not required thereunder lies upon the person claiming the
exemption.
(6) Where in any
proceedings for an offence against this Act the accused proposes to claim an
exemption from the provisions of this Part under subsection (4) the
accused shall, not later than 14 days before the date appointed for the
hearing of the charge, give the Director General written details of the
exemption claimed.
[Section 33 amended by No. 94 of 1972
s. 4(1); No. 93 of 1979 s. 9; No. 30 of 1985 s. 8;
No. 54 of 1985 s. 52; No. 84 of 2004 s. 80 and 82.]