Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) Notwithstanding
anything contained elsewhere in this Act, on and after the appointed day a
person shall not, for hire or reward, operate a commercial goods vehicle from
south of the 26th parallel of latitude to the north thereof, unless he is the
holder of a Certificate of Authority issued to him by the Minister for that
purpose.
(2) The Minister may,
on payment of the prescribed fee, issue such a certificate to the owner of a
licensed commercial goods vehicle, if the Minister is satisfied that it is in
the public interest to do so, and may attach to the certificate such
conditions as to the mode of operation of the vehicle as he thinks proper to
impose in the public interest.
(3) Subject to
subsection (4) such a certificate shall be valid for such period, not
exceeding 12 months, as is determined by the Minister and is specified on
the certificate.
(4) The Minister may
revoke such a certificate at any time if he is satisfied that it is in the
public interest to do so, or if he is satisfied that the owner has not
complied with any one or more of the conditions relating to the certificate.
(5) The prescribed fee
shall not exceed $50 per annum and —
(a)
where the certificate is for a period of less than one year the fee shall be
one-twelfth of the prescribed fee for each month or portion thereof the
certificate is valid; and
(b)
where the certificate is revoked the fee shall be as for the period the
certificate was valid and any excess paid shall be refunded.
(6) In this section
appointed day means such date as is, for the purposes of this section, fixed
by the Governor by Order in Council published in the Government Gazette .
[Section 42C inserted by No. 53 of 1977
s. 4; amended by No. 54 of 1985 s. 52.]