Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) In this
regulation—
protective helmet means a helmet that is, or is of
a standard or type that is, approved by the Director General, for the purposes
of this regulation, by notice in the Gazette .
(2) A person shall not
drive a motor cycle unless —
(a) that
person is wearing securely on his or her head a protective helmet; and
(b)
where any other person is riding or being carried on the motor cycle, that
other person is wearing a protective helmet securely on his or her head.
Points: 3 Modified
penalty: 2 PU
(3) Where any other
person is riding or being carried on the motor cycle, that other person shall
wear a protective helmet securely on his or her head.
Modified penalty: 2 PU
(4) The provisions of
subregulations (2) and (3) do not apply so as to require the wearing of a
protective helmet by a person who has, for reasons relating to the
person’s medical condition or for any other reason which the Director
General considers sufficient, been exempted in writing by the Director
General, on or before 30 November 2000, from that requirement.
(5) The Director
General may at any time, by notice in writing to the person, amend or revoke
an exemption given to a person under subregulation (4).
(6) An exemption given
under this regulation —
(a) has
effect from the time it is given until the expiry date ascribed to that
exemption by the Director General and set out in the written exemption; and
(b) may
be renewed for a specified period by the Director General.