Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

ROAD TRANSPORT (GENERAL) ACT 1999

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act  
   3.      Objects of Act  
   4.      Dictionary  
   5.      Notes  
   5A.     Offences against this Act—application of Criminal Code etc  

   PART 2--ADMINISTRATION OF ROAD TRANSPORT LEGISLATION

           Division 2.1--Road transport legislation

   6.      What is the road transport legislation?  
   8.      Application of definitions in other road transport legislation  

           Division 2.2--Relationship between road transport legislation and other laws

   9.      General relationship with other laws  

           Division 2.3--Responsible persons for vehicles under road transport legislation

   10.     Who is a responsible person for a vehicle?  
   11.     Rights, liabilities and obligations of multiple responsible persons  

           Division 2.4--Alteration of scope of operation of road transport legislation

   12.     Power to include or exclude areas in road transport legislation  
   13.     Power to exclude vehicles, persons or animals from road transport  
   14.     Application orders and emergency orders  

           Division 2.5--Administration

   16.     Road transport authority  
   17.     Delegation of road transport authority's functions  
   18.     Delegation of chief police officer's functions  
   19.     Authorised people  
   20.     Identity cards  
   21.     Power not to be exercised before identity card shown  

   PART 3--INFRINGEMENT NOTICES FOR CERTAIN OFFENCES

           Division 3.1--Preliminary

   21A.    Definitions—pt 3  
   22.     Purpose and effect of pt 3  
   23.     Regulations about infringement notice offences  

           Division 3.2--Infringement and reminder notices

   24.     Infringement notices  
   25.     Infringement notices—contents  
   26.     Infringement notice—payment of penalty etc  
   27.     Reminder notice—service and contents  
   28.     Action on service of reminder notice—payment of penalty etc  
   29.     Extension of time to do things  
   30.     Extension of time—guidelines  
   31.     Time for beginning prosecution for infringement notice offence  

           Division 3.2A--Infringement notice management plans

   31A.    Application for infringement notice management plan or addition to plan  
   31B.    Application for infringement notice management plan or addition to  
   31C.    Approved community work or social development program—responsible  
   31D.    Approval of community work or social development program  
   31E.    Effect of refusal of application for infringement notice management  

           Division 3.2B--Waiver of infringement notice penalties

   31F.    Application for waiver of penalty  
   31G.    Application for waiver of penalty—decision  
   31H.    Effect of refusal of application for waiver of penalty  
   31I.    Guidelines for waiver of penalty  

           Division 3.3--Infringement notice offences involving registrable and rail vehicles

   32.     Meaning of all reasonable steps—div 3.3  
   33.     Responsible person's obligations  

           Division 3.3AA--Withdrawal of infringement notices

   34.     Infringement notice—application for withdrawal  
   35.     Application for withdrawal—decision  
   36.     Infringement notice—withdrawal  
   36A.    Infringement notice—effect of withdrawal on infringement notice management  
   37.     Infringement notice—effect of refusal to withdraw  
   38.     Infringement notice—guidelines for withdrawal  

           Division 3.3AB--Effect of penalty payment etc

   39.     Infringement notice—effect of penalty payment etc  

           Division 3.3A--Demerit points offences—corporation's liability

   40.     Definitions—div 3.3A  
   41.     Meaning of all reasonable steps—div 3.3A  
   42.     Demerit points offences—suspension of registration etc  
   43.     Demerit points offence—effect of suspension  
   43A.    Demerit points offence—review of suspension  
   43B.    Offence—driving interstate corporate motor vehicle  

           Division 3.4--Enforcement procedures

   44.     Suspension for nonpayment of infringement notice penalties  
   44A.    Suspension for non-compliance with infringement notice management plan  
   44B.    Notice of suspension confirmation notice  
   45.     Effect of suspension  
   46.     Transfer of registration while suspended  
   47.     Revocation of suspension—penalty paid, discharged or waived  
   47A.    Revocation of suspension—management plan being complied with  
   48.     Review of suspension  

           Division 3.5--Disputing liability

   51.     Disputing liability for infringement notice offence  
   53.     Procedure if liability disputed  
   53AA.   Presumption against responsible person  

           Division 3.6--Miscellaneous

   53A.    Authorised people for infringement notice offences  
   54.     Delegation of administering authority's functions  
   55.     Written statements by corporations  
   56.     Evidentiary certificates  

   PART 4--ENFORCEMENT OF ROAD TRANSPORT LEGISLATION

           Division 4.1--Production of licences and identification of people

   58.     Police officer or authorised person may require name, date of birth, address and driver  
   58A.    Police officer or authorised person may require name, date of birth, address and driver  
   58B.    Police officer or authorised person may direct removal of thing covering person's  
   59.     Seizure of licences  
   60.     Police officer or authorised person may require people to disclose identity of  
   60A.    Meaning of first offender and repeat offender—s  
   61.      Production of driver licence to court  

           Division 4.2--Licence suspension, disqualification and related matters

   61A.    Definitions—div 4.2  
   61AA.   Meaning of first offender and repeat offender—div  
   61B.    Immediate suspension of licence  
   61BA.   When a suspension notice ceases to have effect  
   61BB.   Additional suspension notice—discontinued infringement notice  
   61BC.   Road transport authority to return surrendered licence  
   61C.    Drive while suspension notice in effect  
   61D.    Failure to surrender suspended licence  
   61E.    Surrendered licences  
   61F.    Application for stay of suspension notice  
   61G.    Deciding application  
   62.     Automatic disqualification for culpable driving  
   63.     Automatic disqualification for certain other driving offences  
   64.     Court may order disqualification for other offences  
   65.     Disqualification until court order  
   66.     Effect of disqualification  
   66A.    Person disqualified in another jurisdiction not eligible for restricted  
   67.     Disqualified repeat offender not eligible for restricted licence—automatic  
   67A.    Eligibility of disqualified first offender for restricted licence—automatic  
   67B.    Person disqualified until court order not eligible for restricted  
   67C.    Disqualification while holder of restricted licence  
   68.     When licence disqualification takes effect  
   69.     Multiple disqualifications cumulative unless court orders otherwise  
   70.     Additional powers of court  
   71.     Effect on disqualification of quashing of conviction etc  

           Division 4.3--Evidentiary provisions in relation to road transport legislation

   72.     Certificate evidence and other evidentiary provisions  
   72A.    Evidentiary certificate—use etc of road or road related area  
   73.     Acts and omissions of representatives  

           Division 4.4--Proceedings for offences under road transport legislation

   74.     Proceedings for offences  
   75.     Short descriptions of offences  

           Division 4.5--Miscellaneous

   76.     Speed inhibitor conditions  
   77.     Compensation for loss of time etc  
   78.     Effect on certain cancellations of quashing of conviction etc  
   79.     Registrar to provide particulars of convictions, orders etc  

   PART 5--FURTHER PROVISIONS ABOUT VEHICLES, ROADS AND ROAD RELATED AREAS

           Division 5.1--Other powers

   80.     Power of entry for tracing stolen motor vehicles or trailers or their  
   81.     Use of tyre deflation devices  
   81A.    Power to inspect interlocks in motor vehicle  

           Division 5.2--Unauthorised use of vehicles

   82.     Motor vehicles or trailers not to be used without owner's  
   83.     Procuring use or hire of motor vehicle or trailer by fraud etc  

           Division 5.3--Written-off vehicles register

   83A.    Purposes of div 5.3  
   83B.    Definitions for div 5.3  
   83C.    When a vehicle is a total loss  
   83D.    Written-off vehicles register  
   83E.    Security and disclosure of information in register  
   83F.    Regulations about written-off vehicles  

   PART 6--FINE DEFAULTERS

   84A.    Meaning of revocation notice—pt 6  
   84.     Suspension of driver licence, registration etc for default of court imposed  
   85.     Notification and duration of suspension of driver licence, registration  
   86.     Revocation of suspension of driver licence, registration etc  
   87.     Revocation of suspension on transfer of registration  
   88.     Renewal etc of driver licence or registration prohibited  
   89.     Suspension to be concurrent  

   PART 7--NOTIFICATION AND REVIEW OF DECISIONS

   90.     Definitions—pt 7  
   90A.    Meaning of reviewable decision etc—pt 7  
   91.     Internal review notices  
   91A.    Applications for internal review  
   92.     Applications not stay internally reviewable decisions  
   92A.    Internal reviewer  
   93.     Review by internal reviewer  
   94.     Reviewable decision notices  
   95.     Applications for review  

   PART 8--FEES, CHARGES AND OTHER AMOUNTS PAYABLE UNDER ROAD TRANSPORT LEGISLATION

   96.     Determination of fees, charges and other amounts  

   PART 11--MISCELLANEOUS

           Division 11.1--Documents

   225.    Approved forms  
   229.    Regulations may apply certain documents  

           Division 11.2--Other matters

   230.    Indemnity from personal liability for honest and good faith carrying out of  
   231.    Person not to hinder or obstruct  
   232.    False or misleading statements  
   233.    General regulation-making power  
   234.    Regulations may exclude vehicles, people and animals from Act  
   235.    References to Motor Traffic Act, Traffic Act etc  
   236.    Preliminary discovery for private car park fees  

   PART 14--TRANSITIONAL--NRMA--ACT ROAD SAFETY TRUST REPEAL ACT 2015

   304.    Meaning of commencement day—pt 14  
   306.    Exemption from liability  
   307.    Expiry—pt 14  
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