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ROAD TRANSPORT (OFFENCES) AMENDMENT REGULATIONS 2002 (NO 1) (NO 17 OF 2002)
2002
THE LEGISLATIVE
ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
ROAD TRANSPORT (OFFENCES) REGULATIONS 2002
(No. 1)
EXPLANATORY
STATEMENT
Circulated by authority
of
Bill Wood MLA
Minister for Urban
Services
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
ROAD
TRANSPORT (OFFENCES) AMENDMENT REGULATIONS 2002 (No. 1)
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
Overview
The Road Transport (Offences) Amendment
Regulations 2002 amends the Road Transport (Offences) Regulations
2001. The new Regulations increase infringement notice penalties for some
traffic offences to maintain parity with NSW penalties for similar
offences.
1. The Road Transport (Offences) Amendment Regulations 2002 are to
commence on 1 July 2002.
2. Penalties for seat belt infringement notice
offences have been increased from $115 to $220 to increase the deterrent effect
and to remain consistent with NSW. All other infringement notice offences have
increased by around 2%.
3. Regulation 8 is amended to remove inaccuracies
in the list of offences relevant to each Administering Authority, specifically
the Road Transport Authority and the Chief Police Officer.
4. In the
table following, where an existing infringement penalty amount is listed in
Column 1, the new infringement penalty amount is listed in Column 2. In view of
the number of specific offences covered by the regulations, an example only of
an offence to which the penalty amount applies is provided in Column 3.
|
Column 1
|
Column 2
|
Column 3
|
|
Existing penalty level $
|
Amended penalty level $
|
Offence example
|
|
62
|
63
|
Disobey no parking sign
|
|
69
|
70
|
Reverse vehicle too far
|
|
84
|
86
|
Stop in loading zone
|
|
93
|
95
|
Drive vehicle with TV/visual display unit
|
|
115
|
118
|
Exceed speed by 15 km/h or less
|
|
138
|
141
|
Disobey no stopping sign
|
|
154
|
157
|
Disobey bridge load limit
|
|
162
|
165
|
Not turn left from left lane
|
|
184
|
188
|
Exceed speed >15 but not more than 30 km/h
|
|
206
|
210
|
Stop on/near children’s crossing
|
|
207
|
211
|
U turn – no view of traffic
|
|
115
|
220
|
Drive while not wearing seat belt
|
|
329
|
336
|
Drive while right to drive suspended
|
|
361
|
368
|
Burnout
|
|
419
|
428
|
Use uninsured motor vehicle
|
|
464
|
473
|
Aggravated burnout
|
|
514
|
524
|
Exceed speed by > 30 but not more than 45 km/h
|
|
1067
|
1089
|
Sell/offer for sale or buy traffic offence evasion article
|
|
1419
|
1447
|
Exceed speed > 45 km/h
|
The power to make these regulations is found under sections 23 and 233 of the
Road Transport (General) Act 1999.