Commonwealth Numbered Regulations Commonwealth Numbered Regulations
Interstate Road Transport Regulations 1986
1 Subregulation 2(1) (definition of administering authority )
Repeal the definition, substitute:
"administering authority" , in relation to a State or Territory, means any of the following:
(a) the Department;
(b) the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator;
(c) the Registration Authority of the State or Territory.
2 Subregulation 2(1)
Insert:
"approved insurer" means:
(a) for a motor vehicle or trailer that is or will be registered in a State or Territory mentioned in an item of the table in Schedule 2--the insurer mentioned in that item; or
(b) for a trailer that is or will be registered in Victoria--the Transport Accident Commission, established under the Transport Accident Act 1986 (Vic.).
"Heavy Vehicle National Law means the Heavy Vehicle National Law set out in the Schedule to the Heavy Vehicle National Law Act" 2012 (Qld) as that law applies from time to time in any participating jurisdiction.
"Ministerial Council" means the council of Commonwealth, State and Territory Ministers, as it exists from time to time, with responsibility for transport.
"National Heavy Vehicle Regulator" means the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator established under the Heavy Vehicle National Law.
"participating jurisdiction" means any of the following:
(a) New South Wales;
(b) Victoria;
(c) Queensland;
(d) South Australia;
(e) Tasmania;
(f) Australian Capital Territory.
"relevant instrument" means any of the following, as in force from time to time:
(a) a class 2 heavy vehicle authorisation (notice) under subsection 138(1) of the Heavy Vehicle National Law;
(b) a class 2 heavy vehicle authorisation (permit) under subsection 143(1) of the Heavy Vehicle National Law;
(c) an HML declaration under subregulation 12(1) of the Heavy Vehicle (Mass, Dimension and Loading) National Regulation made under the Heavy Vehicle National Law;
(d) an HML permit under subsection 20(1) of the Heavy Vehicle (Mass, Dimension and Loading) National Regulation made under the Heavy Vehicle National Law;
(e) an instrument made under any of the following provisions of former legislation, within the meaning of section 747 of the Heavy Vehicle National Law:
(i) regulation 17 or 23 of the Road Transport (Mass, Loading and Access) Regulation 1996 (NSW);
(ii) regulation 510 or 516 of, or clause 11 of Schedule 2 to, the Road Safety (Vehicles) Regulations 1999 (Vic.);
(iii) regulation 11A of the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Regulation 1995 (Qld);
(iv) regulation 11A of the Transport Operations (Road Use Management--Vehicle Standards and Safety) Regulation 1999 (Qld);
(v) section 161A or 163AA of the Road Traffic Act 1961 (SA);
(vi) section 31A of the Road Transport (Dimensions and Mass) Act 1990 (ACT);
(f) an instrument made under any of the following:
(i) section 34 or 41 of the Road Traffic (Vehicles) Act 2012 (WA);
(ii) regulation 29 or 33 of the Road Traffic (Vehicle Standards) Regulations 2002 (WA);
(iii) regulation 45 of the Vehicle and Traffic (Vehicle Operations) Regulations 2001 (Tas.).
3 Subregulation 3(1)
Omit "the Council of Commonwealth and State Ministers known as the Australian Transport Advisory Council", substitute "the Ministerial Council".
4 Subregulation 3(2)
Omit "the Australian Transport Advisory Council", substitute "the Ministerial Council".
5 Regulation 6
Repeal the regulation.
6 Subregulations 12C(8) and 12L(5)
Repeal the subregulations.
7 Schedule 2
Repeal the Schedule, substitute: