Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1986 No. 291 INTERSTATE ROAD TRANSPORT REGULATIONS - REG 30

30. (1) Subject to this regulation, a Registration Authority in respect of a
State or Territory may, by instrument in writing-

   (a)  grant to a person an authorisation to carry out the following
        operations, namely-

        (i)    the fitting of charge monitoring devices of a particular kind
               to motor vehicles and trailers not previously fitted with
               charge monitoring devices of that kind; and

        (ii)   the replacement of charge monitoring devices fitted to motor
               vehicles or trailers with other charge monitoring devices of
               the same kind as that of the first-mentioned devices; or

   (b)  grant to a person, being a person who has in the State or Territory
        premises on or from which such operations may be carried out, an
        authorisation to carry out the following operations, namely-

        (i)    the maintenance and repair of charge monitoring devices;

        (ii)   the replacement of charge monitoring devices fitted to motor
               vehicles or trailers with other charge monitoring devices of
               the same kind as that of the first-mentioned devices; and

        (iii)  the carrying out of tests for the purpose of ensuring that
               charge monitoring devices comply with the requirements of
               clause 6 in Schedule 2.

(2) The authorisation of a person under sub-regulation (1) may be in respect
of-

   (a)  all charge monitoring devices generally; or

   (b)  charge monitoring devices of such kinds as are specified in the
        instrument of authorisation, and, in the case of an authorisation
        referred to in paragraph (1) (b), shall be in respect of premises
        specified in the instrument of authorisation.

(3) A Registration Authority shall not grant to a person an authorisation
under sub-regulation (1) in respect of charge monitoring devices of a
specified kind unless the Registration Authority is satisfied that the person
has the skill, and possesses or has access to the tools and equipment,
necessary to carry out, in relation to charge monitoring devices of that kind,
the operations to which the authorisation, if granted, would relate.

(4) Where a Registration Authority grants an authorisation to a person under
sub-regulation (1), the Registration Authority shall allocate to the person an
authorisation number by which the person may be identified.

(5) As soon as practicable after a Registration Authority grants an
authorisation to a person under sub-regulation (1), the Registration Authority
shall cause a notice of the authorisation to be published in the Gazette.

(6) An authorisation granted to a person by a Registration Authority under
sub-regulation (1) remains in force until such time as-

   (a)  the person surrenders the authorisation to the Registration Authority;
        or

   (b)  the Registration Authority cancels the authorisation under regulation
        32.