Western Australian Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

ROAD TRAFFIC CODE 1975 - REG 1502

1502 .         Medical certificate

        (1)         In this regulation, "medical practitioner" has the same meaning as in section 3 of the Medical Act 1894 .

        (2)         A medical certificate referred to in regulation 1503, 1504, 1505, 1506, 1507, 1508 or 1509 must — 

            (a)         be signed by a medical practitioner;

            (b)         certify that — 

                  (i)         the person is unable for medical reasons to wear a seat belt; or

                  (ii)         because of the person’s size, build or other characteristic, it would be unreasonable to require the person to wear a seat belt, while driving or travelling in a motor vehicle;

                and

            (c)         be current at the time of the alleged offence.

        (3)         A medical certificate is current for the purposes of subregulation (2) (c) if, at the relevant time — 

            (a)         it is specified to have effect only for a specified period and that period has not expired;

            (b)         it is endorsed with the words “permanent disability”; or

            (c)         in any other case, a period of not more than 2 years has expired from the day of its issue.

        (4)         A person must produce a medical certificate on demand to a police officer or, within a reasonable time after demand, to the Director General or to the officer in charge of any police station.

        [Regulation 1502 inserted in Gazette 13 December 1994 p.6751; amended in Gazette 31 January 1997 pp.677-8.]

        [Heading inserted in Gazette 13 December 1994 p.6752.]