Vehicle and Traffic Amendment (Public Vehicles Reform) Act 2000

Vehicle and Traffic Amendment (Public Vehicles Reform) Act 2000

An Act to amend the Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

1.   Short title

This Act may be cited as the Vehicle and Traffic Amendment (Public Vehicles Reform) Act 2000 .

2.   Commencement

This Act commences on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

3.   Principal Act

In this Act, the Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999 is referred to as the Principal Act.

4.    Section 15 amended (Public passenger vehicles)

Section 15(1)(b) of the Principal Act is amended by omitting "(or is exempted under the regulations from the requirement to hold such a certificate)".

5.    Section 16 amended (Compliance with conditions)

Section 16 of the Principal Act is amended as follows:

(a) by omitting subsection (2) ;

(b) by omitting from subsection (3) "or an authority corresponding to an ancillary certificate issued under a corresponding law";

(c) by omitting from subsection (4) "or an authority corresponding to an ancillary certificate issued under a corresponding law".

6.    Section 33 amended (Hire and drive vehicles)

Section 33 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting subsection (3) and substituting the following subsection:

(3)  This section does not apply to –

(a) the letting of a vehicle under a hire-purchase agreement made in good faith for the purchase of that vehicle; or

(b) a long-term hiring arrangement having as its purpose the provision of financial accommodation to a person who takes a vehicle on hire; or

(c) the hiring out of a passenger vehicle that, under a law of another Australian jurisdiction, is authorised to be hired out for reward without a driver.

7.    Section 38 amended (Driver licensing scheme)

Section 38(2) of the Principal Act is amended as follows:

(a) by omitting from paragraph (h) ", an ancillary certificate or an authority corresponding to an ancillary certificate issued under a corresponding law" and substituting "or an ancillary certificate";

(b) by omitting from paragraph (k)(i) "or an ancillary certificate" third occurring;

(c) by omitting from paragraph (l)(i) "or an ancillary certificate" second occurring;

(d) by omitting from paragraph (m) "or an ancillary certificate" second occurring.

8.    Section 48 amended (Miscellaneous document production requirements)

Section 48(5) of the Principal Act is amended by omitting ", an ancillary certificate or an authority corresponding to an ancillary certificate issued under a corresponding law" and substituting "or an ancillary certificate".

9.    Section 49 amended (Inspection of vehicles)

Section 49(7) of the Principal Act is amended by omitting paragraph (b) from the definition of related Act and substituting:

(b) the Taxi and Luxury Hire Car Industries Act 1995; or

10.    Section 64 amended (Offences of dishonesty)

Section 64(3)(b) of the Principal Act is amended by omitting "or is exempt from the requirement to hold an ancillary certificate".

[Second reading presentation speech made in:

House of Assembly on 22 JUNE 2000

Legislative Council on 27 JUNE 2000]