Vehicle and Traffic Amendment (Vehicle Inspection Fees) Act 2007


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Vehicle and Traffic Amendment (Vehicle Inspection Fees) Act 2007

An Act to amend the Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999

[Royal Assent 13 December 2007]

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 (Vehicle Inspection Fees) Act 2007 .

2.   Commencement

This Act commences on a day to be proclaimed.

3.   Principal Act

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

4.    Section 50 amended (Production of vehicles for inspection)

Section 50 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting subsection (9) .

5.    Section 58A inserted

After section 58 of the Principal Act , the following section is inserted in Part 8:

58A.   Vehicle inspection fees

If an inspection of a vehicle under this Act is carried out by –
(a) a police officer or an authorised officer, the prescribed fee is payable to the Registrar; or
(b) a person who has an agreement with the Crown to carry out inspections of vehicles, the fee specified by that person is payable to that person; or
(c) some other person approved by the Registrar –
(i) the fee specified by that person's employer is payable to that employer; or
(ii) if that person is self-employed, the fee specified by that person is payable to that person.

[Second reading presentation speech made in:

House of Assembly on 14 NOVEMBER 2007

Legislative Council on 15 NOVEMBER 2007]