Vehicle and Traffic Amendment (Probationary Licences) Act 2017

Vehicle and Traffic Amendment (Probationary Licences) Act 2017

An Act to amend the Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999

Be it enacted by Her 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 (Probationary Licences) Act 2017 .

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 3 amended (Interpretation)

Section 3(1) of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after paragraph (a) in the definition of probationary licence the following paragraphs:

(ab) to a person who applies for a driver licence in prescribed circumstances; or

(ac) to a person who has completed a period of suspension, or disqualification, in prescribed circumstances; or

5.    Part 3, Division 1A: Heading repealed

Part 3 is amended by omitting the heading "Division 1A — Regression and recommencement of novice drivers and novice riders".

6.    Section 13A repealed

Section 13A of the Principal Act is repealed.

7.    Section 13B amended (Recommencement or extension of provisional period on conviction for prescribed offence)

Section 13B of the Principal Act is amended as follows:

(a) by omitting paragraph (a) from subsection (1) and substituting the following paragraph:

(a) commits a prescribed offence before completing the first continuous 12-month period for which he or she is required to hold a provisional licence; and

(b) by omitting subsection (2) .

8.    Section 18 amended (Restricted driver licences)

Section 18(2) of the Principal Act is amended by omitting paragraph (ba) .

9.    Section 38 amended (Driver licensing scheme)

Section 38(2) of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after paragraph (h) the following paragraph:

(ha) may prescribe –

(i) a system of case management that may apply in respect of specified novice drivers or novice riders; and

(ii) the requirements with which a novice driver or novice rider may be required to comply, as determined by the Registrar, as part of case management; and

(iii) that the Registrar may determine which requirements of case management apply to all participants, or a class of participants or an individual participant, in case management; and

(iv) anything necessary, or incidental, to establish the system of case management for novice drivers or novice riders and any related practices and procedures; and

10.    Section 67 amended (Evidentiary certificates)

Section 67 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting subsection (6) .

11.   Repeal of Act

This Act is repealed on the three hundred and sixty fifth day from the day on which it commences.

[Second reading presentation speech made in:

House of Assembly on 3 MAY 2017

Legislative Council on 17 AUGUST 2017]