Traffic (Road Rules) Amendment Regulations 2005
I, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, make the following regulations under the Traffic Act 1925 .
21 December 2005W. J. E. COX
Governor
By His Excellency's Command,
BRYAN GREEN
Minister for Infrastructure, Energy and Resources
These regulations may be cited as the Traffic (Road Rules) Amendment Regulations 2005 .
These regulations take effect on the day on which their making is notified in the Gazette.
In these regulations, the Traffic (Road Rules) Regulations 1999 are referred to as the Principal Rules.
4. Rule 378 amended (Speed-limit near school buses)
Rule 378(1) of the Principal Rules is amended as follows:(a) by omitting "has stopped on a road and is" and substituting "is on a road and";(b) by omitting the table from paragraph (b) and substituting the following table:
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units.
Note: Bus is defined in the dictionary.
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 28 December 2005
These regulations are administered in the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the regulation)
These regulations amend Tasmania's road rules by providing that the prohibition on driving faster than 40 kilometres per hour within 50 metres of a bus displaying a school bus warning sign and warning light applies regardless of whether the bus is stationary or moving.