Vehicle and Traffic (Driver Licensing and Vehicle Registration) Amendment (Miscellaneous) Regulations 2006

Vehicle and Traffic (Driver Licensing and Vehicle Registration) Amendment (Miscellaneous) Regulations 2006

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 Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999 .

19 June 2006

W. J. E. COX

Governor

By His Excellency's Command,

J. G. COX

Minister for Infrastructure

1.   Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Vehicle and Traffic (Driver Licensing and Vehicle Registration) Amendment (Miscellaneous) Regulations 2006 .

2.   Commencement

(1)  These regulations, except regulation 5, take effect on the day on which the making of these regulations is notified in the Gazette.

(2)  Regulation 5 is taken to have taken effect on 14 August 2000.

3.   Principal Regulations

In these regulations, the Vehicle and Traffic (Driver Licensing and Vehicle Registration) Regulations 2000 are referred to as the Principal Regulations.

4.    Regulation 3 amended (Interpretation)

Regulation 3(1) of the Principal Regulations is amended by inserting after the definition of multi-combination vehicle licence the following definition:

NEVDIS means the scheme established by New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, Northern Territory, Australian Capital Territory and Tasmania to provide a national exchange of vehicle and driver information and known as the National Exchange of Vehicle and Driver Information System;

5.    Regulation 97 amended (General exemptions)

Regulation 97 of the Principal Regulations is amended as follows:

(a) by inserting the following subparagraphs after subparagraph (ii) in paragraph (a) :

(iii) an institution that is, or is entitled to be, endorsed by the Australian Tax Office as a charitable or benevolent institution;

(iv) otherwise approved by the Registrar as being exempt;

(b) by inserting the following paragraph after paragraph (d) :

(da) a vehicle that has been registered under regulation 51 on condition that the vehicle is for limited use;

6.    Regulation 107 amended (Security of information in registers)

Regulation 107 of the Principal Regulations is amended by omitting subregulation (2) and substituting the following subregulation:

(2)  The Registrar may divulge protected information only in the following circumstances:

(a) if and as the Registrar considers appropriate in the public interest for the purposes of the administration of an Act of this State, another State or a Territory, or the Commonwealth;

(b) if and as authorised by the person to whom the information relates;

(c) if and as required by a court or other body or person authorised to take evidence;

(d) if and as required for the purposes of NEVDIS;

(e) if and as authorised by administrative guidelines issued by the Minister;

(f) if and as otherwise authorised by the Minister.

Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.

Notified in the Gazette on 28 June 2006

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 the Vehicle and Traffic (Driver Licensing and Vehicle Registration) Regulations 2000 by –

(a) exempting the following vehicles from the payment of motor tax:

(i) light vehicles registered to charitable or benevolent institutions;

(ii) vehicles approved by the Registrar for limited use; and

(b) allowing the Registrar to exchange certain information with other States and Territories.