Vehicle and Traffic (Driver Licensing and Vehicle Registration) Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2026


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Vehicle and Traffic (Driver Licensing and Vehicle Registration) Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2026

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 .

21 July 2026

CAROLINE WELLS

Governor

By Her Excellency's Command,

BRIDGET ARCHER

Acting for and on behalf of the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport

1.   Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Vehicle and Traffic (Driver Licensing and Vehicle Registration) Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2026 .

2.   Commencement

These regulations take effect on 1 August 2026.

3.   Principal Regulations

In these regulations, the Vehicle and Traffic (Driver Licensing and Vehicle Registration) Regulations 2021 are referred to as the Principal Regulations.

4.    Schedule 2 amended (Demerit Points Offences)

Schedule 2 to the Principal Regulations is amended by inserting after item 163 in Part 1 the following items:

163A. 

Driver of fatigue-regulated heavy vehicle in breach of alternative compliance hours (severe risk breach)

HVNL 254

3

163B. 

Driver of fatigue-regulated heavy vehicle in breach of alternative compliance hours (critical risk breach)

HVNL 254

4

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

Notified in the Gazette on 29 July 2026

These regulations are administered in Building Tasmania.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the regulation)

These regulations amend the Vehicle and Traffic (Driver Licensing and Vehicle Registration) Regulations 2021 by updating the table of demerit points offences consequent on changes to the Heavy Vehicle National Law and to regulations made under that law.