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House of Assembly—No. 104

[As laid on the table and read a first time, 4 December 2002]

South Australia

[Prepared by the Parliamentary Counsel on the instructions of the Hon. I.F. Evans, M.P.]

MOTOR VEHICLES (EMERGENCY CONTACT DETAILS) AMENDMENT BILL 2002

A Bill For

An Act to amend the Motor Vehicles Act 1959.

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SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS

1.Short title

2.Commencement

3.Amendment of section 77A—Licences and learner's permits to include photographs and other information

4.Amendment of s. 136—Duty to notify change of name, address, etc.

The Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows:

Short title

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (Emergency Contact Details) Amendment Act 2002.

(2) The Motor Vehicles Act 1959 is referred to in this Act as "the principal Act".

Commencement

2. This Act will come into operation on 1 January 2004 or on an earlier date fixed by proclamation.

Amendment of section 77A—Licences and learner's permits to include photographs and other information

3. Section 77A of the principal Act is amended—

(a)by striking out from subsections (1) and (2) "issued or renewed after the commencement of this section";

(b)by inserting after subsection (2) the following subsections:

(3) A licence or learner's permit must, if an applicant for the issue or renewal of the licence or permit so requests, include one or both of the following:

(a)the name and telephone number of a person to contact in the event that the holder of the licence or permit is involved in an accident or emergency (the "contact person");

(b)details of the blood group of the holder of the licence or permit.

(4) If the holder of a licence that does not include the information referred to in subsection (3) requests that such information be included on the licence, the Registrar must amend the licence in accordance with the request without payment of a fee.

(5) The Registrar must, on application by the holder of a licence or learner's permit, amend the licence or permit so as to vary the name or telephone number of the contact person.

Amendment of s. 136—Duty to notify change of name, address, etc.

4. Section 136 of the principal Act is amended by inserting after subsection (1) the following subsection:

(1a) If the person specified on a licence or learner's permit as the person to contact in the event of the holder of the licence or permit being involved in an accident or emergency changes his or her name or telephone number, the holder of the licence or permit must, within 14 days of becoming aware of the change, give notice to the Registrar of the person's new name or telephone number.

By Authority: J. D. Ferguson, Government Printer, South Australia