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VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC AMENDMENT (COMPULSORY CARRIAGE OF DRIVER LICENCE) BILL 62 OF 2002

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                    VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC AMENDMENT
                    (COMPULSORY CARRIAGE OF DRIVER
                           LICENCE) BILL 2002

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                                       CONTENTS
               1.    Short title
               2.    Commencement
               3.    Principal Act
               4.    Section 18 amended (Restricted driver licences)
               5.    Section 46 amended (Power to stop vehicle)
               6.    Section 46A inserted
                      46A. Carriage and production of driver licence, &c.
               7.    Section 47 amended (Production of documents by drivers
                     and persons in charge of vehicles)




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VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC AMENDMENT (COMPULSORY CARRIAGE OF DRIVER LICENCE) BILL 2002 (Brought in by the Minister for Infrastructure, the Honourable James Glennister Cox) A BILL FOR An Act to amend the Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999 in respect of the compulsory carriage of driver licences Be it enacted by His 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: Short title 1. This Act may be cited as the Vehicle and Traffic Amendment (Compulsory Carriage of Driver Licence) Act 2002. Commencement 2. This Act commences on 1 December 2002. Principal Act 3. In this Act, the Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999* is referred to as the Principal Act. *No. 70 of 1999 [Bill 62] 3

 


 

s. 4 No. Vehicle and Traffic Amendment 2002 (Compulsory Carriage of Driver Licence) Section 18 amended (Restricted driver licences) 4. Section 18 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting subsection (13). Section 46 amended (Power to stop vehicle) 5. Section 46 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after subsection (1) the following subsection: (1AA) Subsection (1)(a) does not extend to the production for inspection of an Australian driver licence or a foreign driver licence. Section 46A inserted 6. After section 46 of the Principal Act, the following section is inserted in Part 7: Carriage and production of driver licence, &c. 46A. (1) The holder of an Australian driver licence, while driving, or in charge of, a motor vehicle on a public street, or instructing a person learning to drive a motor vehicle on a public street, must - (a) carry the Australian driver licence; and (b) produce the licence for inspection by a police officer or an authorised officer when requested to do so by the officer. Penalty: Fine not exceeding 5 penalty units. (2) The holder of a foreign driver licence, while driving, or in charge of, a motor vehicle on a public street, must - 4

 


 

2002 Vehicle and Traffic Amendment No. s. 7 (Compulsory Carriage of Driver Licence) (a) carry - (i) the foreign driver licence and, if the foreign driver licence is not written in English, an English translation of the licence; or (ii) an international driving permit; and (b) produce the foreign driver licence, translation or permit, as the case may be, for inspection by a police officer or an authorised officer when requested to do so by the officer. Penalty: Fine not exceeding 5 penalty units. (3) A person, while driving, or in charge of, a motor vehicle, or engaging in any other activity for which an ancillary certificate is required, must carry the certificate and produce it for inspection by a police officer or an authorised officer when requested to do so by the officer. Penalty: Fine not exceeding 5 penalty units. Section 47 amended (Production of documents by drivers and persons in charge of vehicles) 7. Section 47 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting subsection (2). Government Printer, Tasmania 5

 


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