An Act to amend the Heavy Vehicle (Adoption of National Law) Act 2013, the Road Transport Act 2013 and the Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Regulation 2017 in connection with heavy vehicles; to amend the Local Government Act 1993 and the Motor Vehicles Taxation Act 1988 to increase certain penalties; and for other purposes.
1 Name of Act
This Act is the Road Transport Legislation Miscellaneous Amendments Act 2018.
2 Commencement
(1) This Act commences on 1 July 2018, except as provided by subsection (2).(2) Schedule 1.1 commences on a day or days to be appointed by proclamation.
Schedule 1 Amendment of legislation
[1] Section 25A Authorisation for section 688 of Heavy Vehicle National Law (NSW) (Payments into Fund)
Omit “any regulatory component that may be prescribed by the national regulations for the purposes of the definition of road use component in section 688 (3) of that Law”.Insert instead “the regulatory component of the charges payable for the registration of a heavy vehicle as prescribed by the national regulations”.
[2] Section 26 Requirement for driver of heavy motor vehicle to produce Australian driver licence
Omit the section.
[3] Section 27D Offences for which mistake of fact defence unavailable
Omit the section.
[4] Section 27F Section 10 of Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 not applicable in certain circumstances
Omit section 27F (2) (b).
[5] Schedule 1 Modification of Heavy Vehicle National Law as applying in New South Wales
Omit Schedule 1.2 [20].
1.2–1.5
(Repealed)sch 1: Am 1987 No 15, sec 30C.