Motor Sports (World Rally Championship) Regulation 2014

1 Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Motor Sports (World Rally Championship) Regulation 2014.

2 Commencement

This Regulation commences on 1 September 2014 and is required to be published on the NSW legislation website.

Note—

This Regulation replaces the Motor Sports (World Rally Championship) Regulation 2009 which is repealed on 1 September 2014 by section 10 (2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1989.

3 Definitions

(1)  In this Regulation:

the Act means the Motor Sports (World Rally Championship) Act 2009.

Note—

The Act and the Interpretation Act 1987 contain definitions and other provisions that affect the interpretation and application of this Regulation.

(2)  Notes included in this Regulation do not form part of this Regulation.

4 Certain provisions of roads legislation apply to rally events and areas: section 17

(1)  For the purposes of section 17 of the Act, the provisions of the Roads Act 1993 and the instruments made under that Act apply, during a declared rally period, in relation to the conduct of a rally event or the area in which it is conducted, but subject to the following modifications:

(a)  section 115 (2) of the Roads Act 1993 is modified by inserting the following paragraph after paragraph (f) of that subsection:

  

(f1)  for the purpose of enabling a public road to be used for the conduct of a rally event (within the meaning of the Motor Sports (World Rally Championship) Act 2009) or the carrying out of any related works or activities (including the reinstatement of land as referred to in that Act), or

(b)  section 115 (3) of the Roads Act 1993 is modified by inserting the following at the end of that subsection:

  

However, this subsection does not apply in relation to the conduct of a rally event (within the meaning of the Motor Sports (World Rally Championship) Act 2009) or the carrying out of any related works or activities (including the reinstatement of land as referred to in that Act).

(b1)  Division 4 of Part 8 of the Roads Act 1993 is modified by inserting the following at the end of that Division:

  

123A Application of Part to World Rally Championship

In this Part, a reference to:

(a)  the Minister is taken to include a reference to the Minister administering the Motor Sports (World Rally Championship) Act 2009, and

(b)  a roads authority is taken to include a reference to a rally promoter in relation to a public road within the declared rally area for the conduct of a rally event (within the meaning of those terms in the Motor Sports (World Rally Championship) Act 2009) or the carrying out of any related works or activities (including the reinstatement of land as referred to in that Act).

(c)  section 138 (1) of the Roads Act 1993 is modified by inserting “or for the purpose of enabling a public road to be used for the conduct of a rally event (within the meaning of the Motor Sports (World Rally Championship) Act 2009) or the carrying out of any related works or activities (including the reinstatement of land as referred to in that Act)” after “appropriate roads authority”,

(d)  clause 11 (2) of the Roads Regulation 2008 is modified by inserting the following paragraph after paragraph (c) of that subclause:

  

(c1)  the doing of anything on a road for the purpose of enabling the road to be used for the conduct of a rally event (within the meaning of the Motor Sports (World Rally Championship) Act 2009) or the carrying out of any related works or activities (including the reinstatement of land as referred to in that Act), or

(e)  clause 12 of the Roads Regulation 2008 is modified by inserting the following subclause at the end of that clause:

  

(2)  Subclause (1) (a) does not apply in relation to a road temporarily closed for the purpose of enabling participants in a rally event (within the meaning of the Motor Sports (World Rally Championship) Act 2009) to use the road during a stage of the rally event.

(2)  Accordingly, functions referred to in section 115 (2) of the Roads Act 1993 are conferred on roads authorities (within the meaning of that Act) by subclause (1).

cl 4: Am 2016 (656), cl 3.

5 Prescribed regions for section 4 of Act

For the purposes of section 4 of the Act, the region comprising the following local government areas is prescribed:

(a)  Bellingen,

(b)  Clarence Valley,

(c)  Coffs Harbour City,

(d)  Kempsey,

(e)  Nambucca.

Note—

Section 4 of the Act provides that the Minister may, by order, declare any area within the Northern Rivers Region, or within any other region of the State prescribed by the regulations, as the area within which a rally event may be conducted.

5A Conduct of rally events

For the purposes of section 4 (4) of the Act, the conduct of a rally event during the period beginning on 1 July 2018 and ending on 30 June 2023 is authorised.

Note—

Section 4 of the Act provides for the Minister to make an order declaring an area within the Northern Rivers region or another prescribed region as one within which a rally event may be conducted and designating the period during which a rally event may be conducted. This clause authorises the making of an order that designates a period during the 5 years from 1 July 2018.

cl 5A: Ins 2018 (327), cl 3.

6 Savings

Any act, matter or thing that, immediately before the repeal of the Motor Sports (World Rally Championship) Regulation 2009, had effect under that Regulation continues to have effect under this Regulation.