Road Transport (General) Act 1999

Other legislation applies in relation to offences against this Act.

Note 1 Criminal Code

The Criminal Code, ch 2 applies to the following offences against this Act (see Code, pt 2.1):

 s 43B (Offence—driving interstate corporate motor vehicle)

 s 58 (Police officer or authorised person may require name, date of birth, address and driver licence—driver or rider)

 s 58A (Police officer or authorised person may require name, date of birth, address and driver licence—supervisor, instructor or assessor)

 s 58B (Police officer or authorised person may direct removal of thing covering person’s face)

 s 61D (Failure to surrender suspended licence).

The chapter sets out the general principles of criminal responsibility (including burdens of proof and general defences), and defines terms used for offences to which the Code applies (eg conduct, intention, recklessness and strict liability).

Note 2 Penalty units

The Legislation Act, s 133 deals with the meaning of offence penalties that are expressed in penalty units.

Part 2 Administration of road transport legislation

Division 2.1 Road transport legislation