Heavy Vehicle (General) National Regulation

The RTI Act is modified as stated in this section.

Sections 13, 15, 17, 23(1)(b), 31, 81(c) and (d), 113(2) and (3), 183, 186 to 188 and Schedule 2 do not apply.

In the Preamble and Part 1 of Chapter 1, a reference to the government is taken to be a reference to the government of a participating jurisdiction.

In sections 24 and 78E, a reference to evidence of identity includes a reference to any evidence available in a participating jurisdiction that corresponds to the evidence of identity prescribed for the section.

Section 72(1) is taken to refer to a presentation to any House or committee of a Parliament of a participating jurisdiction.

A reference in section 113(1) to the responsible Minister is taken to be a reference to the responsible Ministers.

A reference in section 168 to the Attorney-General is taken to be a reference to the Attorney-General of a participating jurisdiction.

In section 174, a reference to the State is taken to be—

in relation to a liability of the information commissioner, a member of the staff of the OIC or a person acting under the direction of a Minister—a reference to the Crown in right of the State of Queensland; or

in relation to any other liability—a reference to the Regulator.

In Chapter 5, a reference to a Minister is taken to be a reference to a Minister of a participating jurisdiction, including all or any of the responsible Ministers.

Section 185 is taken to require a report on the operation of the applied Act to be included in the annual report on the operation of the RTI Act prepared for tabling in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland by—

for an annual report for a financial year ending before 1 July 2026—the Minister administering that Act; or

for an annual report for a financial year ending after 1 July 2026—the information commissioner.

In Schedules 1, 3 and 4—

a reference to any entity, scheme or matter connected to Queensland is taken to include—

a reference to a corresponding entity, scheme or matter connected to a participating jurisdiction; and

in relation to a general reference to an agency or unit of the public sector—the Regulator; and

a reference to a Minister is taken to be a reference to a Minister of a participating jurisdiction including all or any of the responsible Ministers; and

a reference to a provision of a Queensland Act, or to a document relating to a Queensland Act, is taken to include a reference to a corresponding provision of, or document relating to, an Act of a participating jurisdiction.

In Schedule 3, section 4B does not apply.

In Part 4 of Schedule 4, section 5 does not apply.

In Schedule 5, the definitions community service obligations, entity to which this Act does not apply, freight operations, member of QR group, Minister and public library, and paragraph (b) of the definition document, do not apply.

To avoid doubt, in the applied Act—

in section 166, a reference to the State is a reference to the Crown in right of Queensland; and

in Parts 1 to 5 of Chapter 4 and in sections 184 and 189 a reference to an entity related to Parliament is a reference to an entity of the Parliament of Queensland; and

in Parts 1 to 5 of Chapter 4—

a reference to the Minister is a reference to the Minister administering the RTI Act; and

a reference to the Governor, Governor in Council or the Premier is a reference to those entities of Queensland.