Heavy Vehicle Accreditation Scheme Validation Act 2013

In this section – relevant period means the period between 26 June 2000 and 21 March 2010 (both days inclusive); transitional period means the period between 22 March 2010 and 20 January 2013 (both days inclusive).

Despite section 69(2) of Part VII – if the Commission, during the relevant period – approved an application for alternative compliance accreditation; or renewed, or purportedly renewed, alternative compliance accreditation; and the certificate of accreditation for that alternative compliance accreditation had a specified date which was a date less than 3 years from the date of the certificate of accreditation – that alternative compliance accreditation is taken to have been, unless sooner cancelled under Part VII, effective for a period commencing on the date of the certificate of accreditation and ending on the specified date.

Despite section 69(2) of Part VII – if the Commission, during the transitional period – approved an application for alternative compliance accreditation; or renewed, or purportedly renewed, alternative compliance accreditation; and the certificate of accreditation for that alternative compliance accreditation (the initial accreditation) had a specified date which was a date less than 3 years from the date of the certificate of accreditation; and the Commission renewed or purported to renew the initial accreditation after the specified date– the initial accreditation is taken to have been effective for a period commencing on the date of the certificate of accreditation and ending on the specified date.

No action lies against the Crown in right of Tasmania, or the Commission, in relation to any loss incurred by a person in relation to – a certificate of accreditation, if the loss is incurred by reason only that the certificate had a specified date which was a date less than 3 years from the date of the certificate of accreditation; or the renewal of an alternative compliance accreditation, if the loss is incurred by reason only that the accreditation was renewed earlier than it was required under Part VII to be so renewed.