Road Safety Act 1986

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Minister's second reading speech—

Legislative Assembly: 11 September 1986

Legislative Council: 18 November 1986

The long title for the Bill for this Act was "A Bill to re-enact, with amendments, the law relating to motor vehicles, to repeal the Motor Car Act 1958, to make consequential amendments to various Acts and for other purposes.".

The Road Safety Act 1986 was assented to on 23 December 1986 and came into operation as follows:

Sections 1–4, 101, Schedule 3 item 3 on 1 January 1987: Government Gazette 23 December 1986 page 4775.

Part 5, sections 59(1) (except paragraphs (a)(c)(d)), 59(2) (except paragraphs (b)(c)), 59(5), 62–73, 75, 76(2), 77–84, 91–96, 100, 102, 103(7)(9), Schedules 1, 2, Schedule 3 item 10, Schedule 4 items 9, 12, 18.8, 29.1 (except paragraphs (a)(c)(d)–(f), 29.2 (in its application to sections 39(2)(3), 40, 41(1) of the Transport Accident Act 1986), 29.3, 29.5, 29.6 (except paragraph (b)), 29.8–29.13, 29.17 on 1 March 1987: Government Gazette 25 February 1987 page 445.

Part 3, sections 59(1)(a)(2)(b)(c)(3)(4)(9), 103(1)(2)(6)(10)(11), Schedule 3 item 7, Schedule 4 items 10, 18.3–18.5, 29.2 (in its application to section 39(4)(5) of the Transport Accident Act 1986), 29.6(b), 29.7 on 1 May 1987: Government Gazette 25 February 1987 page 445.

Section 74 on 9 March 1987: Government Gazette 4 March 1987 page 463.

Sections 60, 61, Schedule 3 item 9 on 1 April 1987: Government Gazette 1 April 1987 page 778.

Sections 97, 103(8) on 1 July 1987: Government Gazette 25 February 1987 page 445.

Sections 5–14, 16, 103(3), Schedule 3 items 5, 6, Schedule 4 items 1–8, 11, 13–17, 18.1, 18.2, 18.6, 18.7, 18.9, 20.1, 21.1, 21.2, 21.4, 22.1, 23–25, 27.1, 27.2, 28.2, 28.3, 28.5–28.12, 28.13 (except paragraphs (a)(d)), 28.17, 28.18, 29.1(f), 29.2 (in its application to sections 35(1)(b), 36, 39(1), 64(1), 65(1), 94(1)(a)(2)(a)(13), 95, 96(1)(2)(a), 97(1)(3), 98, 99(1)(3), 100(1), 101(1), 102(1)(2), 108(1), 109(1)(3)–(5), 110(1)(5), 111(1)(2), 112(1)(2) of the Transport Accident Act 1986), 29.4, 29.14–29.16, 29.18, 30) on 1 July 1987: Special Gazette (No. 27) 25 June 1987 page 1.

Sections 34–46, 59(1)(c)(d)(6)–(8), 76(1), 85–90, 98, 99, 103(4)(5), Schedule 3 item 12, Schedule 4 items 20.2, 20.3, 28.1, 28.4, 28.13(a)(d), 28.13A, 28.14, 28.15, 28.15A, 28.16(a)(b), 28.19, 28.20, 29.1(a)(c)–(e), 29.19, 29.20 on 1 March 1988: Government Gazette 30 December 1987 page 3540.

Section 15 was never proclaimed, repealed by No. 57/1998 section 4(3)(b).

Schedule 4 items 19, 21.3 were never proclaimed, repealed by No. 57/1998 section 25(3).

Schedule 4 item 22.2 was never proclaimed, repealed by No. 78/1987 section 21(a).

Schedule 4 items 26.1–26.11 were never proclaimed, repealed by No. 65/1987 section 25(2).

Schedule 4 item 28.16(c) was never proclaimed, repealed by No. 57/1998 section 25(3).

Schedule 4 item 29.21 was never proclaimed, repealed by No. 84/1994 section 61.

INTERPRETATION OF LEGISLATION ACT 1984 (ILA)

Style changes

Section 54A of the ILA authorises the making of the style changes set out in Schedule 1 to that Act.

References to ILA s. 39B

Sidenotes which cite ILA s. 39B refer to section 39B of the ILA which provides that where an undivided section or clause of a Schedule is amended by the insertion of one or more subsections or subclauses, the original section or clause becomes subsection or subclause (1) and is amended by the insertion of the expression "(1)" at the beginning of the original section or clause.

Interpretation

As from 1 January 2001, amendments to section 36 of the ILA have the following effects:

• Headings

All headings included in an Act which is passed on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Act. Any heading inserted in an Act which was passed before 1 January 2001, by an Act passed on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Act. This includes headings to Parts, Divisions or Subdivisions in a Schedule; sections; clauses; items; tables; columns; examples; diagrams; notes or forms. See section 36(1A)(2A).

• Examples, diagrams or notes

All examples, diagrams or notes included in an Act which is passed on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Act. Any examples, diagrams or notes inserted in an Act which was passed before 1 January 2001, by an Act passed on or after 1 January 2001, form part of that Act. See section 36(3A).

• Punctuation

All punctuation included in an Act which is passed on or after 1 January 2001 forms part of that Act. Any punctuation inserted in an Act which was passed before 1 January 2001, by an Act passed on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Act. See section 36(3B).

• Provision numbers

All provision numbers included in an Act form part of that Act, whether inserted in the Act before, on or after 1 January 2001. Provision numbers include section numbers, subsection numbers, paragraphs and subparagraphs. See section 36(3C).

• Location of "legislative items"

A "legislative item" is a penalty, an example or a note. As from 13 October 2004, a legislative item relating to a provision of an Act is taken to be at the foot of that provision even if it is preceded or followed by another legislative item that relates to that provision. For example, if a penalty at the foot of a provision is followed by a note, both of these legislative items will be regarded as being at the foot of that provision. See section 36B.

• Other material

Any explanatory memorandum, table of provisions, endnotes, index and other material printed after the Endnotes does not form part of an Act.

See section 36(3)(3D)(3E).