Defined terms
Defined terms Defined terms
[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]
Defined term Provision(s)
above the speed limit 49AAA
alleged conduct 71C(1)
alleged offence 71C(1)
alleged offender 71C(1), 79BCA(1), 79BCD(1), 79D(2) and (6)
alternative vehicle 79BCD(4), 79B(3C)
amendment Act 109(1)
analyst 65
approved 78A(1)
approved device 65
approved expert 70(7)
authorised drug tester 65
authorised enforcement action 91, 93
authorised person 65
blood alcohol content 65
breath analysing equipment 65
business day 91
business owner 79D(2)
cancellation provision 62B(3), 64A(1A)
circumstances of aggravation 49AB(1)
commencement day 72(8), 91, 109(1), 110(1), 110A(1)
Commissioner 78A(1), 80G(1)
conduct 65
confiscated motor cycle 80V(1)
confiscated vehicle 80J(1)
confiscation zone 49AAA
consent 91, 92(1)
controller 91
day of the offence 78A(1)
debtor 105C(4)
dentist 65
disqualification notice 71C(2)
driver 49A(1), 54(1), (2) and (6), 55(1) and (4), 56(1) and (4), 59(1), 59A(1), 59BA(1), 79BC(1)
driver assessment 65
drug 65
drugs analyst 65
drug testing 65
event 81A
expenses 80J(1)
first person 110A(2)
former 109(1)
former Act 110(1)
former owner 80M(1)
grievous bodily harm 49AAA
hired 78A(1)
immediate family 80N
impound 78A(1)
impounded vehicle 79D(1), 80JA(1)
impounding offence (driver’s licence) 78A(1)
impounding offence (driving) 78A(1)
impounding or confiscation order 78A(1)
impounding order 78A(1)
impounding period 78A(1)
impounding provision 79BA(1), 79BCA(5), 79BCD(5)
initially impounded vehicle 79BCA(1)
instructor 49AAA
interest 78A(1)
item 80J(1), 80M(1), 80V(1)
learner driver 49AAA
lent 78A(1)
load 91
maximum storage charges amount 105A(1)
maximum towing charges amount 105(1)
medical practitioner 65
Minister 72(3A)
motor cycle 49AAA
necessity permit 49A(5)
notice to surrender 79BCC(1)
nurse practitioner 65
offence 60B(1), 79BA(1), 79BCA(1), 79BCD(1)
offender 71B(1), 80LA(1)
on-site release charge 91, 100(2)
order 80G(1), 81A
parked 91
parking agreement 91
parking facility 91
passenger transport vehicle 79D(1)
police officer 71C(1), 79BA(1)
post-impoundment expenses 80I(1A)
preliminary oral fluid test 65
preliminary test 65
prescribed authorisation - 49AB(1AA)
prescribed illicit drug 65
prescribed sample taker 65
previous offender 79(1A), 79BC(1)
prohibition notice 71BA(1)
provide a prohibited service 105H(1)
provide driving instruction 49AAA
provider of a passenger transport vehicle 79D(1)
public entity 91
radar detector 81G(1)
reasonable expenses 78A(1)
reckless manner 60(1)
registered nurse 65
relevant offence 49(7)
relevant person 91
relevant premises 97(1), 100(1)
requirement 67(1), 67AC(1), 67AD(1), 68A(1)
road 81A
road rage circumstances 78A(1)
road rage offence 78A(1)
sample 71A(1)
school zone 49AAA
second person 110A(2)
security interest 91
security power 91
selling expenses 80LA(2)
senior police officer 78A(1)
serious bodily harm 66(8A)
service 79D(1)
shorter impounding period 79BC(2) and (3)
speed limit 49AAA
storage charges 91
storage yard 91
subject 71A(1)
substitute vehicle 79BCA(4), 79B(3A)
surrender alternative vehicle notice 79BCD(2)
surrender notice 79(1A), 79BA(2), 80N, 80P(2)
surrender period 78A(1)
surrender substitute vehicle notice 79BCA(2)
suspected use 80N
technologist 70(7)
tow 91
towing arrangement 91, 94(1)
towing charges 91
towing service provider 91, 94(1)
tow truck 91
tow truck driver 91
uncollected vehicle 80J(1), 80M(1)
undergoes 65
vehicle 79BA(1)
vehicle A 79BCD(1)
vehicle crash 91
vehicle referred to in section 80GA 78A(1)
vehicle service provider 79D(1)
victim 54(2) and (6)
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