National Transport Commission (Road Transport Legislation - Australian Road Rules) Amendment Regulations 2008 (No. 1) (Cth)

National Transport Commission (Road Transport Legislation — Australian Road Rules) Amendment Regulations 2008 (No. 1)1 Select Legislative Instrument 2008 No. 155 I, PHILIP MICHAEL JEFFERY, Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the National Transport Commission Act 2003. Dated 17 July 2008

P. M. JEFFERY Governor‑General By His Excellency's Command

ANTHONY ALBANESE Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government

1 Name of Regulations

These Regulations are the National Transport Commission (Road Transport Legislation — Australian Road Rules) Amendment Regulations 2008 (No. 1).

2 Commencement

These Regulations commence on the day after they are registered.

3 Model legislation — Australian Road Rules

For section 7 of the National Transport Commission Act 2003 (the NTC Act), Schedule 1 sets out model legislation, in the form of amending Regulations, about the rules to be followed by all road users.

Note 1 The model legislation set out in Schedules 1 and 2 does not have the force of law (see paragraph 7 (2) (a) of the NTC Act).

Note 2 These Regulations must be made in accordance with the Agreement (see subparagraph 3 (b) (ii) of the NTC Act).

Note 3 These Regulations are not subject to disallowance — see the Legislative Instruments Act 2003, subsection 44 (2) (table, item 44) and the Legislative Instruments Regulations 2004, regulation 8 and Schedule 2, item 7.

Note 4 These Regulations are not subject to sunsetting — see the Legislative Instruments Act 2003, subsection 54 (2) (table, item 51) and the Legislative Instruments Regulations 2004, regulation 9 and Schedule 3, item 4.

Note 5 The amendments set out in Schedule 1 were approved by the Australian Transport Council on 29 September 2006.