Motor Vehicle Sports (Public Safety) Act 1985 (NSW)

Motor Vehicle Sports (Public Safety) Act 1985 No 24

An Act to make provision for the control and regulation of meetings for motor vehicle racing and certain other sporting and recreational activities involving motor vehicles.

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Act This Act may be cited as the Motor Vehicle Sports (Public Safety) Act 1985.

2 Commencement (1) Sections 1 and 2 shall commence on the date of assent to this Act. (2) Except as provided by subsections (1) and (3), this Act shall commence on such day as may be appointed by the Governor in respect thereof and as may be notified by proclamation published in the Gazette. (3) Part 3 shall commence on such day, being a day that is not earlier than the day appointed and notified under section 2 (2) of the Recreation Vehicles Act 1983, as may be appointed by the Governor in respect thereof and as may be notified by proclamation published in the Gazette.

3 Definitions In this Act, except in so far as the context or subject-matter otherwise indicates or requires— licence means a licence under this Act. motor vehicle means a motor vehicle within the meaning of the Road Transport Act 2013. motor vehicle racing means— (a) a motor vehicle sport consisting of a competition in which speed is the determining factor, or (b) a motor vehicle sport prescribed to be motor vehicle racing for the purposes of this definition. motor vehicle racing ground means any park, racecourse, oval, recreation reserve, sports ground or other land, whether enclosed or unenclosed, which is designed, constructed or adapted for motor vehicle racing, and includes any land or building used in connection therewith, but does not include a road or road related area within the meaning of section 4 (1) of the Road Transport Act 2013 (other than a road or road related area that is the subject of a declaration made under section 18 (1) (b) of that Act relating to all of the provisions of that Act). motor vehicle sport means any competition between the drivers or riders of motor vehicles in which the determining factor is the speed, manoeuvrability, reliability, durability or mechanical condition of the vehicles, the skill of the drivers or riders, or any combination of those things. regulations means regulations under this Act. Tribunal means the Civil and Administrative Tribunal.