Motor Vehicles (Disability Parking Permit Scheme) Amendment Bill 2024 (SA)

South Australia Motor Vehicles (Disability Parking Permit Scheme) Amendment Bill 2024 A Bill For An Act to amend the Motor Vehicles Act 1959.

Contents Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title 2 Commencement Part 2—Amendment of Motor Vehicles Act 1959 3 Amendment of heading to Part 3D 4 Amendment of section 98R—Application for permit 5 Amendment of section 98S—Duration and renewal of permits 6 Amendment of section 98T—Permit contents, conditions and entitlements 7 Amendment of section 98U—Misuse of permit 8 Amendment of section 98V—Cancellation of permit 9 Amendment of section 98WA—Interstate permit holders have reciprocal entitlements 10 Amendment of section 98X—Interpretation

The Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows: Part 1—Preliminary 1—Short title This Act may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (Disability Parking Permit Scheme) Amendment Act 2024. 2—Commencement This Act comes into operation on a day to be fixed by proclamation.

Part 2—Amendment of Motor Vehicles Act 1959 3—Amendment of heading to Part 3D Heading to Part 3D—delete "Disabled persons' parking" and substitute: Disability parking 4—Amendment of section 98R—Application for permit (1) Section 98R—delete "disabled person's" wherever occurring and substitute in each case: disability (2) Section 98R(1)(a) and (3)—delete "disabled person" wherever occurring and substitute in each case: person with a disability (3) Section 98R(1)(b)—delete "disabled persons" and substitute: people with a disability 5—Amendment of section 98S—Duration and renewal of permits (1) Section 98S(1)—delete "disabled person's" and substitute: disability (2) Section 98S(1)(a)—delete "disabled person" and substitute: person with a disability (3) Section 98S(1)(a)—delete "physical" (4) Section 98S—after subsection (2) insert: (3) In this section— temporary impairment means an impairment that, in the opinion of the Registrar, is likely to endure for more than 6 months but is not likely to be permanent. 6—Amendment of section 98T—Permit contents, conditions and entitlements (1) Section 98T—delete "disabled person's" wherever occurring and substitute in each case: disability (2) Section 98T(1b)(a) and (2)—delete "disabled person" wherever occurring and substitute in each case: person with a disability 7—Amendment of section 98U—Misuse of permit (1) Section 98U—delete "disabled person's" and substitute: disability (2) Section 98U—delete "disabled person" and substitute: person with a disability 8—Amendment of section 98V—Cancellation of permit (1) Section 98V(1)(a)—delete "disabled person" and substitute: person with a disability (2) Section 98V—delete "disabled person's" wherever occurring and substitute in each case: disability 9—Amendment of section 98WA—Interstate permit holders have reciprocal entitlements Section 98WA(1)—delete "disabled person's" and substitute: disability 10—Amendment of section 98X—Interpretation (1) Section 98X(1)—delete "disabled person" and substitute: person with a disability (2) Section 98X(2)—delete subsection (2) and substitute: (2) In this Part— person with a disability means a person who meets the eligibility criteria prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this Part.