Heavy Vehicle National Law (Tasmania) Act 2013 (Tas)

Heavy Vehicle National Law (Tasmania) Act 2013

An Act to apply as a law of this State a national law relating to the regulation of the use of heavy vehicles, and to repeal certain Acts, and for related and consequential purposes [Royal Assent 24 July 2013]

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

PART 1 - Preliminary

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Heavy Vehicle National Law (Tasmania) Act 2013 .

2. Commencement The provisions of this Act commence on a day or days to be proclaimed.

3. Interpretation (1) In this Act – commencement day means the day on which section 4 commences; Heavy Vehicle National Law means the Heavy Vehicle National Law, as in force from time to time, set out in the Schedule to the Heavy Vehicle National Law Act 2012 of Queensland; Heavy Vehicle National Law (Tasmania) means the provisions applying in this jurisdiction because of section 4 ; Heavy Vehicle National Regulations (Tasmania) means the provisions applying in this jurisdiction because of section 5 ; local application provisions means the provisions of this Act other than the Heavy Vehicle National Law (Tasmania); local application regulations means the regulations made under section 43 ; Registrar means the Registrar of Motor Vehicles appointed under section 5 of the Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999 ; State entity includes – (a) an Agency within the meaning of the State Service Act 2000 ; and (b) a Government Business Enterprise within the meaning of the Government Business Enterprises Act 1995 ; and (c) a State-owned Company; and (d) a State authority that is not a Government Business Enterprise; and (e) the council, board, trust or trustees, or other governing body (however designated) of, or for, a corporation, body of persons or institution, that is or are appointed by the Governor or a Minister of the Crown; and (f) any other person or body prescribed by the local application regulations; State-owned Company means a company incorporated under the Corporations Act which is controlled by – (a) the Crown; or (b) a State authority; or (c) another company which is itself controlled by the Crown or a State authority; this jurisdiction means Tasmania. (2) Terms used in the local application provisions and also the Heavy Vehicle National Law have the same meanings in the local application provisions as they have in the Heavy Vehicle National Law.