Vehicle and Traffic (Vehicle Standards) Regulations 2024 (Tas)

Vehicle and Traffic (Vehicle Standards) Regulations 2024

I, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, make the following regulations under the Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999 .

20 June 2024

B. BAKER

Governor

By Her Excellency's Command,

ERIC ABETZ

Minister for Transport

PART 1 - Preliminary

Division 1 - Short title, commencement and interpretation

1. Short title These regulations may be cited as the Vehicle and Traffic (Vehicle Standards) Regulations 2024 .

2. Commencement These regulations take effect on 25 June 2024.

3. Interpretation (1) In these regulations – Act means the Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999 ; adopted standard means a standard, except an ADR, that is applied, adopted or incorporated by the Vehicle Standards; ADR means a second edition ADR or a third edition ADR; ADR (Definitions and Vehicle Categories) means the Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule – Definitions and Vehicle Categories) 2005 made under the RVSA; air brake means an air-operated or air-assisted brake; Airservices Australia vehicle means a vehicle that may be driven by any of the following persons in the course of the person's duties under the Air Services Act 1995 of the Commonwealth: (a) the Chief Executive Officer of Airservices Australia appointed under section 34 of that Act; (b) a person appointed to act as Chief Executive Officer of Airservices Australia appointed under section 41 of that Act; (c) a person employed under section 42 of that Act; (d) a person engaged as a consultant under section 43 of that Act; air storage tank, of a vehicle, means a tank fitted to the vehicle for storing compressed air; ambulance has the same meaning as in the Ambulance Service Act 1982 ; Australian Border Force vehicle means a vehicle that may be driven by an Immigration and Border Protection worker as defined in the Australian Border Force Act 2015 of the Commonwealth, in the course of the worker's duties under that Act; Australian Defence Force vehicle means a vehicle that may be driven by a person who is a member of the Defence Force accepted for service under the Defence Act 1903 of the Commonwealth, in the course of the person's service under that Act; or Australian Federal Police vehicle means a vehicle that may be driven by any of the following persons in the course of the person's duties under the Australian Federal Police Act 1979 of the Commonwealth: (a) the Commissioner of Police appointed under that Act; (b) an AFP appointee appointed under that Act; Australian Standard means a standard approved for publication by Standards Australia; Note: Copies of Australian Standards are available for purchase from Standards Australia at www.standards.org.au