Control of Vehicles (Off-road Areas) Act 1978 (WA)

Western Australia Control of Vehicles (Off-road Areas) Act 1978 Western Australia Control of Vehicles (Off-road Areas) Act 1978 Contents 1. Short title 1 2. Commencement 1 3. Terms used 1 4. Application of this Act 4 4A. Delegation by Director General 4 4B. Agreements for performance of Director General's functions by others 5 5. Local government's functions 6 6. Driving and using off‑road vehicles, offences 7 7. Some vehicles to be registered under this Act 8 8. Exceptions to s. 6(1) and (2), 9A, 9B and 9C 9 9. Dangerous vehicles not to be driven etc. 10 9A. Seat belt requirements for vehicles 11 9B. Seat belt requirements for people in vehicles 11 9C. Motor cycle helmet requirements 13 10. Minimum age for drivers 14 12. Permitted areas, declaring etc. 14 13. Permitted areas, declaring before 6 Jan 1980 14 14. Private land may be declared to be a permitted area 15 15. Permitted area, temporary closure of 15 16. Prohibited areas, establishing etc. 15 17. Advisory Committee, establishment and functions of 17 18. Committee's functions as to permitted areas, prohibited areas, and use of vehicles 18 19. Permitted and prohibited areas, identifying 20 20. Permitted areas and prohibited areas, application of to vehicles and effect of 21 21. Advisory Committee, members and procedure of etc. 23 23. Nominations of candidates for Advisory Committee, Minister may request 26 24. Deputies of members, appointing etc. 26 25. Public Sector Management Act 1994, application of to members 27 26. Advisory Committee, departments etc. may assist 27 27. Sub‑committees, appointing 28 28. Registration of vehicles, generally 28 28A. Applying for registration etc. of vehicle 29 29. Registration procedure 30 29A. Transfer of vehicle registration 32 30. Fees for registration, reductions in, refunds of etc. 33 31. Registration obtained by dishonoured cheque is void 34 32. Refund of registration fees 35 32A. Nominated owner of vehicle, cancelling and changing 35 33. Review by SAT of decision on registration 36 34. Number plate to be displayed 36 35. Other offences concerning number plates 37 36. Road law provisions 37 37. Infringement notices 38 38. Authorised persons 40 39. Evidentiary provisions for prosecutions 46 40. Prosecutions, who may commence 48 41. General penalty 48 42. Detention of vehicles, court may order 48 43. Expenses of this Act, appropriation of penalties etc. 49 44. Regulations that operate as local laws, Governor may make 50 45. Local laws, local government may make 51 45A. Model local laws, Governor may make 51 45B. Local laws, Governor may amend or repeal 51 46. Regulations and local laws, general 52 47. Local laws and local planning schemes, Governor may revoke or amend 53 48. Regulations 54 49. Transitional provision for Local Government Legislation Amendment Act 2019 54 Notes Compilation table 55 Uncommenced provisions table 58 Other notes 59 Defined terms Western Australia Control of Vehicles (Off‑road Areas) Act 1978 An Act to prohibit the use of vehicles in certain places, to make provision as to the use of vehicles otherwise than on a road, to provide for areas where the use of off‑road vehicles shall be permitted, for the registration of off‑road vehicles, and for related purposes.