Recreation Vehicles Act 1983 No 136
Current version for 1 November 2011 to date (accessed 19 May 2013 at 23:51)
44 Regulations
(1) The Governor may make regulations not inconsistent with this Act
for or with respect to any matter that by this Act is required or permitted to
be prescribed or that is necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying
out or giving effect to this Act and, in particular, for or with respect
to:(a) the functions of authorised officers,
(b) the keeping of the register,
(c) design, construction, equipment and performance standards for
motor vehicles,
(d) the transfer of registration,
(e) the issue of replacement identification certificates, certificates
of registration and registration plates,
(f) the control of motor vehicles, and of the driving of motor
vehicles, in recreation vehicle areas,
(g) safety measures to be observed by the drivers and passengers of
motor vehicles, and by other persons who are in, on or about motor vehicles,
in recreation vehicle areas,
(h) the procedures to be followed by the driver of a motor vehicle in
the event of an accident involving the motor vehicle occurring in a recreation
vehicle area,
(i) the design, construction and exhibition of traffic control signs
for use in recreation vehicle areas,
(j) the protection of the environment from the effects of the driving
of motor vehicles in recreation vehicle areas, and
(k) the imposition of fees.
(2) A regulation may impose a penalty not exceeding 5 penalty units
for any breach thereof.
(3) A provision of a regulation may:(a) apply generally or be limited in its application by reference to
specified exceptions or factors,
(b) apply differently according to different factors of a specified
kind,
(c) authorise any matter or thing to be from time to time determined,
applied or regulated by any specified person or body,
(d) exempt from the operation of any specified provision of this
Act:(i) any specified person or specified class of persons,
or
(ii) any specified motor vehicle or specified class of motor
vehicles,
either absolutely or subject to conditions, or
(e) provide that any specified provision of the road transport
legislation within the meaning of the Road
Transport (General) Act 2005 applies (subject to such
variations, if any, as are specified in the regulations under this Act) to and
in respect of a motor vehicle, or the driving of a motor vehicle, in a
recreation vehicle area,
(f) (Repealed)
or may do any combination of those things.