Contents (1999 - 18)
Road Transport (General) Act 1999 No 18
Status information

Long title

Part 1 Preliminary

Note
1 Name of Act
2 Commencement
3 Definitions
4 Notes

Part 2 Administration of road transport legislation

Division 1 Road transport legislation

5 What is the road transport legislation?

Division 2 Inter-relationship between road transport legislation and other law

6 General relationship with other laws

Division 3 Responsible persons for vehicles under road transport legislation

7 Who is a responsible person for a vehicle
8 Rights, liabilities and obligations of multiple responsible persons

Division 4 Alteration of scope of operation of road transport legislation

9 Power to include or exclude areas in road transport legislation
10 Power to exclude vehicles, persons or animals from road transport legislation
11 Consultation required with Minister administering Motor Accidents Act 1988 in certain cases
12 Application orders and emergency orders
13 Authority to maintain database of declarations and orders made under this Division

Division 5 Authority documents

14 Authority may issue single authority document to authorised officers

Part 3 Enforcement of road transport legislation and other legislation

Division 1 Penalty notices

15 Penalty notices for certain offences
16 Service of penalty notices
17 Payment of penalty notices
18 Effect of Division on other kinds of proceedings

Division 2 Production of licences and identification of drivers and passengers

19 Authorised officer may require production of driver licence and name and address from driver or rider
20 Authorised officer may require production of driver licence and name and address from certain passengers
21 Authorised officer may require responsible person for vehicle and others to disclose identity of driver who commits offence
22 Production of driver licence to court
23 Unauthorised demand for production of driver licence

Division 3 Licence disqualification

Subdivision 1 General

24 Court may impose penalty and disqualify driver on conviction
25 Disqualification for certain major offences

Subdivision 2 Use of interlock devices as alternative to disqualification

25A Interpretation
25B Subdivision does not apply to habitual traffic offenders
25C Disqualification period may be suspended for participation in interlock program
25D When person may participate in interlock program
25E Entitlement to apply for interlock driver licence
25F When disqualification suspension order has effect
25G Participation in an interlock program
25H Effect of successful participation in interlock program

Subdivision 3 Effect of disqualification

26 Effect of disqualification

Division 4 Habitual traffic offenders

27 Relevant offences
28 Declaration of persons as habitual traffic offenders
29 Warning to be given to persons liable to be declared habitual traffic offenders
30 Period of disqualification of habitual traffic offender
31 Quashing of declaration and bar against appeals
32 Disqualification in addition to any other penalty

Division 5 Suspension of licences and visiting driver privileges

33 Suspension of licence by Commissioner of Police
34 Immediate suspension of licence in certain circumstances
35 Suspension of driving privileges of visiting driver

Division 6 Downgrading of licences

36 Downgrading of driver licences

Division 7 Compensation orders by courts in respect of offences under road transport legislation

37 Court may order compensation for damages and other losses
38 Compensation for loss of time

Division 8 Detention, impounding and forfeiture of vehicles

39 Removal and impounding of vehicles used for certain offences
40 Impounding or forfeiture of vehicles on finding of guilt or admission of offence
41 Search warrants

Division 9 Imputed liability for certain offences under road transport legislation

42 Directors and managers liable for offences committed by corporations
43 Liability of responsible person for vehicle for designated offences

Division 10 Service of documents

44 Service of documents on persons generally
45 Lodgment of documents with Authority

Division 11 Evidentiary provisions in relation to road transport legislation

46 Certificate evidence and other evidentiary provisions

Division 12 Proceedings for offences under road transport legislation

47 Proceedings for offences

Division 13 Review of decisions under road transport legislation

48 Review by Administrative Decisions Tribunal of certain decisions made under road transport legislation

Division 14 Personal liability for carrying out duties under road transport legislation

49 Indemnity from personal liability for honest and good faith carrying out of duties

Part 4 Further provisions concerning vehicles, roads and road related areas

Division 1 Police powers

50 Power of entry for tracing stolen motor vehicles or trailers or their parts
51 Use of tyre deflation devices in police pursuits

Division 2 Unauthorised use of vehicles

52 Motor vehicles or trailers not to be used without consent of owner
53 Procuring or hire of motor vehicle or trailer by fraud or misrepresentation

Division 3 Written off and wrecked motor vehicles

54 Object of this Division
55 Definitions
56 Meaning of “wrecked”
57 Meaning of “written off”
58 Register of written off and wrecked motor vehicles
59 Insurers to provide written off motor vehicle information to Authority
60 Auto-dismantlers to provide wrecked motor vehicle information to Authority
61 Dealers to provide motor vehicle information to Authority
62 Regulations may extend obligation to provide information under this Division to others
63 False or misleading information
64 Unauthorised access to or interference with register
65 Unauthorised disclosure of information
66 Removal of vehicle identifiers
67 Authority may refuse to register motor vehicle that has written off or wrecked vehicle identifier
68 Variations to Division
69 Exemptions

Part 5 Miscellaneous

70 Act to bind Crown
71 Regulations
72 Regulations may exclude vehicles, animals and persons from this Act or the regulations
73 Unpaid charges and fees
74 Savings, transitional and other provisions
75 Review of Act

 Schedule 1 Impounded and forfeited vehicles

 Schedule 1A Interlock participation and disqualification compliance periods

 Schedule 2 Savings, transitional and other provisions

Historical notes