{"id":"F1997B02206","name":"Commonwealth Motor Vehicles (Liability) Regulations","slug":"commonwealth-motor-vehicles-liability-regulations","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"105 of 1978","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":29503,"registerId":"commonwealth-F1997B02206-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commonwealth Motor Vehicles (Liability) Regulations","content":"![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\nStatutory Rules\n\n1978 No. 105\n\nREGULATIONS UNDER THE COMMONWEALTH MOTOR VEHICLES (LIABILITY) ACT 1959\\*\n\nI, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Commonwealth Motor Vehicles (Liability) Act 1959.\n\nDated this twenty-seventh day of June 1978.\n\n![Signature of Governor-General](image.002.jpeg)\n\nGovernor-General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\n![Signature of Attorney-General](image.003.jpeg)\n\nAttorney-General\n\nCOMMONWEALTH MOTOR VEHICLES (LIABILITY) REGULATIONS\n\nCitation\n\n1\\. These Regulations may be cited as the Commonwealth Motor Vehicles (Liability) Regulations.\n\nCommonwealth authority\n\n2\\. The Darwin Community College is declared to be a Commonwealth authority for the purposes of the Commonwealth Motor Vehicles (Liability) Act 1959.\n\n\\* Notified in The Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 29 June 1978.\n\nPrinted by Authority by the Commonwealth Government Printer\n\n12937/78 Cat. No. —Recommended retail price 10c 12/19.6.1978","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2358},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulation performs exactly the narrow administrative function intended by the parent Act—declaring a specific entity to be a Commonwealth authority for liability purposes. It has not expanded beyond this original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Only 2 provisions (one being the citation)","No defined terms or interpretation section","Single declaratory statement with no conditions or exceptions","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the parent Act"],"plain_english_summary":"**What these rules do:** They add Darwin Community College to the list of government bodies covered by Australia's Commonwealth motor vehicle insurance scheme.\n\n**Why this matters:** Under the *Commonwealth Motor Vehicles (Liability) Act 1959*, if someone driving a Commonwealth vehicle causes an accident, the Commonwealth government (not the individual driver) is responsible for paying compensation to injured people. These regulations ensure that staff or representatives of Darwin Community College receive this same protection when driving Commonwealth vehicles.\n\n**In simple terms:** It is an administrative update to ensure this particular college's drivers are covered by the government's compulsory third-party car insurance."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/commonwealth-motor-vehicles-liability-regulations","history":"/api/acts/commonwealth-motor-vehicles-liability-regulations/history","analysis":"/api/acts/commonwealth-motor-vehicles-liability-regulations/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/commonwealth-motor-vehicles-liability-regulations/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/commonwealth-motor-vehicles-liability-regulations/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/commonwealth-motor-vehicles-liability-regulations/documents"}}