Div 1Exemptions and permits

Division 1—Exemptions and permits 8—Exemption from registration and insurance for certain vehicles used by people with a disability A motor vehicle (other than a motor car) is prescribed for the purposes of section 12A(1) of the Act if— (a) the vehicle is specially designed and constructed (and not merely adapted) for the transport of a person with a disability; and (b) the vehicle has seating for 1 person only; and (c) the unladen mass of the vehicle does not exceed 250 kilograms; and (d) the vehicle is capable only of short low speed journeys. 9—Exemption from registration and insurance for certain vehicles driven by or at direction of police officer etc (1) A motor vehicle may be driven on roads without registration or insurance if the vehicle is being driven by, or at the direction of, a person of a class prescribed by subregulation (2) acting pursuant to powers conferred on the person, or in the discharge of duties imposed on the person, in relation to the vehicle (whether under the Act or any other Act or law). (2) For the purposes of subregulation (1), the following classes of persons are prescribed: (a) police officers; (b) authorised officers; (c) persons authorised to examine motor vehicles under section 139 of the Act. 10—Exemptions from registration and insurance for certain motor vehicles being towed or on display at prescribed events (1) The following motor vehicles may be used on roads without registration and insurance: (a) a motor vehicle (other than a trailer) that is being towed by a towtruck; (b) subject to subregulation (2)—an agricultural implement, agricultural machine or any other motor vehicle that is on static display at a prescribed event. (2) The exemption set out in subregulation (1)(b) is subject to the condition that there must be in force a policy of insurance indemnifying the owner of the agricultural implement, agricultural machine or other motor vehicle (as the case may be) in the amount of at least $20 000 000 in relation to death or bodily injury caused by, or arising out of, the static display of the agricultural implement, agricultural machine or other motor vehicle at the prescribed event. 11—Exemption from registration and insurance for golf carts and mopeds A golf cart or moped may be driven on roads without registration or insurance subject to the following conditions: (a) the vehicle must not be driven on a road that does not form part of a golf course except to travel by the shortest available route from one part of a golf course to another part of the golf course; (b) the vehicle must not be used, either wholly or partly, for the purpose of hiring it to another person for fee or reward; (c) the vehicle must not be driven except by the owner of the vehicle or a person authorised by the owner of the vehicle; (d) a policy of public liability insurance indemnifying the owner and any authorised driver of the vehicle in an amount of at least $10 000 000 in relation to death or bodily injury caused by, or arising out of, the use of the vehicle must be in force. 12—Exemption from registration and insurance for certain electric personal transporters An electric personal transporter in respect of which an approval under section 161A of the Road Traffic Act 1961 is in force may, subject to the conditions (if any) of the approval, be driven on roads without registration or insurance. 13—Exemption from registration and insurance for self‑propelled elevating work platforms (1) A self‑propelled elevating work platform may be driven on roads without registration or insurance subject to the following conditions: (a) the vehicle must not be driven on roads for a distance exceeding 500 metres; (b) the vehicle must not be driven on roads except— (i) to use it for a purpose for which it was manufactured; or (ii) to do any of the following: (A) load the vehicle onto another vehicle; (B) unload the vehicle from another vehicle; (C) reposition the vehicle at a work site; (c) the vehicle must not be driven on roads except by the owner of the vehicle or a person authorised by the owner of the vehicle; (d) a policy of public liability insurance indemnifying the owner and any authorised driver of the vehicle in an amount of at least $20 000 000 in relation to death or bodily injury caused by, or arising out of, the use of the vehicle must be in force. (2) A person who drives a self‑propelled elevating work platform on a road without registration or insurance as authorised by this regulation must, at the request of a police officer, produce evidence of the person's public liability insurance either— (a) immediately to the police officer who made the request; or (b) within 48 hours after the making of the request, at a police station conveniently located for the driver, specified by the police officer at the time of making the request. Maximum penalty: $750. self‑propelled elevating work platform means a self‑propelled motor vehicle that— (a) is used for construction, maintenance or warehouse operations; and (b) is designed mainly for use outside roads; and (c) is not capable of travelling at a speed exceeding 10 kilometres per hour. 14—Exemption from registration and insurance for motor vehicles returning from extinguishing or controlling a fire (1) A motor vehicle that has been driven from a location without registration or insurance in accordance with the exemption specified in section 12B(1)(a) of the Act, may be driven on roads without registration or insurance under Part 4 of the Act subject to the following conditions: (a) the motor vehicle may only be driven, by the shortest practicable route, back to that location or to another location at which the motor vehicle is to be kept; (b) a policy of public liability insurance indemnifying the owner and any authorised driver of the motor vehicle in an amount of at least $5 000 000 in relation to death or bodily injury caused by, or arising out of, the use of the motor vehicle on roads must be in force. (2) A person who drives a motor vehicle on a road without registration or insurance under Part 4 of the Act as authorised by this regulation must, if requested by a police officer to do so, produce evidence of the person's public liability insurance either— (a) immediately to the police officer who made the request; or (b) within 48 hours after the making of the request, at a police station conveniently located for the driver, specified by the police officer at the time of making the request. Maximum penalty: $750. 15—Permit to drive unregistered vehicle in prescribed circumstances A permit under section 16(1)(c)(ii) of the Act may authorise a motor vehicle to be driven on roads without registration in the following prescribed circumstances: (a) to enable the vehicle to be driven in a street procession, motor club rally or other similar activity; (b) to enable the vehicle to be moved to another location; (c) to enable the vehicle to be towed by another motor vehicle (other than a towtruck); (d) to enable the vehicle to be driven for a limited number of short journeys; (e) to enable the vehicle to be driven to, and from, a place for the purpose of an inspection or examination under the Act, the Road Traffic Act 1961, the Passenger Transport Act 1994 or the Heavy Vehicle National Law (South Australia). 16—Cessation of permit when registration information publicly available For the purposes of section 16(7)(a)(i) and (b)(i) of the Act, the prescribed manner in which information becomes publicly available is by publication of the information on a website maintained by the Registrar for the purpose. 17—Cancellation of permit to drive unregistered vehicle The holder of a permit under section 16 of the Act may at any time apply for cancellation of the permit and if the Registrar is satisfied that— (a) the permit has been destroyed; or (b) the motor vehicle in respect of which the permit was issued has been stolen or destroyed, the Registrar must cancel the permit. 18—Exemption relating to vehicles registered etc interstate or overseas A person who drives a motor vehicle, or causes a motor vehicle to stand, on a road is exempt from the operation of section 19A(1)(c) of the Act insofar as that paragraph imposes requirements relating to the visibility and legibility of number plates, if the motor vehicle— (a) is approved by the Minister for Tourism as a motor vehicle that may be driven, or caused to stand, on a road in relation to an event specified in a notice under regulation 32(4); and (b) is being so driven or caused to stand during the period, and in accordance with the conditions, specified in the notice. 19—Exemptions relating to consular officials etc (1) An eligible person who holds a foreign licence that is in force and that is of a kind that is equivalent to— (a) a licence endorsed with the C classification is exempt from the requirements applying in sections 79 and 79A of the Act and any fee payable for the issue of, or a test or examination relating to, a licence endorsed with the C classification (to the extent that the requirements or fee apply to such a licence); and (b) a licence endorsed with the R classification is exempt from the requirements applying in sections 79 and 79A of the Act and any fee payable for the issue of, or a test or examination relating to, a licence endorsed with the R classification (to the extent that the requirements or fee apply to such a licence); and (c) a licence endorsed with the R-DATE classification is exempt from the requirements applying in sections 79 and 79A of the Act and any fee payable for the issue of, or a test or examination relating to, a licence endorsed with the R-DATE classification (to the extent that the requirements or fee apply to such a licence). (2) An eligible person who holds a licence issued under this Act is exempt from a fee payable for the renewal of the licence, or for the issue of any other licence under this Act. consular official means an individual who holds or is acting in any of the following positions or titles: (a) Consul-General; (b) Deputy Consul-General; (c) Consul; (d) Vice-Consul; (e) Diplomatic Officer with diplomatic rank; eligible person means— (a) a consular official; or (b) a spouse or domestic partner of a consular official who resides with the official.