5Application of Act

5 Application of Act

(1) This Act contains provisions relating to compliance with and enforcement of certain Australian road laws in this jurisdiction, so far as those laws relate to heavy vehicles or heavy combinations or both.

Drafting note: The Bill in its current form applies to heavy vehicles and heavy combinations. It could, at a later time, be extended to light vehicles. Some jurisdictions may choose to apply some or all of the provisions to light vehicles, rather than have different legal regimes.

(2) Accordingly, in this Act (except in the provisions referred to in subsection (3)) references to vehicles or combinations are taken to be references to heavy vehicles or heavy combinations. (3) The excepted provisions are as follows: (a) the definitions of garage address, motor vehicle and trailer in section 6 (Definitions); (b) section 162 (Averments); (c) section 163 (Certificate evidence); (d) section 167 (Evidence not affected by nature of vehicle or combination); (e) section 173 (Indemnity not affected by certain matters); (f) provisions specified in regulations made for the purposes of this subsection. (4) References in this Act to a vehicle include a heavy vehicle that forms part of a combination of heavy vehicles and light vehicles.

Drafting note: Subclause (3)(f) may be omitted if all provisions are identified in other paragraphs of the subclause.