33MMinister may issue guidelines

33M Minister may issue guidelines (1) The Minister may, from time to time, issue guidelines about— (a) trials of automated vehicles; or (b) the testing, assessment or safety assurance of automated vehicles; or (c) enforcement in relation to automated vehicles. (2) Without limiting subsection (1), the guidelines about trials of automated vehicles may provide for— (a) the highways on which trials may be conducted; and (b) the way in which trials must be conducted, including the public notice to be given of them; and (c) the matters to be addressed in an application for an ADS permit; and (d) the content of safety management plans; and (e) the kinds of insurance required to be held in relation to risks associated with trials; and (f) the information and reports required to be provided arising out of, or in relation to, the conduct of trials. (3) The Minister must ensure that the guidelines are published in the Government Gazette. (4) The guidelines may incorporate any matter contained in an external document whether— (a) wholly or partially or as amended by the guidelines; or (b) as issued at the time the guidelines are made or at any time before then; or (c) as issued from time to time. (5) Subsection (6) applies if— (a) the guidelines incorporate any matter contained in an external document as issued fromtime to time; and (b) the external document is amended after the guidelines are issued. (6) For the purpose of the guidelines, the external document must be taken not to have been amended until the Minister publishes notice of the amendment in the Government Gazette. (7) In this section— ***external document*** means a document, code, guideline, rule, specification, standard or method issued by any authority, person or body; ***incorporate*** includes apply and adopt; ***issued***, in relation to an external document, includes formulated, prescribed and published (whether on a website or otherwise). S. 33N inserted by No. 8/2018 s. 6.