30Certificate under section 57A(5)

30 Certificate under section 57A(5)

For the purposes of section 57A(5) of the Act, the prescribed particulars are the following—

(a) a statement by the approved expert that the person is an approved expert within the meaning of section 57A of the Act;

(b) a statement as to the usual effect of a specified substance or substances on behaviour when consumed or used in that concentration (including its effect on a person's ability to drive properly);

(c) the name and signature of the approved expert.

Part 3—Evidence relating to speeding and other offences

Division 1—Road safety cameras and prescribed processes

31 Offences detected by road safety cameras or prescribed processes—operator onus offences

For the purposes of section 66 of the Act, a prescribed offence is—

(a) an offence against the Act or the Road Safety Road Rules 2017[1] which involves a driver exceeding the applicable speed limit; and

(b) an offence against the Act or the Road Safety Road Rules 2017 which involves a driver disobeying a traffic signal, including where the vehicle enters a level crossing; and

(c) an offence against the Act or the Road Safety Road Rules 2017 which involves driving in a lane when not permitted to do so; and

Reg. 31(d) amended by S.R. Nos 105/2020 reg. 85, 121/2021 reg. 7, 8/2023 reg. 9(a).

(d) an offence against the Act or the Road Safety (Vehicles) Regulations 2021[2] which involves the use of a motor vehicle or trailer that is not registered; and

Reg. 31(e) inserted by S.R. No. 8/2023 reg. 9(b).

(e) an offence against the Road Safety Road Rules 2017 which involves a driver failing to wear a seatbelt; and

Reg. 31(f) inserted by S.R. No. 8/2023 reg. 9(b).

(f) an offence against the Road Safety Road Rules 2017 which involves a driver failing to ensure a passenger wears a seatbelt; and

Reg. 31(g) inserted by S.R. No. 8/2023 reg. 9(b).

(g) an offence against the Road Safety Road Rules 2017 which involves a driver touching a portable device when not permitted to do so; and

Reg. 31(h) inserted by S.R. No. 8/2023 reg. 9(b).

(h) an offence against the Road Safety Road Rules 2017 which involves a driver resting a portable device on the driver's body, on an item in the driver's lap, or on clothes worn by the driver.