Road Safety (General) Regulations 2019
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In these Regulations—
Reg. 5 def. of camera detected no-truck zone offence inserted by S.R. No. 28/2025 reg. 5(a).
camera detected no-truck zone offence means an offence against section 65BA(1) of the Act detected by a prescribed no-truck zone camera;
checksum means a number produced by the application of an algorithm to the contents of that part of a digital file that does not include the checksum;
Reg. 5 def. of data processing unit inserted by S.R. No. 8/2023 reg. 6(1).
data processing unit means a computer that temporarily stores images taken by a relocatable digital RSC;
digital file means a file in a digital format, or electronic copy of such a file, which is created and encrypted by—
(a) a road safety camera; or
(b) a digital camera that records date, time and location; or
(c) the process prescribed in regulation 33—
which contains the checksum for that file;
digitector means the device known by that name which determines the speed at which a motor vehicle travels between 2 vehicle detectors on a road;
fixed analogue RSC means the road safety camera system specified in regulation 32(a);
Reg. 5 def. of fixed digital RSC amended by S.R. Nos 47/2022 reg. 3, 36/2025 reg. 3.
fixed digital RSC means a road safety camera system specified in regulation 32(b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (h), (i), (j), (l), (n) or (p);
Reg. 5 def. of inbuilt device inserted by S.R. No. 8/2023 reg. 6(1).
inbuilt device has the same meaning as in rule 304A of the Road Safety Road Rules 2017;
infringement penalty has the same meaning as it has in the Infringements Act 2006;
laser device means a laser device specified in regulation 41;
mobile digital RSC means a road safety camera system specified in regulation 32(g), (k) or (m);
Reg. 5 def. of motor bike helmet device inserted by S.R. No. 8/2023 reg. 6(1).
motor bike helmet device has the same meaning as in rule 304A of the Road Safety Road Rules 2017;