Section 20 - Road Traffic Act 1974 - The *Machinery of Government (Planning and Infrastructure) Amendment Act 2002* s. 67‑69 read as follows:

20The *Machinery of Government (Planning and Infrastructure) Amendment Act 2002* s. 67‑69 read as follows:

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20 The Machinery of Government (Planning and Infrastructure) Amendment Act 2002 s. 67‑69 read as follows:

Agreements under former Transport Co‑ordination Act 1966 section 15C

(1) To the extent that, immediately before the commencement of this Act, an agreement under the former section 15C made provision about the performance of functions of the former Director General under a relevant Act, the agreement continues, when this Act comes into operation, as an agreement under the new provision of the relevant Act.

(2) To the extent that the agreement continues under subsection (1), it applies as if —

(a) instead of being made by the Minister referred to in the former section 15C, the agreement had been made by the Director General referred to in the new provision of the relevant Act; and

(b) instead of providing for the performance of functions of the former Director General, the agreement made similar provision for the performance of the corresponding functions of the Director General referred to in the new provision of the relevant Act.

(3) In this section —

former Director General means the Director General of Transport under the Transport Co‑ordination Act 1966 section 8 as in force before it was repealed by this Act;

former section 15C means the Transport Co‑ordination Act 1966 section 15C as in force before it was repealed by this Act;

new provision means —

(a) the Control of Vehicles (Off‑road Areas) Act 1978 section 4B;

(b) the Motor Vehicle Drivers Instructors Act 1963 section 4A;

(d) the Road Traffic Act 1974 section 6B;

relevant Act means —

(a) the Control of Vehicles (Off‑road Areas) Act 1978;

(b) the Motor Vehicle Drivers Instructors Act 1963;

(d) the Road Traffic Act 1974.

Delegations under former Transport Co‑ordination Act 1966 section 18

(1) To the extent that, immediately before the commencement of this Act, a delegation under the former section 18 applied to the performance of functions or powers of the former Director General under a relevant Act, the delegation continues, when this Act comes into operation, as a delegation under the new provision of the relevant Act.