135Definitions

135 Definitions

135 Definitions

(cf STM Act, ss 47(7), 47B(4), 57(1) and 57B(1); VR Act, s 22C(1))

(1) In this Division—

appropriate inspection officer means—

(a) in relation to an approved traffic enforcement device that measures the speed at which a vehicle is travelling but is not used in conjunction with, or as part of, a digital camera device—

(i) a police officer, or

(ii) a person authorised by the Commissioner of Police to test a device of that kind, or

(b) in relation to any other kind of approved traffic enforcement device—a person (or a person belonging to a class of persons) authorised by Transport for NSW to install and inspect devices of the kind concerned.

detectable traffic offence means any of the following kinds of offences—

(a) a speeding offence,

(b) a traffic light offence,

(c) a public transport lane offence,

(d) a dimension offence,

(e) a mobile phone use offence,

(f) a seatbelt offence.

digital camera device means a camera device that is capable of recording photographs in the form of digitised, electronic or computer-generated images.

dimension offence means an offence against this Act or the statutory rules (or the Heavy Vehicle National Law (NSW) or the regulations in force for the purposes of that Law) that involves driving a vehicle in contravention of a maximum dimension requirement applicable to the vehicle on a length of road.

mobile phone use offence means an offence against the statutory rules involving the use of a mobile phone by the driver of a motor vehicle.

public transport lane offence means an offence against this Act or the statutory rules that—

(a) involves driving a vehicle in a traffic lane on a road that is dedicated by or under this Act (whether continuously or at particular times) primarily for the use of coaches regardless of whether certain other vehicles, such as emergency vehicles, are also permitted to use the lane, and

(b) is of a kind prescribed by the statutory rules.