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These regulations may be cited as the Traffic (Electronic Billboards) Regulations 2018 .
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Tasmania regulation
This regulation defines, for s77(2)(b) of the Traffic Act 1925, a "prescribed device" as an illuminated words-or-images display placed or left on a public street or in a public place by a police officer for traffic management, road-safety or law-enforcement purposes (Reg 3(a)–(b)). It takes effect on Gazette notification (Reg 2). Decisions about placement rest with police; costs and operational details are not specified in the regulation.
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Direct links to the current provisions in Traffic (Electronic Billboards) Regulations 2018.
These regulations may be cited as the Traffic (Electronic Billboards) Regulations 2018 .
These regulations take effect on the day on which their making is notified in the Gazette.
For the purposes of section 77(2)(b) of the Traffic Act 1925 , a device is a prescribed device if the device is –
(a) displaying, either constantly or intermittently and with or without variation, illuminated words or images; and
(b) placed or left on a public street, or in a public place, by a police officer for traffic management, road safety or law enforcement purposes.
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 25 July 2018
Sourced from Tasmanian Legislation Online (legislation.tas.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.
These regulations may be cited as the Traffic (Electronic Billboards) Regulations 2018 .
These regulations take effect on the day on which their making is notified in the Gazette.
For the purposes of section 77(2)(b) of the Traffic Act 1925 , a device is a prescribed device if the device is –
(a) displaying, either constantly or intermittently and with or without variation, illuminated words or images; and
(b) placed or left on a public street, or in a public place, by a police officer for traffic management, road safety or law enforcement purposes.
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 25 July 2018