Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Vehicle Standards and Safety) Regulation 2021
sec.55Deciding to issue or grant safe movement approval
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sec.55 Deciding to issue or grant safe movement approval
In deciding whether to issue a safe movement guideline or grant a safe movement permit, the chief executive must consider the following matters for a light vehicle the guideline or permit is to apply to— the particular circumstances of the vehicle being driven on a road; whether, and under what conditions, the vehicle may be driven safely on a road in the circumstances; whether, in the circumstances, driving the vehicle on a road in compliance with the proposed conditions would be at least as safe as driving the vehicle in compliance with the proposed exempted provision. Subsection (1) does not limit the matters the chief executive may consider. (sec.55-ssec.1) In deciding whether to issue a safe movement guideline or grant a safe movement permit, the chief executive must consider the following matters for a light vehicle the guideline or permit is to apply to— the particular circumstances of the vehicle being driven on a road; whether, and under what conditions, the vehicle may be driven safely on a road in the circumstances; whether, in the circumstances, driving the vehicle on a road in compliance with the proposed conditions would be at least as safe as driving the vehicle in compliance with the proposed exempted provision. (sec.55-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not limit the matters the chief executive may consider.
- (a) the particular circumstances of the vehicle being driven on a road;
- (b) whether, and under what conditions, the vehicle may be driven safely on a road in the circumstances;
- (c) whether, in the circumstances, driving the vehicle on a road in compliance with the proposed conditions would be at least as safe as driving the vehicle in compliance with the proposed exempted provision.