132Regulations

132 Regulations

(1) The Governor in Council may make regulations for or with respect to—

(a) prescribing transport safety infringements for which a transport safety infringement notice may be served; and

(b) in addition to the requirements of section 13 of the Infringements Act 2006, any particulars, not inconsistent with that Act, to be contained in a transport safety infringement notice; and

S. 132(1)(c)(d) repealed by No. 41/2019 s. 88(a).

S. 132(1)(e) amended by No. 41/2019 s. 88(b).

(e) the penalty for any transport safety infringement; and

(f) the form of a withdrawal notice; and

(g) the method of service of a withdrawal notice; and

(h) the form of the document setting out particulars of prior convictions or findings of guilt; and

(i) the form of notices to be endorsed on the document setting out particulars of prior convictions; and

(j) generally prescribing any other matter or thing required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed or necessary to be prescribed to give effect to this Act.

(2) The regulations may—

(a) provide that a transport safety infringement applies, or does not apply, at times, on days, in circumstances or at places identified in the regulations; and

(b) provide that a transport safety infringement applies, or does not apply, to a person or a class of person, specified in the regulations; and

(c) allow for a different amount of penalty for a transport safety infringement according to the circumstances in which the offence is committed or the extent of the contravention constituting the offence.

(3) Regulations made under this section may—

(a) be of general or of limited application; and

(b) differ according to differences in time, place or circumstance; and

S. 132(3)(c) amended by No. 25/2025 s. 80.

(c) confer a discretionary authority or impose a duty on a person or class of person specified in the regulations; and

(d) provide in a specified case or class of case for the exemption of persons or things from any of the provisions of this Act or the regulations, whether unconditionally or on specified conditions, and either wholly or to such an extent as is specified; and

(e) impose a penalty not exceeding 20 penalty units for a contravention of the regulations.

(4) Regulations made for the purposes of subsection (1)(a) or (b) must not be inconsistent with the Infringements Act 2006.

Pt 9
(Heading and ss 133–160) repealed by No. 27/2014 s. 160, new Pt 9 (Heading and new s. 133) inserted by No. 25/2025 s. 81.