Road Safety Act 1986
3(1)def. of domestic partner inserted by No. 68/2017 s. 71(1).
“domestic partner” of a person means—
(a) a person who is in a registered relationship with the person; or
(b) an adult person to whom the person is not married but with whom the person is in a relationship as a couple where one or each of them provides personal or financial commitment and support of a domestic nature for the material benefit of the other, irrespective of their genders and whether or not they are living under the same roof, but does not include a person who provides domestic support and personal care to the person—
(i) for fee or reward; or
(ii) on behalf of another person or an organisation (including a government or government agency, a body corporate or a charitable or benevolent organisation);
3(1)def. of drink-drivinginfringement inserted by No. 53/1989 s. 4(a), amended by Nos 89/1991 s. 4(1)(c), 17/1994 s. 4(2), 23/2001 s. 3(2), 94/2003 s. 8(1)(b), 111/2003 s. 4(2), 49/2014 s. 37(2), 68/2017 s. 4(1), 49/2019 s. 98(c).
“drink-driving infringement” means an offence under section 49(1)(b) , (f) or (g), other than a supervising driver offence, in circumstances where [1] —
(a) the concentration of alcohol—
(i) in the blood of the person is less than 0·15 grams per 100 millilitres of blood; or
(ii) in the breath of the person is less than 0·15 grams per 210 litres of exhaled air—
as the case requires; and
(b) the offence is a first offence having regard to the provisions of section 48(2) or would, because of section 50AA, be treated as a first offence for the purposes of section 50(1A);
3(1)def. of drinking while driving infringement inserted by No. 77/2011 s. 3(1), repealed by No. 68/2017 s. 29(1).
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3(1)def. of drive inserted by No. 110/2004 s. 22(1).
drive includes to be in control of a vehicle;
3(1)def. of driverinserted by No. 110/2004 s. 22(1).
driver of a vehicle includes—
(a) a two-up driver of the vehicle who is present in or near the vehicle; and
(b) a person who is driving the vehicle as a driver under instruction or under an appropriate learner permit;
3(1)def. of driver base inserted by No. 110/2004 s. 22(1), substituted by No. 74/2007 s. 3(d), amended by No. 49/2019 s. 116(Sch. 1 item 1(h)).
“driver base”, in relation to a heavy vehicle or a fatigue regulated heavy vehicle, means—
(a) in the case of a vehicle that is not part of a group of vehicles—
(i) the place recorded for the time being as the driver base in the log book or work diary kept by the driver of the vehicle; or
(ii) if no place is recorded as specified in subparagraph (i)—the garage address of the vehicle, as recorded—
(A) by the Secretary; or
(B) if the vehicle is registered in another State or Territory, by the registration authority of that State or Territory; or
(iii) if no place is recorded as specified in subparagraph (i) or (ii)—the place from which the driver normally works and receives instructions; or
(b) in the case of a group of vehicles—
(i) the place recorded for the time being as the driver base in the log book or work diary kept by the driver of the group; or
(ii) if no place is recorded as specified in subparagraph (i)—the garage address of each vehicle in the group, as recorded—
(A) by the Secretary; or
(B) if a vehicle is registered in another State or Territory, by the registration authority of that State or Territory; or
(iii) if no place is recorded as specified in subparagraph (i) or (ii)—the place from which the driver normally works and receives instructions;
“driver licence” means a licence granted under Part 3;
3(1)def. of drugamended by No. 78/1987 s. 4(1)(a), substituted by No. 14/2000 s. 4(2).
“drug” means a substance that is a drug for the purposes of this Act by virtue of a declaration under subsection (3) or any other substance (other than alcohol) which, when consumed or used by a person, deprives that person (temporarily or permanently) of any of his or her normal mental or physical faculties;
3(1)def. of drug-drivinginfringement inserted by No. 111/2003 s. 4(1), amended by Nos 49/2014 s. 37(3), 49/2019 s. 98(d).
“drug-driving infringement” means an offence under section 49(1)(bb) , (h) or (i), other than a supervising driver offence, in circumstances where the offence is a first offence having regard to the provisions of section 48(2) or would, because of section 50AA, be treated as a first offence for the purposes of subsection (1E) of section 50;
3(1)def. of dynamic driving taskinserted by No. 8/2018 s. 3.
“dynamic driving task” means all of the real-time operational and tactical functions (other than the selection of final and intermediate destinations) required to operate a vehicle in on-road traffic including (but not limited to)—
(a) turning, lane keeping and lane changing and providing the appropriate signal for any such manoeuvre; and
(b) accelerating and decelerating; and
(c) monitoring the driving environment and responding to whatever objects or events are detected; and
(d) manoeuvre planning;
3(1)def. of electric scooter inserted by No. 34/2023 s. 37.
“electric scooter” has the same meaning as in the Road Rules;
3(1)def. of engage in conduct inserted by No. 110/2004 s. 22(1), repealed by No. 30/2013 s. 60(Sch.item 8.5).
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3(1)def. of engine identificationnumber inserted by No. 81/2006 s. 39(a).
“engine identification number”, in relation to a motor vehicle, means the individual number clearly stamped, embossed or otherwise permanently marked on the engine block or main component of the engine;
3(1)def. of equipmentinserted by No. 110/2004 s. 22(1).
“equipment”, in relation to a vehicle or combination, includes tools, devices and accessories in or on the vehicle or combination;
3(1)def. of excessive speedinfringement inserted by No. 53/1989 s. 4(b).
“excessive speed infringement” means an offence of a kind referred to in section 28(1)(a);
3(1)def. of fatigue regulated heavy vehicle inserted by No. 74/2007 s. 3(h), repealed by No. 30/2013 s. 60(Sch. item 8.6).
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3(1)def. of film friendly principles inserted by No. 51/2014 s. 9(Sch. 2 item 16.1).
“film friendly principles” has the same meaning as in the Filming Approval Act 2014 ;
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