Page 1896 - Week 07 - Thursday, 31 May 1990
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Leave granted.
MR DUBY: I move:
Clause 3, page 4, line 19, omit the proposed definition.
Clause 35, page 16, lines 12-13, omit "officer" and substitute "inspector".
The proposed Motor Vehicles (Dimensions and Mass) Bill 1990, which has been before the house for some time, seeks to regulate the dimensions, loads and weights of heavy vehicles which use Territory road assets. Among its provisions are those that give inspectors appointed under the Bill and police officers power to, among other things, inspect a vehicle to see whether its equipment or load complies, if the inspector or police officer has reasonable grounds for believing that the vehicle is one to which the Bill applies.
A number of amendments have been circulated in my name, the purpose of which is primarily to allay fears held in various sections of the transport industry about what are seen as unnecessary police powers. As police already have powers under other legislation to stop the driver of any vehicle suspected of breaking the law, it is unnecessary to provide them with additional powers, specifically mentioned in this Act to weight test vehicles. Therefore, all references to "police officer" contained in the Bill are to be removed. There will be no net additional costs incurred. Basically my amendments omit the word "officer" and substitute the word "inspector" in the various clauses of the Bill.
Amendments agreed to.
Clauses, as amended, agreed to.
Clause 38
MRS GRASSBY (10.34): I move:
Page 17, line 15, add at the end the following subclause:
"(2) A person other than the owner or driver of a vehicle who loads the vehicle, or causes or permits the vehicle to be loaded, in a way that results in the commission of an offence against section 32 or 33 when the vehicle is driven upon a public street or in a public place is guilty of an offence punishable, on conviction, by a fine not exceeding $3,000.".
I met with the Minister, Mr Duby, on many occasions about this Bill and I was very grateful that he understood the problems that we had with some of the people who were affected by this Bill.
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