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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1995 Week 11 Hansard (14 December) . . Page.. 3151 ..
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The Motor Traffic (Consequential Provisions) Bill 1995 amends the Motor Traffic Act 1996. The amendments contained in this Bill are consequential upon the amendments to the Motor Vehicles (Dimensions and Mass) Act 1990 contained in the Motor Vehicles (Dimensions and Mass) (Amendment) Bill 1995.
The main purpose of the Bill is to ensure consistency between definitions contained in the Motor Traffic Act and the Motor Vehicles (Dimensions and Mass) Act. This is one further step in achieving national uniformity of transport legislation as the amended definitions are consistent with nationally agreed definitions.
The Bill sets out the means of determining GCM (previously "manufacturer's gross combination mass")and GVM (previously "manufacturer's gross vehicle mass")where they have not been specified by the manufacturer or the manufacturer's specification cannot reasonably be ascertained. This applies only to vehicles which do not have a compliance plate or other plate from the manufacturer specifying GCM and GVM. The Registrar is also able to determine GCM and GVM of a vehicle which has been modified from manufacturer's specifications. It should be noted that there is no requirement to determine the GCM or GVM of passenger vehicles (other than buses) and their derivatives, or of motor cycles.
I commend the Bill to the Assembly.
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