Road Traffic (Administration) Act 2008

Road Traffic (Administration) Amendment Regulations 2026

 

 

Road Traffic (Administration) Amendment Regulations 2026

Contents

1.Citation1

2.Commencement1

3.Regulations amended1

4.Regulation 3 amended1

5.Regulation 7 amended2

6.Regulation 8A amended3

7.Regulation 9A amended4

 

Road Traffic (Administration) Act 2008

Road Traffic (Administration) Amendment Regulations 2026

Made by the deputy of the Governor in Executive Council.

1.Citation

These regulations are the Road Traffic (Administration) Amendment Regulations 2026.

2.Commencement

These regulations come into operation as follows —

(a)regulations 1 and 2 — on the day on which these regulations are published on the WA legislation website;

(b)the rest of the regulations — on the day after that day.

3.Regulations amended

These regulations amend the Road Traffic (Administration) Regulations 2014.

4.Regulation 3 amended

In regulation 3 insert in alphabetical order:

 

electric‑powered vehicle means a vehicle that is powered by 1 or more electric motors or traction motors that —

(a)are the only propulsion system for the vehicle; or

(b)are used in conjunction with another propulsion system for the vehicle;

hydrogen‑powered vehicle means a vehicle that —

(a)is powered by a hydrogen fuel system; and

(b)has 1 or more hydrogen fuel containers fitted to the vehicle for the system;

 

5.Regulation 7 amended

In regulation 7(2):

(a)after paragraph (j) insert:

 

(ja)the chief executive officer (as defined in the Government Trading Enterprises Act 2023 section 3(1)) (EC CEO) of a corporation established by the Electricity Corporations Act 2005 section 4(1), or a member of staff (as defined in the Government Trading Enterprises Act 2023 section 3(1)) of that corporation nominated by the EC CEO to the CEO;

 

(b)delete paragraph (p) and insert:

 

(p)A chief executive officer (as defined in the Government Trading Enterprises Act 2023 section 3(1)) (PA CEO) of a port authority established by the Port Authorities Act 1999 section 4(1) or a member of staff (as defined in the Government Trading Enterprises Act 2023 section 3(1)) of that port authority nominated by the PA CEO to the CEO;

 

6.Regulation 8A amended

(1)In regulation 8A(1) insert in alphabetical order:

 

electric powered‑vehicle licence information —

(a)means vehicle licence information about vehicle licences for electric-powered vehicles; but

(b)does not include —

(i)details of the persons who have made applications for or in relation to those licences; or

(ii)details of the persons who hold or have held those licences; or

(iii)vehicle identification numbers relating to the vehicles for which those licences are granted;

 

(2)In regulation 8A(2):

(a)in paragraph (b) delete “Service.” and insert:

 

Service;

 

(b)after paragraph (b) insert:

 

(c)in relation to a chief executive officer or a member of staff prescribed under regulation 7(2)(ja) — to analyse electric‑powered vehicle licence information to support operational planning, electricity demand forecasting and policy development.

 

7.Regulation 9A amended

Delete regulation 9A(1).

A. O’SULLIVAN, Clerk of the Executive Council

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