Land Transport Amendment Act 2016

1: Title
This Act is the Land Transport Amendment Act 2016.
2: Commencement
1: This Act comes into force on a date appointed by the Governor-General by Order in Council, and 1 or more Orders in Council may be made bringing different provisions into force on different dates.
2: Any provision that has not earlier been brought into force comes into force on the day that is 2 years after the date on which this Act receives the Royal assent.
3: Principal Act
This Act Land Transport Act 1998 principal Act 2018-11-07 Land Transport Act 1998 Can be brought into force earlier by OIC (see s 2(1))
4: Section 2 amended (Interpretation)
1: In section 2(1) doctor’s surgery
2: In section 2(1) medical centre
3: In section 2(1) medical expenses medical practitioner health practitioner
4: In section 2(1) medical officer medical officer
5: In section 2(1) optometrist
5: Section 13 amended (Drivers and other road users to comply with directions of enforcement officers, etc)
In section 13(3) medical practitioner health practitioner
6: Section 18 amended (Doctors and optometrists to give Agency medical reports of persons unfit to drive)
1: In the heading to section 18 Doctors and optometrists Health practitioners
2: In section 18(1) medical practitioner or optometrist health practitioner
3: In section 18(2) medical practitioner or optometrist health practitioner
4: In section 18(3) medical practitioner or optometrist health practitioner
7: Section 60 amended (Failure or refusal to permit blood specimen to be taken or to undergo compulsory impairment test)
1: In section 60(1)﻿(b) medical practitioner health practitioner
2: In section 60(1)﻿(c) medical practitioner health practitioner
8: Section 64 amended (Defences)
In section 64(1) medical practitioner health practitioner
9: Section 68 amended (Who must undergo breath screening test)
In section 68(2) doctor’s surgery medical centre
10: Section 69 amended (Who must undergo evidential breath test)
In section 69(7) doctor’s surgery medical centre
11: Section 72 amended (Who must give blood specimen at places other than hospital or surgery)
1: In the heading to section 72 surgery medical centre
2: In section 72(1) medical practitioner health practitioner
3: In section 72(2) medical practitioner health practitioner
4: In section 72(3) medical practitioner health practitioner
5: In section 72(4)﻿(a) medical practitioner health practitioner
6: In section 72(5)﻿(b) medical practitioner health practitioner
12: Section 73 amended (Who must give blood specimen in hospital or surgery)
1: In the heading to section 73 surgery medical centre
2: In section 73(1)
a: replace doctor’s surgery medical centre
b: replace medical practitioner health practitioner
3: In section 73(2)
a: replace doctor’s surgery medical centre
b: replace medical practitioner health practitioner
4: In section 73(3)
a: replace medical practitioner health practitioner
b: replace doctor’s surgery medical centre
5: In section 73(4) medical practitioner health practitioner
6: In section 73(5) medical practitioner health practitioner
7: In section 73(5)﻿(a) doctor’s surgery medical centre
8: In section 73(6) medical practitioner health practitioner
13: Section 74 amended (Procedure for dealing with blood specimens)
In section 74(4) medical practitioner health practitioner
14: Section 75 amended (Certificates in blood-alcohol proceedings)
1: In section 75(2) medical practitioner health practitioner
2: In section 75(3)
a: replace medical practitioner health practitioner
b: replace doctor’s surgery medical centre
3: In section 75(4) medical practitioner health practitioner
15: Section 76 amended (Presumptions relating to blood specimens)
In section 76(1)﻿(c) medical practitioner health practitioner
16: Section 79 amended (Circumstances in which certificate not admissible in proceedings)
In section 79(1) medical practitioner health practitioner
17: Section 99 amended (Court may reduce disqualification)
In section 99(3)﻿(d) medical practitioner health practitioner
18: Section 100 amended (Agency to remove certain disqualifications)
In section 100(1)﻿(a)﻿(i) medical practitioner health practitioner
19: Section 100A amended (Agency to remove alcohol interlock requirements)
In section 100A(1)﻿(a)﻿(i) medical practitioner health practitioner
20: Section 209 (Taking of blood specimens for statistical or research purposes)
In section 209(1) medical practitioner health practitioner
21: Consequential amendments
The enactment specified in the Schedule 2018-11-07 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Can be brought into force earlier by OIC (see s 2(1))