Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00656:clause:1_4l:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00656
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 4L (pt 2/43)
Character Range: 25355–28095

or to the satisfaction of a specified person or body, or a specified class of person or body;
 (b) may confer a discretionary authority, or impose a duty, on a specified person or body, or a specified class of person or body.".

12.  Appointment of Competent Authorities
  For section 11(1) substitute –
 "(1) The Minister may {, by notice in the Government Gazette,} appoint one or more Competent Authorities for the purposes of this Act. (13)".

13.  Enforcement powers
 (1) In Part 3, in the heading to Division 2, omit "enforcement".
 (2) In section 19 –
 (a) in paragraph (a)(iii), after "goods" insert "or goods too dangerous to be transported";
 (b) after paragraph (a)(iii) insert –
 "(iv) an authorised officer believes on reasonable grounds that it is licensed under this Act, or that it is used to carry goods for commercial purposes; and";
 (c) in paragraph (b)(iv), for "this Division" substitute "Division 4".
 (3) In section 23 –
 (a) in subsection (1)(b), for "traffic." substitute "traffic or any event lawfully authorised to be held on the road; or";
 (b) after subsection (1)(b) insert –
 "(c) obstructing or hindering, or likely to obstruct or hinder, one or more vehicles from entering or leaving land adjacent to the road.";
 (c) in subsection (2) –
 (i) after "vehicle" insert ", or a person who is apparently in charge of the vehicle,";
 (ii) in paragraph (a), for "move it" substitute "move the vehicle";
 (iii) for "or obstruction" (wherever occurring) substitute ", obstruction or hindrance";
 (d) in subsection (4), for "paragraph (2)(a)" substitute "subsection (2)(a)".
 (4) After section 23(4) insert –
 "(4A) For the purposes of subsection (1)(a), road infrastructure includes the things listed in the definition of rail or road infrastructure in section 93.".

14.  Directions
 (1) In section 24(2) –
 (a) for paragraph (a) substitute –
 "(a) is not fit to drive the vehicle in order to comply with such a direction: or";
 (b) for paragraph (c) substitute –
 "(c) is not authorised to drive the vehicle in order to comply with such a direction.".
 (2) In section 30(2)(a), for "the goods" substitute "any goods in the vehicle".
 (3) In section 31, for "person with responsibility for controlling or directing the operations" substitute "operator".
 (4) In section 32, for "This" substitute "(1) This".
 (5) At the end of section 32 insert –
 "(2) This Division applies to a train that an authorised officer knows or believes on reasonable grounds includes a unit of rolling stock to which this Division applies.".

15.  Power to take samples during inspections and searches
 (1) After section 26(2)(b) insert –
 "(ba) to take, in accordance with section 52A, a sample of any part of the vehicle's load; and".