Legislation Watch: Road Safety Amendment (Operator Onus) Bill 2012

This legislation is about to pass the Assembly, and will take effect once it's proclaimed. It has a forced commencement date of 1 July 2014.The Statement of Compatibility is here, the Explanatory Memorandum is here, and the Second Reading is here.Clause 4 will insert a new s 84BA into the Road Safety Act 1986, which …

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Driving a motor vehicle

Last week I wrote about an unrepresented appellant who challenged a fundamental principle of sentencing in the County Court. While I've previously warned of the serious disadvantage that unrepresented litigants place themselves at, they do occasionally bring a fresh perspective to issues that normally get taken for granted. This doesn't always work out for the …

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