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Motor Vehicles Act 1959

Responsible Minister

Minister for Infrastructure and Transport: Gazette 29.7.2020 p4095

Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Local Government: Gazette 22.3.2018 p1256

Minister for Transport and Infrastructure: Gazette 21.10.2011 p4289

Transport: Gazette 5.3.2002 p1141

This legislation is affected by amending provisions that have not yet come into operation or taken effect. Only amendments that have commenced are incorporated.

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Past and Future Operation

The legislative history at the back of the Act provides detail about the past and future operation of the Act.

Subordinate Legislation

Regulations
Rules
Notices 1976+
SectionReference
s 5(3b)Gazette 9.4.2009 p1344
s 5(3b)Gazette 9.4.2009 p1345
s 5(3b)Gazette 3.12.2009 p5963
s 5(3b)Gazette 3.12.2009 p5964
s 5Gazette 1.7.2010 p3286
s 5(3b)Gazette 28.4.2011 p1263
s 5(3b)Gazette 28.4.2011 p1264
s 5(3b)Gazette 14.6.2017 p2123
s 5Gazette 12.5.2011 p1375
s 5(1)Gazette 16.5.2013 p1453
s 5(1)Gazette 27.2.2014 p1096
s 5(1)Gazette 16.4.2015 p1491
s 5(3b)Gazette 11.10.2018 p3779
s 6Gazette 14.6.2001 p2225
s 6(b)Gazette 14.12.2016 p4956
s 6Gazette 13.2.2018 p718
s 6Gazette 20.3.2018 p1209
s 6Gazette 14.3.2019 p833
s 24AGazette 28.11.2013 p4351
s 24AGazette 31.10.2017 p4451
s 24AGazette 21.2.2019 p648
s 24AGazette 28.2.2019 p679
s 24AGazette 25.3.2021 p1057
s 25Gazette 20.4.1995 p1518
s 25Gazette 11.5.1995 p2130
s 25Gazette 25.5.1995 p2453
s 25Gazette 15.6.1995 p2858
s 25Gazette 22.6.1995 p2940
s 25Gazette 6.7.1995 p28
s 25Gazette 3.8.1995 p358
s 25Gazette 28.9.1995 p852
s 25Gazette 14.12.1995 p1655
s 25Gazette 28.11.1996 p1765
s 25Gazette 14.5.1998 p2168
s 25Gazette 16.7.1998 p131
s 25Gazette 23.7.1998 p236
s 25Gazette 6.8.1998 p337
s 25Gazette 13.8.1998 p378
s 25Gazette 27.8.1998 p636
s 25Gazette 3.9.1998 p788
s 25Gazette 15.10.1998 p1147
s 25Gazette 10.12.1998 p1858
s 25Gazette 28.1.1999 p613
s 25Gazette 11.2.1999 p891
s 25Gazette 15.4.1999 p1979
s 25Gazette 20.5.1999 p2631
s 25Gazette 17.6.1999 p3118
s 25Gazette 8.7.1999 p174
s 25Gazette 15.7.1999 p295
s 25Gazette 22.7.1999 p445
s 25Gazette 12.8.1999 p773
s 25Gazette 26.8.1999 p968
s 25Gazette 9.9.1999 p1123
s 25Gazette 16.9.1999 p1161
s 25Gazette 30.9.1999 p1358
s 25Gazette 14.10.1999 p1969
s 25Gazette 24.2.2000 p1085
s 25Gazette 13.4.2000 p2161
s 25Gazette 28.4.2000 p2354
s 25Gazette 4.5.2000 p2412
s 25Gazette 22.6.2000 p3326
s 25Gazette 12.10.2000 p2447
s 25Gazette 26.10.2000 p2817
s 25Gazette 30.11.2000 p3368
s 25Gazette 21.12.2000 p3710
s 25Gazette 4.1.2001 p12
s 25Gazette 31.5.2001 p1903
s 25Gazette 2.8.2001 p2836
s 25Gazette 15.11.2001 p4981
s 25Gazette 27.6.2002 p2716
s 25Gazette 25.7.2002 p2943
s 25Gazette 8.8.2002 p3017
s 25Gazette 10.10.2002 p3809
s 25Gazette 21.11.2002 p4244
s 25Gazette 5.12.2002 p4464
s 25Gazette 8.5.2003 p1900
s 25Gazette 12.6.2003 p2448
s 25Gazette 31.7.2003 p3157
s 25Gazette 2.9.2004 p3538
s 25Gazette 11.11.2004 p4295
s 25Gazette 3.3.2005 p552
s 25Gazette 14.4.2005 p862
s 25Gazette 26.5.2005 p1339
s 25Gazette 16.6.2005 p1822
s 25Gazette 30.6.2005 p2016
s 25Gazette 2.3.2006 p814
s 25Gazette 4.5.2006 p1196
s 25Gazette 30.11.2006 p4109
s 25Gazette 3.5.2007 p1444
s 25Gazette 5.4.2012 p1325
s 39Gazette 23.1.1992 p250
s 39Gazette 30.1.1992 p288
s 39Gazette 13.2.1992 p470
s 39Gazette 19.3.1992 p904
s 39Gazette 2.4.1992 p998
s 39Gazette 30.4.1992 p1298
s 39Gazette 7.5.1992 p1364
s 39Gazette 28.5.1992 p1573
s 39Gazette 30.7.1992 p730
s 39Gazette 27.8.1992 p980
s 39Gazette 10.9.1992 p1075
s 39Gazette 10.12.1992 p1766
s 39Gazette 4.2.1993 p527
s 39Gazette 11.3.1993 p857
s 39Gazette 1.4.1993 p1208
s 39Gazette 5.8.1993 p783
s 39Gazette 12.11.1992 p1515
s 39Gazette 2.2.1995 p204
s 39Gazette 12.10.1995 p994
s 47A(1) & (2)Gazette 12.9.1985 p822
s 47A(1)Gazette 9.1.1986 p26
s 47A(1) & (2)Gazette 21.8.1986 p575
s 47A(1)Gazette 6.10.1988 p1267
s 47AGazette 2.11.1989 p1351
s 47A(1) & (2)Gazette 21.5.1992 p1496
s 47A(3)Gazette 9.7.1992 p580
s 47AGazette 20.5.1993 p1735
s 47A(3)Gazette 5.5.1994 p1175
s 47AGazette 20.10.1994 p1239
s 47A(3)Gazette 23.3.1995 p993
s 47A(3)Gazette 30.3.1995 p1124
s 47A(3)Gazette 2.11.1995 p1244
s 47A(3)Gazette 2.11.1995 p1246
s 47AGazette 13.2.1997 p932
s 47AGazette 1.5.1997 p1688
s 47AGazette 22.10.1998 p1186
s 47AGazette 3.12.1998 p1720
s 47AGazette 2.9.1999 p1089
s 47AGazette 21.9.1999 p1186
s 47AGazette 23.12.1999 p3762
s 47AGazette 20.4.2000 p2272
s 47AGazette 24.8.2000 p615
s 47AGazette 2.11.2000 p2894
s 47AGazette 29.3.2001 p1481
s 47AGazette 31.1.2002 p432
s 47AGazette 9.6.2005 p1737
s 47AGazette 2.3.2006 p791
s 47AGazette 19.4.2007 p1192
s 47AGazette 1.11.2007 p4116
s 47AGazette 18.9.2008 p4442
s 47AGazette 12.2.2009 p591
s 47AGazette 27.8.2009 p3823
s 47AGazette 1.12.2011 p4705
s 47AGazette 19.1.2012 p233
s 47AGazette 29.3.2012 p1234
s 47AGazette 9.1.2014 p18
s 47AGazette 21.6.2018 p2528
ss 72A, 79 & 79AGazette 27.10.2005 p3829
ss 72A, 79 & 79AGazette 28.9.2006 p3316
ss 72A, 79 & 79AGazette 22.3.2007 p862
ss 72A, 79 & 79AGazette 8.3.2012 p948
ss 72A, 79 & 79AGazette 26.7.2012 p3218
ss 72A, 79 & 79AGazette 21.2.2013 p474
ss 72A, 79 & 79AGazette 21.2.2013 p475
ss 72A, 79 & 79AGazette 5.1.2017 p7
s 79BGazette 28.1.2010 p317
s 79BGazette 6.1.2011 p24
s 79B(8)Gazette 13.2.2014 p862
s 80(2)Gazette 25.11.1999 p2446
s 80(2)Gazette 29.9.2003 p3661
s 80(2)Gazette 27.9.2007 p3840
s 80(2)Gazette 30.9.2010 p4989
s 80(2)Gazette 1.3.2012 p886
s 80(2)Gazette 22.9.2016 p3815
s 81E(5)Gazette 2.10.2014 p6054
s 98WAGazette 6.9.2012 p4336
s 116AGazette 12.1.2017 p43
s 127A(2)Gazette 21.8.2003 p3273
s 127A(2)Gazette 28.7.2005 p2519
s 127A(2)Gazette 20.7.2006 p2330
s 127A(2)Gazette 26.10.2006 p3800
s 127A(2)Gazette 9.10.2008 p4784
s 127A(2)Gazette 23.10.2008 p4918
ss 134D & 134EGazette 7.11.2017 p4508
ss 134D & 134EGazette 14.11.2017 p4569
ss 134D & 134EGazette 6.2.2018 p605
ss 134D & 134EGazette 19.4.2018 p1399
ss 134D & 134EGazette 16.8.2018 p3103
ss 134D & 134EGazette 13.9.2018 p3472
ss 134D & 134EGazette 27.9.2018 p3561
ss 134D & 134EGazette 4.10.2018 p3685
ss 134D & 134EGazette 25.10.2018 p3861
ss 134D & 134EGazette 1.11.2018 p3912—3915
ss 134D & 134EGazette 7.3.2019 p789
ss 134D & 134EGazette 14.3.2019 p835
ss 134D & 134EGazette 23.5.2019 p1312
ss 134D & 134EGazette 20.6.2019 p2171
ss 134D & 134EGazette 4.7.2019 p2601
ss 134D & 134EGazette 25.6.2020 p3644
ss 134D & 134EGazette 17.9.2020 p4646
ss 134D & 134EGazette 5.11.2020 p5014
ss 134D & 134EGazette 4.2.2021 p311
ss 134D & 134EGazette 11.2.2021 p381
Sch 1 cl 3(3)Gazette 15.7.2010 p3439
Sch 6 cl 5Gazette 9.4.2009 p1334

Fee Notices

  • 4 June 2020 p3239
  • 4 June 2020 p3240
  • 3 June 2021 p2037

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