Part 11Validating provisions for Transport Legislation Amendment Act 2007#

213Validation provision for section 171(4)#

(1)A regulation made under section 171(4) that was in force immediately before the commencement of this section, including a regulation made after the repeal of the National Road Transport Commission Act 1991 (Cwlth), is, and always has been, as effective as it would be if the National Road Transport Commission Act 1991 (Cwlth) had not been repealed.
(2)From the commencement of this section, a regulation that is effective under subsection (1) is taken to be the same as, or substantially similar to, model legislation or road transport legislation within the meaning of the National Transport Commission Act 2003 (Cwlth).

214Validation of particular codes of practice#

(1)The Code of Practice—Light Vehicles as originally made is, and is taken to have always been, as valid as it would be if the Code of Practice had been approved by the chief executive on 1 January 1992.
(2)The Code of Practice—Commercial Motor Vehicle Modifications as originally made is, and is taken to have always been, as valid as it would be if the Code of Practice had been approved by the chief executive on 1 July 1990.

215Validation of amendments of particular codes of practice#

To remove any doubt, it is declared that an amendment of a code of practice mentioned in section 214 that was made after 1 July 1990 and before 26 July 2006 and was not approved by the chief executive is, and is taken to have always been, as valid as it would be if the amendment had been approved by the chief executive on the date the amendment was made.

216Validation of certain acts etc.#

To remove any doubt, it is declared that all acts, matters and things done in reliance on a code of practice mentioned in section 214 or an amendment of a code of practice mentioned in section 215, are taken to be, and always to have been, as valid and effective as they would be if the code of practice or amendment had been approved by the chief executive on the date as mentioned in section 214 or 215.