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Road Safety (General) (Speed Measuring Devices)

Regulations 2000
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TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Regulation Page
1. Objectives 1
2. Authorising provision 2
3. Principal Regulations 2
4. Definitions 2
5. Automatic detection devices 4
6. Use of automatic detection devices 4
7. Prescribed speed measuring devices 6
8. Testing of speed measuring devices 6
9. New regulation 307 substituted 6
307. Sealing of speed measuring devices 6
10. Use of radar devices 7
11. New Division 3 of Part 3 inserted 7
Division 3Prescribed Processes 7
313. Process for production of printed image 7
12. Certificate under section 83 of the Act 9
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STATUTORY RULES 2000

S.R. No. 88/2000

Road Safety Act 1986
Road Safety (General) (Speed Measuring Devices)
Regulations 2000

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:
Dated: 5 September 2000
Responsible Minister:
PETER BATCHELOR
Minister for Transport
HELEN DOYE
Clerk of the Executive Council
1. Objectives
The objectives of these Regulations are
(a) to prescribe
(i) new laser and radar devices; and
(ii) additional devices as automatic
detection devices and speed measuring
devices; and
(iii) requirements for the use of the
additional devices; and
(iv) a process for producing a printed image
from a digital file; and
(b) to make other minor amendments.





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2. Authorising provision
These Regulations are made under section 95 of
the Road Safety Act 1986.
3. Principal Regulations
In these Regulations, the Road Safety (General)
Regulations 1999
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are called the Principal
Regulations.
4. Definitions
(1) In regulation 105 of the Principal Regulations
(a) in the definition of "laser device", after
paragraph (b) insert
"(c) the LTI 20-20 Ultralyte LR;
(d) the Prolaser III;";
(b) in the definition of "radar device", after
paragraph (c) insert
"(d) the Kustom Golden Eagle;
(e) the Kustom Silver Eagle;".
(2) In regulation 105 of the Principal Regulations,
insert the following definitions
' "camera" includes a device that converts
optical images into electronic signals;
"checksum" means a number produced by
the application of an algorithm to the
contents of a digital file (other than a
checksum contained in the file);
"computer" has the same meaning as in
Division 3 of Part III of the Evidence
Act 1958;
"control unit" means a computer that
processes images captured by a camera
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and creates a digital file in respect of
those images;
"digital file" means a file in a digital
format, or electronic copy of such a
file, which is created by a control unit
and contains
(a) digital images; and
(b) data indicating
(i) the date on which and the
time and place at which the
image was captured by a
camera; and
(ii) the speed limit at that time
and place; and
(iii) the speed of the vehicle to
which the digital image
relates; and
(c) the checksum for that file;
"digital image" means an image, or
electronic copy of an image, of a
vehicle or part of a vehicle that has
been processed by a control unit;
"printed image" means a printed image
produced in accordance with the
process as set out in regulation 313;
"removable storage media" includes disks
and magnetic tapes;
"speed calculation unit" means the part of
an automatic detection device referred
to in regulation 302(d) or (e) that
determines the speed of a vehicle, when
the vehicle activates the vehicle
detectors which form part of the device;
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"vehicle detectors" means the parts of an
automatic detection device referred to
in regulation 302(d) or (e) that detect
the presence of a vehicle;'.
5. Automatic detection devices
In regulation 302 of the Principal Regulations, at
the end of paragraph (c) insert
"; and
(d) the automatic detection device known as the
Locktronics LaserCam Plus System; and
(e) the automatic detection device known as the
Redflex SMARTCAM Speed System.".
6. Use of automatic detection devices
In regulation 303 of the Principal Regulations
(a) omit "the person placing or removing the
device or loading or unloading the film
magazine into or from the device";
(b) in paragraph (a), after "302(a)" insert ", the
person placing or removing the device or
loading or unloading the film magazine into
or from the device";
(c) at the end of paragraph (b) insert
"; and
(c) in the case of a device referred to in
regulation 302(d) or (e)
(i) the speed calculation unit has been
tested in accordance with
regulation 306 within 2 years
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(ii) the vehicle detectors have been
placed across the road (whether on
or under the surface of the road)
and are approximately parallel to
each other and separated as
specified by the manufacturer; and
(iii) the speed calculation unit has been
sealed in accordance with
regulation 307; and
(iv) a person placing or removing the
speed calculation unit or the
control unit, or loading or
unloading removable storage
media into or from the control
unit, or switching on or resetting
the control unit after it has been
inoperable for any reason
(A) checks the time, date and
location code and makes any
corrections that may be
necessary to ensure that the
correct data is recorded in
the digital file; and
(B) checks that the vehicle
detectors are correctly
responding to the movement
of vehicles at the location;
and
(C) ensures that when the speed
calculation unit and control
unit are installed and left
unattended they are kept in a
locked housing.".


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7. Prescribed speed measuring devices
In regulation 305(a) of the Principal Regulations,
for "and (c)" substitute ", (c), (d) and (e)".
8. Testing of speed measuring devices
In regulation 306(b)(i) of the Principal
Regulations, after "digitector" insert "or an
automatic detection device referred to in
regulation 302(d) or (e)".
9. New regulation 307 substituted
For regulation 307 of the Principal Regulations
substitute
"307. Sealing of speed measuring devices
A prescribed speed measuring device is
sealed in the prescribed manner for the
purposes of section 79 of the Act if
(a) in the case of an automatic detection
device referred to in regulation 302(d)
or (e), the speed calculation unit of the
device is sealed
(i) by the testing officer who carried
out the test under regulation 306;
and
(ii) with a seal that effectively
prevents interference with the
time measuring or speed
computing components of the
speed calculation unit without
breaking the seal; and
(b) in the case of any other speed
measuring device, the device is
sealed
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(i) by the testing officer who carried
out the test under regulation 306;
and
(ii) with a seal that effectively
prevents interference with the
time measuring or speed
computing components of the
device without breaking the seal;
and
(c) the testing officer who sealed the speed
calculation unit or device (as the case
requires) inserts a signed record of the
following particulars in a record kept
for the purpose
(i) the identification number of the
speed calculation unit or the
device (as the case requires); and
(ii) the date on which the test was
carried out; and
(iii) the manner in which the speed
calculation unit or device (as the
case requires) was sealed.".
10. Use of radar devices
In regulation 310(d) of the Principal Regulations,
after "Kustom KR-10SP" insert ", the Kustom
Golden Eagle and the Kustom Silver Eagle".
11. New Division 3 of Part 3 inserted
After regulation 312 of the Principal Regulations
insert
"Division 3Prescribed Processes
313. Process for production of printed image
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(1) An image or message is produced by a
prescribed process for the purposes of
sections 80(b), 80A and 81(b) of the Act if

(a) a printed image is produced from a
digital file created by a control unit by
the processes set out in sub-regulation
(2); and
(b) the data contained in the digital file has
been verified by a computer
(i) recalculating the checksum for
that file; and
(ii) confirming that the checksum
produced by the recalculation is
identical to the checksum
contained in that file; and
(c) the printed image contains an image
derived from the digital image (with or
without decompressing the digital
image) and a message indicating
(i) the date on which, and the time
and place at which, the vehicle
was driven; and
(ii) the speed limit at that time and
place; and
(iii) the speed at which the vehicle was
driven.
(2) The processes by which a digital file is
created by a control unit are
(a) the image saved by the control unit is
converted into a digital format (with or
without compressing the image so
saved); and
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(b) data indicating the following is saved
(i) the date on which, and the time
and place at which, the vehicle to
which the image relates was
driven, as generated from data in
the memory of the control unit;
and
(ii) the speed limit at that time and
place; and
(iii) the speed at which the vehicle to
which the image relates was
driven, as transmitted to the
control unit from the speed
calculation unit; and
(c) a checksum is calculated for the digital
file; and
(d) the digital image, the data referred to in
paragraph (b) and the checksum
referred to in paragraph (c) are
combined into one digital file.".
12. Certificate under section 83 of the Act
In Schedule 2 to the Principal Regulations, for
"speed camera" substitute "automatic detection
device".
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NOTES

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Reg 3: S.R. No. 27/1999 and subsequently amended by S.R. Nos 54/1999
and 120/1999.
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