Road Safety (Vehicles) Amendment (Club Permit) 
Regulations 2010 


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TABLE OF PROVISIONS 

Regulation Page 

1 Objective 1 
2 Authorising provision 1 
3 Commencement 1 
4 Principal Regulations 1 
5 Definitions 2 
6 Corporation may declare matters for the purposes of Regulations 2 
7 Approved forms, notices etc. 2 
8 Application of certain fees 2 
9 Grounds for internal review 2 
10 New Part 3.4 of Chapter 3 3 

PART 3.4—CLUB PERMITS 3 

152 Definitions 3 
153 Club permit is a registration permit 5 
154 Approval of vehicle club 5 
155 Application for club permit 6 
156 Issue of club permit, club permit label and log book 8 
157 Log book obligations 9 
157A Duration and conditions of club permit 10 
157B Authorisation given by club permit 11 
157C Renewal of club permit 11 
157D Vehicle audits 12 
157E Suspension or cancellation of club permits 13 
157F Replacement log book 14 
157G Club permit number plates 15 
157H Disposal of vehicles operated under club permits 16 
157I Notification regarding club membership 16 
157J Transitional arrangements 17 
11 Schedule 5—Miscellaneous fees 18 

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STATUTORY RULES 2010 

S.R. No. 116/2010 
Road Safety Act 1986 

Road Safety (Vehicles) Amendment (Club Permit) 
Regulations 2010 

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations: 
Dated: 19 October 2010 
Responsible Minister: 


TIM PALLAS 

Minister for Roads and Ports 

MATTHEW McBEATH 
Clerk of the Executive Council 

1 Objective 

The objective of these Regulations is to provide 
for a permit scheme in relation to veteran vehicles, 
vintage vehicles, classic and historic vehicles, and 
replicas of those vehicles. 

2 Authorising provision 

These Regulations are made under section 95 of 
the Road Safety Act 1986. 

3 Commencement 

These Regulations come into operation on 
1 February 2011. 

4 Principal Regulations 

In these Regulations, the Road Safety (Vehicles) 
Regulations 20091 are called the Principal 
Regulations. 

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Definitions 

In regulation 5 of the Principal Regulations, in the 
definition of eligible vehicle, before "means" 
insert "(except in Part 3.4 of Chapter 3)". 

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Corporation may declare matters for the purposes 
of Regulations 

Regulation 6(c) of the Principal Regulations is 

revoked. 

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Approved forms, notices etc. 

In regulation 11(1)(a) of the Principal 

Regulations, for "153" substitute "155, 157C,". 

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Application of certain fees 

(1) In regulation 107(f) of the Principal Regulations, 
for "64(3)(b)." substitute "64(3)(b);". 
(2) After regulation 107(f) of the Principal 
Regulations insert— 
"(g) 
the fee payable for the issue of slimline club 
permit number plates referred to in 
regulation 157G(4); 

(h) 
any fee payable for the replacement of club 
permit number plates or slimline club permit 
number plates referred to in regulation 
157G(7). 
Note 

Administrative fee is defined in regulation 5 and among 
other things includes the fee for a log book (regulation 157) 
and the fee for a replacement log book (regulation 157F).". 

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Grounds for internal review 

(1) In regulation 120(i) of the Principal Regulations, 
for "134(2)." substitute "134(2);". 
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(2) After regulation 120(i) of the Principal 
Regulations insert— 
"(j) 
a decision to revoke the approval of an 
approved club under regulation 154(2); 

(k) 
a decision to refuse an application for a club 
permit under regulation 155(2); 
(l) 
a decision to suspend or cancel a club permit 
under regulation 157E(1) or (3).". 
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New Part 3.4 of Chapter 3 

For Part 3.4 of Chapter 3 of the Principal 
Regulations substitute— 

"PART 3.4—CLUB PERMITS 

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Definitions 

In this Part— 

45 day club permit means a club permit 
authorising the operation of a vehicle 
for up to 45 days in the permit period; 

90 day club permit means a club permit 
authorising the operation of a vehicle 
for up to 90 days in the permit period; 

approved club means a vehicle club 
approved under regulation 154(1); 

classic and historic vehicle means a vehicle 
manufactured after 31 December 1930 
and more than 25 years before the date 
of an application for a club permit 
under regulation 155; 

club permit means a permit issued under 
regulation 156(1); 

club permit label means a label issued under 
regulation 156(3); 

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eligible vehicle means— 

(a) a veteran vehicle; or 
(b) a vintage vehicle; or 
(c) a classic and historic vehicle; or 
(d) a replica of a vehicle referred to in 
paragraph (a), (b) or (c); 
financial member means a current member 
who has paid any applicable 
membership dues for the relevant 
period; 

local zone in respect of a vehicle means the 
area within a radius of 100 metres from 
the entrance of the vehicle's garage 
address on a public road (within the 
meaning of the Road Management 
Act 2004); 

log book means a book issued under 
regulation 156(5); 

permit holder means the holder of a club 
permit; 

permit period is the period of duration of a 
club permit specified in regulation 
157A(1); 

temporary club permit means a receipt 
issued by the Corporation that has 
validity as a club permit under 
regulation 156(6); 

temporary log book means a form for 
recording vehicle use issued by the 
Corporation under regulation 156(6); 

vehicle club includes a vehicle association 
but excludes a club or association 
which solely or primarily conducts its 
operations over the internet; 

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veteran vehicle means a vehicle 
manufactured before 1 January 1919; 

vintage vehicle means a vehicle 
manufactured after 31 December 1918 
and before 1 January 1931. 

153 Club permit is a registration permit 

For the purposes of section 7(1) of the Act, a 
club permit issued under this Part is a 
registration permit. 

154 Approval of vehicle club 

(1) The Corporation may approve a vehicle club 
for the purposes of this Part by giving a 
notice in writing to the club secretary. 
(2) 
If the Corporation considers that an approved 
club is no longer able to uphold the integrity 
of the club permit scheme, the Corporation 
may revoke its approval by giving a notice in 
writing to the club secretary. 
(3) 
If the Corporation revokes an approval under 
subregulation (2), it must give the vehicle 
club written notice of its rights to internal 
and external review of the decision under 
Part 2.12 of Chapter 2. 
(4) 
If the Corporation revokes an approval under 
subregulation (2), and— 
(a) the vehicle club does not seek review of 
that decision under subregulation (3); 
or 
(b) the revocation is upheld on internal 
review under subregulation (3)— 
the Corporation must notify each financial 
member of that club that he or she has 
28 days to become a financial member of 

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another approved club in order to comply 
with regulation 157A(2)(b). 

155 Application for club permit 

(1) A person who is a financial member of an 
approved club may apply for a club permit 
for an eligible vehicle by giving to the 
Corporation— 
(a) an application in the approved form, 
indicating whether the application is for 
a 45 day club permit or a 90 day club 
permit; and 
(b) written verification by the club 
secretary of the approved club or 
another person authorised by the 
approved club indicating that the 
applicant is a financial member of the 
approved club, and that the vehicle is 
an eligible vehicle and is safe for use on 
a highway; and 
(c) the relevant fee for a 45 day club permit 
or a 90 day club permit, as appropriate, 
as specified in items 14A or 14B of 
Schedule 5; and 
(d) any transport accident charge under the 
Transport Accident Act 1986 for the 
vehicle in respect of the type of club 
permit applied for; and 
(e) the administrative fee for a log book, as 
notified by the Corporation; and 
(f) the following information in a form 
satisfactory to the Corporation— 
(i) the name, residential address and 
date of birth of the applicant; and 
(ii) the make, model and year of the 
vehicle; and 
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(iii) the garage address of the vehicle; 
and 
(iv) any relevant vehicle identifier; and 
(v) the degree and nature of any 
modifications to the vehicle; and 
(vi) any other information specified by 
the Corporation. 
(2) The Corporation may refuse an application 
for a club permit if— 
(a) a previous club permit held by the 
applicant was suspended or cancelled; 
or 
(b) the vehicle is already covered by a 
current club permit; or 
(c) the information provided with the 
application is incomplete or incorrect; 
or 
(d) it is not satisfied that the applicant is a 
financial member of an approved club; 
or 
(e) it is not satisfied that the vehicle is an 
eligible vehicle; or 
(f) it is not satisfied that the vehicle is safe 
for use on a highway. 
(3) 
If the Corporation refuses an application 
under subregulation (2), it must give written 
notice of the refusal to the applicant, 
including— 
(a) the reasons for the decision; and 
(b) written notice of the applicant's rights 
to internal and external review of the 
decision under Part 2.12 of Chapter 2. 
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156 
Issue of club permit, club permit label and 
log book 

(1) 
On receipt of an application under 
regulation 155, the Corporation may issue a 
club permit. 
(2) 
A club permit must— 
(a) contain the permit holder's name and 
residential address; and 
(b) contain sufficient information to 
identify the vehicle, including the 
vehicle's garage address; and 
(c) specify whether it is a 45 day club 
permit or a 90 day club permit; and 
(d) specify the permit period. 
(3) 
When the Corporation issues a club permit in 
respect of a vehicle, it must also issue in 
respect of that vehicle a club permit label in 
the form determined by the Corporation. 
(4) 
Regulation 53 applies to a club permit label 
issued to a person under subregulation (3) as 
if— 
(a) the club permit label were issued under 
regulation 51; and 
(b) the vehicle were a registered vehicle. 
(5) 
When the Corporation issues a club permit in 
respect of a vehicle, it must also issue a log 
book in respect of that vehicle which has 
available entries for the operation of that 
vehicle for up to 90 days in the permit 
period. 
(6) 
On receipt of an application under 
regulation 155, the Corporation may issue a 
temporary club permit and temporary log 
book for use by the applicant until the 
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applicant receives a club permit and log 
book. 

(7) 
If an applicant under regulation 155 is issued 
with a temporary club permit, the applicant 
may operate the vehicle under the temporary 
club permit as though it were a club permit 
provided that— 
(a) the applicant complies with the club 
permit conditions in regulation 157A(2) 
(except in relation to club permit 
labels); and 
(b) the applicant destroys the temporary 
club permit and temporary log book on 
receipt of the club permit and log book. 
157 Log book obligations 

(1) A permit holder must ensure that a club 
permit is correctly affixed inside a log book. 
(2) 
On each day that a vehicle operated under a 
club permit will be driven outside the 
vehicle's local zone, the driver must fully 
complete the next available entry in the log 
book before beginning the journey. 
(3) 
If a journey begins before midnight and 
continues into the next day, an entry must be 
made in the log book in respect of each of 
those days. 
(4) 
If a club permit is a 45 day club permit, only 
the first 45 entries in the log book are 
available to be used, unless a second 45 day 
club permit is issued for the permit period 
and correctly affixed inside the log book. 
(5) 
If all available entries in a log book have 
been completed, or the club permit has 
expired or been cancelled, the permit holder 
must not drive the vehicle outside the 
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vehicle's local zone until a new club permit 
is issued. 

(6) A permit holder must not complete or 
partially complete entries in a log book 
which relate to a future day. 
157A Duration and conditions of club permit 

(1) 
A club permit is valid for 12 months from 
the date of issue of the club permit or the 
corresponding temporary club permit, 
whichever is earlier, unless cancelled or 
suspended sooner. 
(2) 
A club permit is subject to the following 
conditions— 
(a) the club permit and the log book must 
be carried in the vehicle operated under 
the club permit at all times the vehicle 
is being used on a highway; 
(b) the permit holder must remain a 
financial member of an approved club, 
and must comply with the requirements 
for notification regarding club 
membership in regulation 157I; 
(c) the vehicle operated under the club 
permit must be safe for use on a 
highway; 
(d) the vehicle operated under the club 
permit must display the club permit 
label as required by regulation 156(4) 
and the club permit number plate or 
plates as required by regulation 
157G(6); 
(e) the permit holder must comply with the 
log book obligations in regulation 157; 
and 
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(f) the vehicle operated under the club 
permit must be made available for a 
vehicle audit on request by the 
Corporation, in accordance with 
regulation 157D. 
(3) 
If a permit holder, being the holder of a 
45 day club permit, is issued with a second 
45 day club permit during a permit period, 
the second club permit must have the same 
expiry date as the initial club permit, and the 
duration of the second club permit is reduced 
accordingly. 
157B Authorisation given by club permit 

A club permit authorises the unregistered 
vehicle specified in the permit to be used on 
a highway during the period for which the 
permit is valid if the vehicle is used in 
accordance with the conditions to which the 
permit is subject. 

157C Renewal of club permit 

(1) A permit holder may apply for the renewal 
of a club permit by giving to the 
Corporation— 
(a) a renewal application in the approved 
form, indicating whether the 
application is for a 45 day club permit 
or a 90 day club permit; and 
(b) written verification by the club 
secretary of the approved club or 
another person authorised by the 
approved club indicating that the 
applicant is a financial member of the 
approved club, and that the vehicle 
included in the renewal application is 
an eligible vehicle; and 
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(c) the relevant fee for a 45 day club permit 
or a 90 day club permit, as appropriate, 
as specified in items 14A or 14B of 
Schedule 5; and 
(d) any transport accident charge under the 
Transport Accident Act 1986 for the 
vehicle in respect of the type of club 
permit applied for; and 
(e) the administrative fee for a log book, as 
notified by the Corporation. 
(2) A person may hold no more than two 45 day 
club permits or one 90 day club permit for an 
eligible vehicle during a permit period. 
157D Vehicle audits 

(1) At the written request of the Corporation, a 
permit holder must produce the vehicle 
operated under the club permit— 
(a) at a nominated testing site for vehicle 
inspection; and 
(b) within a reasonable time period 
nominated by the Corporation in the 
written request. 
(2) 
If the nominated testing site or the nominated 
time period is inconvenient for the permit 
holder, he or she may notify the Corporation 
before the nominated time period is 
concluded, and the Corporation must provide 
an opportunity to reschedule the audit to an 
alternative testing site or time period, in 
accordance with the permit holder's 
reasonable request. 
(3) 
Any audit conducted under this regulation 
must be carried out under the direction of 
and at the expense of the Corporation. 
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157E Suspension or cancellation of club permits 

(1) 
The Corporation may suspend a club permit 
if it reasonably suspects that— 
(a) the vehicle operated under the club 
permit is not an eligible vehicle; or 
(b) the permit holder is failing to comply 
with any of the conditions of the club 
permit; or 
(c) the permit holder has disposed of a 
vehicle without complying with 
regulation 157H(2); or 
(d) the permit holder is engaging in 
conduct which threatens public safety 
or undermines the integrity of the club 
permit scheme. 
(2) 
If the Corporation suspends a club permit 
under subregulation (1), the Corporation 
must give the permit holder a written notice 
stating— 
(a) the reasons for the suspension; and 
(b) the date on which the suspension takes 
effect; and 
(c) the action, if any, to be taken by the 
permit holder to have the suspension 
lifted; and 
(d) that the club permit may be cancelled if 
the action referred to in paragraph (c) is 
not taken by a day stated in the notice 
(which must be at least 14 days after 
the date of the notice); and 
(e) the rights of the permit holder to an 
internal and external review under 
Part 2.12 of Chapter 2. 
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(3) 
The Corporation may cancel a club permit 
if— 
(a) any action required by a notice under 
subregulation (2) is not taken within the 
period stated in the notice; and 
(b) the Corporation reasonably believes 
that a reason for the suspension of the 
club permit still exists. 
(4) 
If the Corporation cancels a club permit 
under subregulation (3), it must give the 
permit holder written notice of— 
(a) the cancellation; and 
(b) the permit holder's rights to an internal 
and external review under Part 2.12 of 
Chapter 2. 
157F Replacement log book 

(1) 
If a log book is lost, damaged, destroyed or 
stolen, a permit holder may apply to the 
Corporation for a replacement log book. 
(2) 
If the Corporation is satisfied that a log book 
is lost, damaged, destroyed or stolen, it may 
issue a replacement log book on payment of 
the administrative fee for a replacement log 
book, as notified by the Corporation. 
(3) 
The permit holder must advise the 
Corporation how many entries in the 
previous log book had been completed at the 
time that the book was lost, damaged, 
destroyed or stolen, and the Corporation 
must delete that number of entries from any 
replacement log book. 
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157G Club permit number plates 

(1) 
In this regulation— 
slimline club permit number plate means a 
club permit number plate that has a 
height of not more than 120 millimetres 
and a width of not more than 
375 millimetres. 

(2) 
On the first issue of a club permit to a permit 
holder in respect of an eligible vehicle, the 
Corporation must give the permit holder— 
(a) in the case of a veteran vehicle, a 
vintage vehicle, a motorcycle or a 
trailer, one club permit number plate; or 
(b) in any other case, two club permit 
number plates. 
(3) A permit holder may apply to the 
Corporation for the issue of slimline club 
permit number plates in respect of any 
eligible vehicle except a motorcycle. 
(4) An applicant under subregulation (3) must 
pay the fee fixed by the Corporation under 
section 5AE of the Act. 
(5) 
The issue of club permit number plates or 
slimline club permit number plates under this 
regulation does not confer on the applicant 
any rights in the number displayed on the 
number plates. 
(6) Regulation 48 applies to a number plate 
given to a person under this regulation as 
if— 
(a) the number plate were issued under 
regulation 45; and 
(b) the vehicle were a registered vehicle. 
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(7) 
If a club permit number plate is lost, 
damaged, destroyed or stolen, the permit 
holder may apply to the Corporation for a 
replacement club permit number plate or a 
replacement slimline club permit number 
plate. 
(8) 
If the Corporation is satisfied that a club 
permit number plate is lost, damaged, 
destroyed or stolen, the Corporation may 
issue to the permit holder a replacement club 
permit number plate or a replacement 
slimline club permit number plate on 
payment of the relevant fee fixed by the 
Corporation under section 5AE of the Act. 
157H 
Disposal of vehicles operated under club 
permits 

(1) 
If a vehicle operated under a club permit is 
disposed of during the term of the club 
permit, the club permit ceases to have effect. 
(2) 
The permit holder disposing of the vehicle 
must ensure that, immediately following 
delivery of the vehicle to its new garage 
address— 
(a) the club permit, the club permit label 
and the vehicle's log book are removed 
from the vehicle and destroyed; and 
(b) the club permit number plates are 
removed from the vehicle, and returned 
to the Corporation on request. 
157I Notification regarding club membership 

(1) Subject to subregulation (3), within 14 days 
after commencing financial membership of 
an approved club, the permit holder must 
send the Corporation a notice endorsed by 
the secretary of the approved club or another 
person authorised by the approved club 
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stating the date that the financial 
membership commenced. 

(2) Subject to subregulation (3), a permit holder 
must notify the Corporation within 14 days 
of ceasing financial membership of an 
approved club, stating the date that the 
membership has ceased. 
(3) 
The notification obligations in 
subregulations (1) and (2) apply only in 
respect of the permit holder's primary club 
membership, being the membership under 
which the permit holder holds or intends to 
hold a club permit. 
(4) Subject to regulation 154(3), a permit 
holder's obligation to maintain financial 
membership of an approved club is satisfied 
provided that the time elapsed between 
ceasing financial membership of one 
approved club and commencing financial 
membership of another approved club is no 
more than 14 days. 
157J Transitional arrangements 

(1) 
In this regulation— 
commencement date means the date of 
commencement of the Road Safety 
(Vehicles) Amendment (Club Permit) 
Regulations 2010; 

prior permit means a club permit issued 
under Part 3.4 of Chapter 3 before the 
commencement date and that is in force 
immediately before the commencement 
date; 

prior permit holder means a person who 
holds a prior permit; 

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transitional log book means a form for 
recording vehicle use issued by the 
Corporation under subregulation (2). 

(2) 
On or before the commencement date, the 
Corporation must issue each prior permit 
holder with a transitional log book, at no 
charge, in respect of each vehicle operated 
under a prior permit. 
(3) 
On and after the commencement date, each 
prior permit will be taken to be, until its 
expiry date, a club permit issued under 
Part 3.4 of Chapter 3, except that— 
(a) the prior permit holder is not required 
to comply with regulation 157(1); and 
(b) regulation 157A(2)(a) is satisfied if the 
prior permit holder carries the prior 
permit in the vehicle with the 
transitional log book whenever the 
vehicle is operated on a highway. 
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Schedule 5—Miscellaneous fees 

(1) In the heading to Schedule 5 of the Principal 
Regulations, for "153" substitute "155, 157C,". 
(2) In Schedule 5 to the Principal Regulations, for 
item 14 substitute— 
"14A 
Issue or renewal of 155 1·6 fee 
45 day club permit and 157C units 

14B 
Issue or renewal of 155 3·2 fee 
90 day club permit and 157C units 

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Endnotes 

ENDNOTES 

1 Reg. 4: S.R. No. 118/2009 as amended by S.R. Nos 26/2010, 33/2010, 
35/2010 and 80/2010. 

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