Regulation 39(5) of the Principal Regulations is amended by omitting the definition of dual controls and substituting the following definition:

dual controls , in relation to a motor vehicle, means duplicate pedals for the footbrake and, if the vehicle has a manual transmission, the clutch, fitted so that an instructor seated in the same general transverse plane as the driver may operate the footbrake readily and effectively and disengage the transmission of the vehicle.

Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953 .

Notified in the Gazette on 28 June 2006

These regulations are administered in the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the regulation)

These regulations amend the Vehicle and Traffic (Driver Licensing and Vehicle Registration) Regulations 2000 by providing that the vehicles used by professional driving instructors are no longer required to be fitted with dual control ignition switches.