Supplementary Order Paper No 356

No 356

House of Representatives

Supplementary Order Paper

Tuesday, 16 May 2023

Self-contained Motor Vehicles Legislation Bill

Proposed amendments

Joseph Mooney, in Committee, to move the following amendments:

Clause 44

Replace clause 44, new section 87U(3)(a) (page 34, lines 3 to 5) with:

(a)

the vehicle is equipped with a toilet that—

(i)

is permanently fixed to the vehicle and usable within the vehicle; or

(ii)

is portable and otherwise meets the requirements set out in regulations made under section 172(1)(ga); and

Clause 48

After clause 48(1) (page 39, after line 27), insert:

(1A)

After section 172(1)(g), insert:

(ga)

prescribing the requirements that toilets (other than fixed toilets) must meet in order to be considered self-contained:

After clause 48(3) (page 39, after line 32), insert:

(4)

After section 172(2), insert:

(2A)

The Governor-General must make regulations for the purposes of subsection (1)(ga) within 12 months of the commencement of the Self-contained Motor Vehicles Legislation Act 2022.

Schedule

Replace clause 3(2) of new Schedule 1AA (page 44, lines 7 to 11) with:

(2)

Clause 6.1 of the existing standard is replaced with the following text:

6.1 Minimum requirements

The motor caravan or caravan shall be equipped with a toilet that is—

(a)

permanently fixed to the motor caravan or caravan, in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions; or

(b)

otherwise meets the requirements set out in regulations made under section 172(1)(ga) of the Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Act 2006.

Explanatory note

This Supplementary Order Paper amends the Self-contained Motor Vehicles Legislation Bill to allow some vehicles with non-fixed toilets to be certified as “self-contained”. This will be done by requiring the standards which define “self-contained” to be amended via regulation within 12 months of the legislation receiving Royal assent.