WA the bloody nanny state

[Belzybob]

Belzybob your dislike for SAI Global seems to be clouding your mind. Presently An approved motorcycle helmet is a protective helmet for motorcycle riders of a type that:
Complies with Australian/New Zealand Standard AS/NZS 1698:2006 Protective Helmets For Vehicle Users, as amended by Amendment No. 1 of 28 September 2007 and Amendment No. 2 of 27 May 2009; or
Is an earlier version of Australian/New Zealand Standard AS/NZS 1698 or Australian Standard 1698-1988 that was in force at the time of manufacture or importation; and
Has a mark certifying compliance with an above standard.
Motorcycle helmets manufactured after 31 March 2011 must have an identifying mark from a body accredited or approved by the Joint Accreditation System of Australia and New Zealand (JAS-ANZ) certifying compliance with an above standard.
Accredited companies that certify motorcycle helmets are as follows
BSI, Global-Mark, TUV RA and your favourite SAI Global with there 5 ticks.
Yes may make these companies money but ensures a safe standard of helmet.

It has nothing to do with my either liking or disliking of SAI Global and I did not set out to personalise this issue, so it beats me why you have taken an adversarial and assumptive position. After all, what you *now* are saying is the same as I have.

SAI have had a monopoly position for a number of years and done very well out of it, but that is no longer the case. The common assumption that was being made was that you had to have a sticker issued by Australian Standards and that was taken to mean one from SAI. All I did was point out that the WA RT legislation was out of date.

The current legislation applicable in WA refers to a sticker issued by Standards Australia. As I've said a number of times, you cannot currently have a sticker, because they don't issue them.

My helmet has a TUV compliance sticker, but the WA legislation has not been updated to reflect even that.

You quote without stating your reference or its applicability to WA road traffic legislation.