Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

ROAD TRANSPORT (DRIVER LICENSING) ACT 1999

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act  
   3.      Objects of Act  
   4.      Dictionary  
   5.      Notes  
   5A.     Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc  

   PART 2--DRIVER LICENSING SYSTEM

           Division 2.1--Functions of road transport authority generally

   6.      Functions of road transport authority  
   7.      Powers of road transport authority  
   8.      Keeping of registers  
   9.      Security and disclosure of information in registers  

           Division 2.2--Issue of licences and mutual recognition

   10.     When road transport authority may issue or renew driver licences  
   11.     Mutual recognition of Australian driver licences  
   12.     Mutual recognition of demerit points  

           Division 2.3--Demerit points system

   13.     Meaning of demerit points offence  
   13A.    Recording of demerit points  
   13B.    When demerit points are incurred  
   14.     Offences for which demerit points are incurred  
   15.     Warning notices  
   16.     Consequences of incurring demerit points—holder of licence  
   17.     Consequences of incurring demerit points—applicant for issue or renewal of  
   18.     Licence suspension  
   19.     Good behaviour alternative to licence suspension  
   19A.    Notice of suspension confirmation notice  
   20.     Licence ineligibility  
   21.     Good behaviour alternative to licence ineligibility  
   22.     Demerit points incurred by learner, probationary, provisional and restricted licence  
   23.     Demerit points incurred but not taken into account for notice of licence suspension  
   24.     Demerit points not affected by licence suspension etc under another  
   25.     Issue of licence suspension notice etc  

           Division 2.4--Regulations

   26.     Regulation-making power  
   27.     Regulations may apply certain documents  
   28.     Driver licensing system  

   PART 3--OFFENCES

   29.     Obtaining licence by false statements etc  
   30.     Unlawful possession of licence etc  
   31.     Driver must be licensed  
   31A.    Offence—driving while right to drive suspended  
   32.     Offences committed by disqualified drivers etc  
   33.     Contravention of conditions of restricted licence  
   33A.    Contravening interlock condition  

   PART 4--PROTECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHS AND SIGNATURES

   34.     Application of pt 4  
   35.     Definitions for pt 4  
   36.     Use of photographs and signatures  
   37.     Disclosure of photographs and signatures by road transport authority  
   38.     Security of photographs and signatures  
   39.     Unauthorised reproduction of photographs and signatures  

   PART 5--MISCELLANEOUS

   40.     Additional matters about identity  
   41.     Effect of expiry of driver licence during a suspension period  
   42.     References to Motor Traffic Act etc  
           DICTIONARY
           ENDNOTES