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ROAD TRANSPORT (DRIVER LICENSING) ACT 1999 - SECT 22

Demerit points incurred by learner, probationary, provisional and restricted licence holders etc

    (1)     A regulation may make provision in relation to—

        (a)     the issue (including renewal), suspension or cancellation by the road transport authority of a learner licence, probationary licence, provisional licence or restricted licence (a relevant licence ) if the applicant for the licence incurs the prescribed number or more of demerit points for the licence; or

        (b)     the suspension or cancellation by the authority of any other driver licence if the holder of the licence has incurred the prescribed number or more of demerit points for a relevant licence held by the person; or

        (c)     the suspension or cancellation by the authority of an additional provisional class of a driver licence if the holder of the licence incurs the prescribed number or more of demerit points for the additional provisional class.

Example for par (b)

If a person incurs the prescribed number of demerit points for a provisional licence held by the person and, before a notice of licence suspension takes effect, the person is issued with a licence to which section 16 applies (a full licence ), a regulation may authorise the full licence to be suspended even though the person has not incurred 12 or more demerit points.

    (2)     A regulation may also make provision in relation to—

        (a)     warning, suspension and cancellation notices in relation to demerit points; or

        (b)     periods of suspension and periods of inability to obtain a driver licence; or

        (c)     the circumstances when suspension rather than cancellation may be imposed; or

        (d)     disregarding demerit points, or deleting demerit points from the demerit points register, and the circumstances when such action may or must be taken; or

        (e)     other consequences for a person in relation to demerit points incurred by the person.



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