Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

ROAD TRANSPORT (DRIVER LICENSING) ACT 1999 - SECT 3

The objects of this Act are—

        (a)     to provide for a driver licensing system in the ACT that is part of a uniform national approach to driver licensing (including uniform driver licence classes and licence eligibility criteria); and

        (b)     to define the responsibilities of people in relation to driver licensing; and

        (c)     to provide a way of authorising the driving of motor vehicles on roads and road related areas and of identifying people as licensed drivers of motor vehicles; and

        (d)     to facilitate the regulation of drivers of motor vehicles in the interests of road safety and transport efficiency and law enforcement generally; and

        (e)     to provide a way of enforcing safety standards relating to the driving of motor vehicles on roads and road related areas; and

        (f)     to facilitate—

              (i)     the recovery of expenses of administering the driver licensing system; and

              (ii)     the collection of fees determined for this Act under the Road Transport (General) Act 1999

; and

        (g)     to provide for other matters relating to learner, probationary, provisional, public vehicle and restricted licences; and

        (h)     to improve road safety and transport efficiency, and reduce the costs of administering road transport.

Note     This Act establishes a driver licensing system, including a demerit points system, and provides for the classes of driver licences and for the issue, suspension, cancellation and renewal of driver licences.