The
title="A1999-78">Act, section 31 (1) (a) (Driver must be licensed) ceases to apply to a person who is the holder of an Australian driver licence issued under the law of another jurisdiction if—
(a) an automatic disqualifying circumstance applies to the person; or
(b) the person is disqualified by the road transport authority from driving a motor vehicle on a road or road related area (in the ACT) under section 103 (Procedure to disqualify holders of interstate or external licences from driving).
Note 1 The title="A1999-78">Act
, s 31 (1) (a) allows the holder of an Australian driver licence issued under the law of another jurisdiction to drive in the ACT. This section states when the holder of such a licence ceases to be able to drive in the ACT .
Note 2 See the
title="A1999-77">Road Transport (General) Act 1999for the consequences of the following for a person who is exempt under this div:
• nonpayment of an infringement notice penalty, failure to comply with a notice given under an infringement notice management plan about a failure to make a payment or participate in an approved community work or social development program (see that title="A1999-77">Act
, s 44, s 44A);
• nonpayment of a fine (see that title="A1999-77">Act
, s 84).