New South Wales Consolidated Acts

DRUG COURT ACT 1998 - SECT 12A

12A Special jurisdiction--traffic matters

(1) If a drug offender's program is terminated, the Drug Court may, on application by the drug offender, exercise the same functions as the Local Court under Division 3A of Part 7.4 of Chapter 7 of the Road Transport Act 2013 in relation to any licence disqualifications to which the drug offender is then subject.

(2) Accordingly, the Drug Court may make any order under section 221B of that Act removing all licence disqualifications to which the drug offender is then subject in the circumstances provided for by that Division.

Note--: Section 221B of the Road Transport Act 2013 permits licence disqualifications to be removed on application by a disqualified person if the Court considers it appropriate to do so. Licence disqualifications may be removed only if the disqualified person has not been convicted of any driving offence for conduct during the relevant offence-free period.

(3) Division 3A of Part 7.4 of Chapter 7 of the Road Transport Act 2013 applies to the Drug Court as if a reference to the Local Court included a reference to the Drug Court.

(4) No appeal under the Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 or section 5AF of the Criminal Appeal Act 1912 lies against a decision of the Drug Court under that Division.

(5) The rules of court may include provisions relating to the practice and procedure for applications and orders by the Drug Court under this section.