Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) Demerit point
action is to be taken against a person for whom this State is the demerit
point registry jurisdiction if the CEO becomes aware that the person has been
convicted of an offence under a road law or the law of another jurisdiction
that is a demerit point offence.
(2) Demerit point
action is to be taken against a person for whom another jurisdiction is the
demerit point registry jurisdiction if the CEO becomes aware that the person
has been convicted of an offence under a road law that is a demerit point
offence.
(3) If, because of the
conviction, the person was disqualified by a court or by operation of law from
holding or obtaining a licence, this section does not require demerit point
action to be taken.
(4) For the purposes
of subsection (3), disqualification because the person failed to pay a fine
imposed for the offence is not to be taken to be because of the conviction.
(5) For the purposes
of subsection (3), a person is to be taken to be disqualified from holding or
obtaining a licence during any time for which —
(a)
under the law of this State —
(i)
the person is disqualified from holding or obtaining a
driver’s licence; or
(ii)
a driver’s licence held by the person is suspended;
or
(b)
under the law of another jurisdiction —
(i)
the person is disqualified from holding or obtaining an
Australian driver licence granted under the law of that jurisdiction; or
(ii)
an Australian driver licence granted to that person under
the law of that jurisdiction is suspended.