Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) In this section
—
commencement day means the day on which the Road
Traffic (Authorisation to Drive) Amendment (Driving Restrictions) Act 2024
section 5 comes into operation.
(2) Section 4, as in
force after commencement day, applies, and regulations made under that section
may apply, in relation to drivers’ licences granted before, on or after
commencement day.
[Section 71 inserted: No. 45 of 2024 s. 6.]
This is a compilation of the Road Traffic (Authorisation to Drive) Act 2008
and includes amendments made by other written laws 3 . For provisions that
have come into operation, and for information about any reprints, see the
compilation table. For provisions that have not yet come into operation see
the uncommenced provisions table.
Compilation table
|
Short title |
Number and year |
Assent |
Commencement |
|---|---|---|---|
|
40 of 2008 |
15 Aug 2008 |
s. 1 and 2: 15 Aug 2008 (see s. 2(a)); | |
|
Road Traffic Legislation Amendment (Disqualification: Notice) Act 2010 Pt. 4 |
51 of 2010 |
8 Dec 2010 |
1 Aug 2012 (see s. 2(c) and Gazette 27 Jul 2012 p. 3664) |
|
Road Traffic Legislation Amendment (Information) Act 2011 Pt. 4 |
18 of 2011 |
2 Jun 2011 |
s. 25: 14 Jan 2013 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 4 Jan 2013 p. 3); |
|
Road Traffic Legislation Amendment Act 2012 Pt. 6 |
8 of 2012 |
21 May 2012 |
27 Apr 2015 (see s. 2(f) and Gazette 17 Apr 2015 p. 1371) |
|
Road Traffic Amendment (Alcohol Interlocks and Other Matters) Act 2015 Pt. 3
Div. 3 |
2 of 2015 |
25 Feb 2015 |
24 Oct 2016 (see s. 2(1)(b) and (2) and Gazette 20 Sep 2016 p. 3965) |
|
Road Traffic Legislation Amendment Act 2015 Pt. 4 |
10 of 2015 |
1 Apr 2015 |
2 Apr 2015 (see s. 2(b)) |
|
Reprint 1: The Road Traffic (Authorisation to Drive) Act 2008 as at 3 Jul
2015 (includes amendments listed above except those in the Road Traffic
Amendment (Alcohol Interlocks and Other Matters) Act 2015 Pt. 3 Div. 3) | |||
|
Road Traffic Legislation Amendment Act 2016 s. 20 |
25 of 2016 |
21 Sep 2016 |
22 Sep 2016 (see s. 2(b)) |
|
Road Traffic Amendment (Driving Offences) Act 2018 Pt. 3 |
19 of 2018 |
7 Sep 2018 |
17 Nov 2018 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 16 Nov 2018 p. 4523) |
|
Transport (Road Passenger Services) Act 2018 Pt. 14 Div. 2 Subdiv. 5 |
26 of 2018 |
30 Oct 2018 |
28 Feb 2019 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 26 Feb 2019 p. 449-50) |
|
Road Traffic Amendment (Impaired Driving and Penalties) Act 2020 Pt. 3 Div. 3 |
27 of 2020 |
9 Jul 2020 |
1 Jul 2021 (see s. 2(1)(b) and SL 2021/54 cl. 2(d)) |
|
Transport Legislation Amendment (Identity Matching Services) Act 2022 Pt. 3 |
8 of 2022 |
14 Apr 2022 |
15 Apr 2022 (see s. 2(b)) |
|
Road Traffic Legislation Amendment (Infringement Management Reform) Act 2024
Pt. 4 Div. 5 |
15 of 2024 |
14 May 2024 |
7 Oct 2024 (see s. 2(b) and SL 2024/200 cl. 2) |
|
Road Traffic (Authorisation to Drive) Amendment (Driving Restrictions) Act
2024 |
45 of 2024 |
15 Nov 2024 |
s. 1 and 2: 15 Nov 2024 (see s. 2(a)); |
To view the text of the uncommenced provisions see Acts as passed on the WA
Legislation website.
|
Short title |
Number and year |
Assent |
Commencement |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Towing Services Act 2024 Pt. 11 Div. 4 |
37 of 2024 |
29 Oct 2024 |
To be proclaimed (see s. 2(c)) |
1 The Road Traffic Amendment Act (No. 2) 2007 s.
27 commenced 1 Dec 2010.
2 The Road Traffic Legislation Amendment Act 2012
Pt. 3 (s. 15-18) commenced 1 Aug 2012; Pt. 3 other than s. 15- 18 commenced 27
Apr 2015.
3 The amendments in the Taxi Drivers Licensing
Act 2014 Pt. 10 Div. 2 are not included because the Act was repealed by the
Transport (Road Passenger Services) Act 2018 s. 304 before it purported to
come into operation.
Defined terms
[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they
are defined. The list is not part of the law.]
Defined term Provision(s)
alcohol interlock
5A(1)
alcohol offence 5A(1)
amending Act 64
another jurisdiction’s
driving authorisation 13(1), 43(2)
application
25
ASIO Act 11E(1)
ASIO official 11E(1)
Australian driver licence
3(1)
Australian driver licensing authority
3(1)
authorised purpose
11C(1)
CEO (road passenger services) 11G(1)
commencement day 64, 71(1)
current demerit points
40(1)
dealt with by infringement notice
40(1) and (1A)
demerit period
55(1)
demerit point action 40(1)
demerit point
offence 40(1)
demerit point offence in WA
40(1)
demerit point registry jurisdiction
40(1)
demerit points register 40(1)
Department 11J(1)
Director-General of Security
11E(1)
disqualification period
54(1)
disqualified 28(1)
driver
licence 14(1)
driver’s licence
3(1)
driver’s licence held: a person
19
Entity 11J(1)
excessive demerit points
notice 40(1)
excessive demerit points (novice
driver) notice 40(1)
external licensing authority
3(1)
extraordinary licence
3
Face Matching Services 11J(1)
foreign law
15(1)
former demerit point registry jurisdiction
58(1)
grant 3(1)
identifying information 11B(1)
infringement notice
40(1)
intergovernmental agreement
11B(1)
law enforcement official
11E(1)
learner’s permit 3(1)
national
demerit point offence 40(1)
national demerit point
offence schedule 40(1)
new licensing jurisdiction
57
novice driver 40(1)
novice driver (type 1) 40(1)
novice driver (type
2) 40(1)
police official
11E(1)
post-commencement demerit points
50(1)
prescribed person 11C(1)
provisional licence
2(1)
related Act 3(1)
review date 64A(1)
RT Act
64
section 51 election 40(1)
section 51
election period 40(1)
starting time
55(2)
unlicensed person 18(1)
vary
3(1)
WA driving authorisation
43(3)
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