Section 13 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting subsection (1) and substituting the following subsection:

(1)  A person must not drive a motor vehicle on a public street in Tasmania if the person is disqualified from driving by –

(a) an Australian court under an Act of this or any other State or a Territory; or

(b) an automatic statutory penalty.

Penalty: In the case of –

(a) a first offence –

(i) a fine not exceeding 40 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, or both; and

(ii) a further period of disqualification, not exceeding 3 years, fixed by the court; and

(b) a second or subsequent offence –

(i) a fine not exceeding 80 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or both; and

(ii) a further period of disqualification, not exceeding 5 years, fixed by the court.