Australian Capital Territory Current Regulations Australian Capital Territory Current Regulations(1) This section applies to an offence against a territory law for which demerit points are prescribed, that is committed during a holiday period.
(2) The number of demerit points prescribed for the offence is—
(a) double the number of demerit points mentioned in schedule 1, part 1.12A, column 6 for the offence if the offence is mentioned in any of the following provisions of the title="SL2017-43">Road Transport (Road Rules) Regulation 2017
:
(i) section 20 (Obeying speed limit);
(ii) section 264 (Wearing seatbelt—driver);
(iii) section 265 (Wearing seatbelt—passenger 16 years old or older);
(iv) section 266 (Wearing seatbelt—passenger under 16 years old);
(v) section 268 (4A) or (4B) (How people must travel in or on motor vehicle);
(vi) section 270 (1) (Wearing motorbike helmet);
(vii) section 300 (1) (Use of mobile device); or
(b) for any other offence mentioned in schedule 1 for which demerit points are mentioned—1 more than the number mentioned in column 6 of the item applying to the offence.
(3) The Minister may declare that this section does not apply to all or part of a holiday period.
(4) A declaration under subsection (3) is a disallowable instrument.
Note A disallowable instrument must be notified, and presented to the Legislative Assembly, under the href="http://www.legislation.act.gov.au/a/2001-14" title="A2001-14">Legislation Act
.