Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

ROAD TRANSPORT (DRIVER LICENSING) AMENDMENT REGULATIONS 2002 (NO 1) (NO 23 OF 2002) - REG 7

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124     Demerit points incurred by learner and provisional licence holders (NSW Act s 17, MTA s 180X, s 180Y)

    (1)     This regulation applies to a person if the person incurs the relevant number or more demerit points within the previous 3 years while the person is the holder of a learner or provisional licence issued by the road transport authority.

Note     Demerit points are incurred on the day when the offence to which the demerit points relate was committed (see the Act, s 13B (2)).

    (2)     The road transport authority must serve a notice of licence suspension on the person under regulation 125.

    (3)     In this regulation:

previous 3 years means the 3 year period ending on the day when the person last committed an offence for which demerit points have been recorded against the person.

"relevant number", of demerit points, means—

        (a)     for a learner licence—12; or

        (b)     for a provisional licence—

              (i)     if the holder has provided evidence (under regulation 36 (3) (b) or 37 (3) (b)) acceptable to the road transport authority that the person has successfully completed an approved provisional driver training course—8; or

              (ii)     if the holder is at least 26 years old and has held a provisional licence for at least 6 months—8; or

              (iii)     in any other case—4.

Note     If the provisional licence was issued before 1 August 2000, or is the renewal of a provisional licence issued before that date, the relevant number of demerit points is 8 (see reg 166).