33BWhen is suspension threshold reached?

33B When is suspension threshold reached? (1) A person reaches the suspension threshold if the person incurs 12 or more demerit points within a period of 3 years or less. (2) A person also reaches the suspension threshold if: (a) the person is: (i) the holder of a learner licence or a licence that is provisional; or (ii) subject to subsection (3), a visiting driver; and (b) the person incurs 5 or more demerit points within a period of 12 months or less.

Motor Vehicles Act 1949 44 (3) Subsection (2) does not apply to a visiting driver who holds a licence or permit from another jurisdiction unless the licence or permit is equivalent to a licence mentioned in subsection (2)(a)(i). Note Whenever demerit points are entered against a person's name in the Register, a computer check will be carried out to determine whether the aggregate active demerit points incurred by the person over any relevant period result in the suspension threshold being reached.