Motor Vehicles Act 1949
33QDemerit points no longer active once taken into account for
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33Q Demerit points no longer active once taken into account for notice of suspension or breach of undertaking (1) Subject to subsection (4), demerit points for a particular offence can be taken into account only once as the basis of a suspension (2) Subsection (1) applies whether the suspension notice is issued because: (a) the person's active demerit points have reached a suspension threshold: or (b) the person has breached an undertaking to be of good driving behaviour. (3) Subsection (1) also applies whether the suspension notice is issued under this Act or under the law of another jurisdiction.
Motor Vehicles Act 1949 50 (4) However, if the suspension notice is withdrawn, the points may again be taken into account as the basis of a later suspension