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Motor Vehicles Act 1949
33XDemerit points not affected by licence suspension under
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33X Demerit points not affected by licence suspension under
another law
(1) A suspension period under this Part is in addition to any period of
licence suspension or disqualification otherwise imposed under a
law in force in the Territory.
(2) Demerit points recorded in the register against a person are not
affected by a period of licence suspension or disqualification
imposed by a court in Australia or any other Territory law.
(3) If multiple periods of suspension or disqualification apply in relation
to a person under different laws, the order in which the periods run
is as follows:
(a) first – suspension or disqualification by a court or under
another law (except fine default within the meaning of the
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Act 2001);
(b) secondly – demerit points suspension under this Part,
concurrently with any fine default suspension under the Fines
and Penalties (Recovery) Act 2001.
(4) Demerit points suspension under this Part ceases to run (or does
not begin to run, as the case may be) during a period of licence
suspension or disqualification under another law, and whatever
portion of the demerit points suspension has not been served
begins to run immediately the other period of suspension or
disqualification ends.