National Transport Commission (Road Transport Legislation – Compliance and Enforcement Bill) Regulations 2006
134Power to affect driver licence
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134 Power to affect driver licence
(1) This section applies to: (a) a road law offence that was committed in relation to a vehicle or combination by the driver of the vehicle or combination, other than a road law offence that involved a breach of a mass, dimension or load restraint requirement; or (b) a road law offence that was committed in relation to a vehicle or combination by the driver of the vehicle or combination and that involved a severe risk breach of a mass, dimension or load restraint requirement. (2) The court that finds a person guilty of a road law offence to which this section applies may make an order for either or both of the following: (a) that a specified Australian driver licence issued to the person under an Australian road law is: (i) cancelled; or (ii) modified or suspended for a specified period; (b) that the person is disqualified from obtaining or holding an Australian driver licence (either generally or of a specified kind) for a specified period. (3) An order under this section operates by force of this Act and takes effect immediately or from a later specified date.
Drafting note: The law of each jurisdiction will need to be examined or amended to ensure that orders made in other jurisdictions under corresponding clauses are recognised and enforced in its jurisdiction. The mutual recognition provisions may achieve or assist to achieve this result.
(4) In this section:
Australian driver licence means a driver licence issued under an Australian road law, whether relating solely to all or a class of heavy vehicles or heavy combinations, or relating solely to all or a class of other motor vehicles, or relating to both.