135Power to affect vehicle registration

135 Power to affect vehicle registration

(1) This section applies to: (a) a road law offence that was committed in relation to a 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 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 that the registration of a vehicle in relation to which the offence was committed and of which the person is a registered operator is: (a) cancelled; or (b) suspended for a specified period. (3) If the court makes an order under subsection (2) cancelling or suspending the registration of a vehicle of which the person found guilty is a registered operator, it may also make an order that the person, or an associate of the person, is disqualified from registering the vehicle for a specified period. (4) If the court considers that another person who is not present in court may be substantially affected by an order under this section, the court may issue a summons to that other person to show cause why the order should not be made. (5) 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.