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Road Safety Act 1986
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34 Interpretation
S. 34 def. of *demerit point option notice* amended by No. 49/2019 s. 116(Sch. 1 item 74).
***demerit point option notice*** means a notice served by the Secretary on the holder of a driver licence or learner permit under section 36(1);
S. 34 def. of *disqualifica-tion notice* amended by No. 49/2019 s. 116(Sch. 1 item 74).
***disqualification notice*** means a notice served by the Secretary on the holder of an overseas licence or an unlicensed driver under section 46A(1);
***extended demerit point period*** means a period of 12 months commencing on the date specified in a demerit point option notice in relation to which the person on whom the notice is served has made an election in accordance with section 38(1);
S. 34 def. of *holder of an overseas licence* substituted by No. 30/2021 s. 44.
***holder of an overseas licence*** means a person who holds a licence or permit issued in an overseas jurisdiction authorising the holder of the licence or permit to drive a motor vehicle and who is authorised by the regulations to drive such a motor vehicle;
S. 34 def. of *unlicensed driver* amended by No. 68/2017 s. 49, substituted by No. 49/2019 s. 106.
***unlicensed driver*** means—
(a) a person—
(i) who does not hold and has never held a Victorian driver licence or learner permit; or
(ii) whose Victorian driver licence or learner permit has expired—
but does not include a person whose Victorian driver licence or learner permit has been cancelled or suspended under another provision of this Act or under the regulations or another Act or by a court or by operation of this Act; or
(b) a person who does not hold a licence or permit issued in another State, a Territory or a country that under the regulations authorises the person to drive a motor vehicle on a highway;
***Victorian driver licence or learner permit*** means a driver licence or learner permit granted to a person under this Act.
Division 2—Demerits Register
New s. 35 inserted by No. 74/2013 s. 4.