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Road Safety Act 1986
Part 54 of Chapter 5 of the **Children, Youth and Families Act 2005**, appeal to the County Court or, if the Children's Court was constituted by the President, to the Trial Division of the Supreme Court or, if constituted by the Chief Magistrate who is a dual commission holder, to the Court of Appeal, against the order in the same manner as a child may appeal from summary conviction by the Children's Court.
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Part 5.4 of Chapter 5 of the **Children, Youth and Families Act 2005**, appeal to the County Court or, if the Children's Court was constituted by the President, to the Trial Division of the Supreme Court or, if constituted by the Chief Magistrate who is a dual commission holder, to the Court of Appeal, against the order in the same manner as a child may appeal from summary conviction by the Children's Court.
S. 29(2) amended by Nos 68/2009 s. 97(Sch. item 106.2), 30/2010 s. 91(3), 1/2022 s. 106(2).
(2) The filing of notice of appeal to the County Court, Trial Division of the Supreme Court or the Court of Appeal (as the case requires) does not stay the operation of the order but the court making the order may, in its discretion, stay the operation of the order pending the decision of the appeal.
S. 29(2A) inserted by No. 56/2013 s. 21.
(2A) To avoid doubt, this section applies irrespective of whether the order of the Magistrates' Court or of the Children's Court is made under this Act or the **Sentencing Act 1991**.
S. 29(3) amended by Nos 57/1989 s. 3(Sch. item 173.4), 110/2004 s. 29, 5/2016 s. 27.
(3) This section does not apply to an order of the Magistrates' Court made on an appeal under section 26 or section 46H.
30 Offence to drive while disqualified etc.
S. 30(1) amended by Nos 37/1996 s. 5, 12/2006 s. 184(2), 77/2010 s. 28, 56/2013 s. 22(1), 68/2017 s. 46(1), 49/2019 s. 116(Sch. 1 item 56), 30/2021 s. 43.
(1) Subject to section 30AA, a person must not drive a motor vehicle on a highway while the authorisation granted to him or her to do so under this Part is suspended or during a period of disqualification from obtaining such an authorisation imposed by a court or by or under this Act or the regulations, or by force of this Act or the **Sentencing Act 1991**.
Penalty: 240 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years.
S. 30(2) amended by No. 49/1991 s. 119(7)
(Sch. 4 item 17.1), repealed by No. 56/2013 s. 22(2), new s. 30(2) inserted by No. 68/2017 s. 46(2).
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person who is undergoing a driving assessment or driving under instruction in accordance with the regulations.
S. 30AA (Heading) amended by No. 47/2014 s. 299(1).
S. 30AA inserted by No. 12/2006 s. 185, amended by Nos 5/2016 s. 36(Sch. 1 item 15), 47/2014 s. 299(2).
30AA Offence to drive while licence suspended under Fines Reform Act 2014
A person must not drive a motor vehicle on a highway while that person's driver licence or learner permit is suspended in accordance with Part 8 of the **Fines Reform Act 2014**.
S. 30A inserted by No. 110/2004 s. 30.