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### 17A Penalties for other offences
> *\[Section 17A Inserted by No. 44 of 1991, s. 11 \]*
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> > (1) [*\[Section 17A Subsection (1) amended by No. 18 of 2005, s. 13, Applied:01 Jul 2005\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-07-01/act-2005-018#GS13@EN) A person who is convicted of an offence under this Act, other than an offence referred to in [section 6A](#GS6A@EN) or [section 17](#GS17@EN) , is liable to a fine not exceeding 10 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months.
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> > (2) [*\[Section 17A Subsection (2) amended by No. 90 of 1999, Sched. 1, Applied:14 Aug 2000\]*](/view/html/inforce/2000-08-14/act-1999-090#JS1@Ja21@GC6@Hpb@EN) A court that convicts a person of an offence referred to in [subsection (1)](#GS17A@Gs1@EN) may, in addition to any penalty imposed under that subsection, order the person to be disqualified from driving for a period not exceeding 3 years.