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Road Safety (Alcohol and Drugs) Act 1970
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### 19A Driving while disqualified under this Act
> *\[Section 19A Inserted by No. 94 of 1975, s. 15 \]*
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> > (1) [*\[Section 19A Subsection (1) amended by No. 90 of 1999, Sched. 1, Applied:14 Aug 2000\]*](/view/html/inforce/2000-08-14/act-1999-090#JS1@Ja21@GC11@Hpa@EN) [*\[Section 19A Subsection (1) amended by No. 90 of 1999, Sched. 1, Applied:14 Aug 2000\]*](/view/html/inforce/2000-08-14/act-1999-090#JS1@Ja21@GC10@Hpi@EN) *\[Section 19A Subsection (1) amended by No. 96 of 1976, s. 15 and Sched. II \]**\[Section 19A Subsection (1) amended by No. 15 of 1979, s. 2 \]**\[Section 19A Subsection (1) amended by No. 91 of 1982, s. 11 \]*A person who, except in so far as he is authorized to do so by a licence issued pursuant to an order made under section 18 of the [Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-9999-999) , drives a motor vehicle while he is disqualified from driving under this Act is guilty of an offence.
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> > Penalty: [*\[Section 19A Subsection (1) amended by No. 90 of 1999, Sched. 1, Applied:14 Aug 2000\]*](/view/html/inforce/2000-08-14/act-1999-090#JS1@Ja21@GC11@Hpb@EN) In the case of –
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> > > > (a) a first offence – a fine not exceeding 40 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months (or both) and a further period of disqualification (not exceeding 3 years) fixed by the court; and
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> > > > (b) a second or subsequent offence – a fine not exceeding 80 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months (or both) and a further period of disqualification (not exceeding 5 years) fixed by the court.
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> > (2) *\[Section 19A Subsection (2) inserted by No. 15 of 1979, s. 2 \]**\[Section 19A Subsection (2) amended by No. 91 of 1982, s. 11 \]*[*\[Section 19A Subsection (2) substituted by No. 90 of 1999, Sched. 1, Applied:14 Aug 2000\]*](/view/html/inforce/2000-08-14/act-1999-090#JS1@Ja21@GC11@Hpc@EN) [*\[Section 19A Subsection (2) substituted by No. 38 of 2017, s. 37, Applied:03 Dec 2018\]*](/view/html/inforce/2018-12-03/act-2017-038#GS37@EN) A person who drives a motor vehicle while his or her licence is suspended under [section 18B(3)(a)](#GS18B@Gs3@Hpa@EN) is guilty of an offence.
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> > Penalty: In the case of –
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> > > > (a) a first offence – a fine not exceeding 40 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months (or both) and a further period of disqualification (not exceeding 3 years) fixed by the court; and
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> > > > (b) a second or subsequent offence – a fine not exceeding 80 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months (or both) and a further period of disqualification (not exceeding 5 years) fixed by the court.
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> > (3) *\[Section 19A Subsection (3) inserted by No. 15 of 1979, s. 2 \]*[*\[Section 19A Subsection (3) substituted by No. 90 of 1999, Sched. 1, Applied:14 Aug 2000\]*](/view/html/inforce/2000-08-14/act-1999-090#JS1@Ja21@GC11@Hpc@EN) [*\[Section 19A Subsection (3) omitted by No. 38 of 2017, s. 37, Applied:03 Dec 2018\]*](/view/html/inforce/2018-12-03/act-2017-038#GS37@EN) . . . . . . . .
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> > (4) *\[Section 19A Subsection (4) added by No. 15 of 1979, s. 2 \]*[*\[Section 19A Subsection (4) substituted by No. 90 of 1999, Sched. 1, Applied:14 Aug 2000\]*](/view/html/inforce/2000-08-14/act-1999-090#JS1@Ja21@GC11@Hpc@EN) [*\[Section 19A Subsection (4) omitted by No. 38 of 2017, s. 37, Applied:03 Dec 2018\]*](/view/html/inforce/2018-12-03/act-2017-038#GS37@EN) . . . . . . . .