84Definitions for Part 4

84 Definitions for Part 4

Reg. 84 def. of reduced dis-qualification or suspension amended by S.R. No. 172/2019 reg. 5(Sch. 2 item 66).

reduced disqualification or suspension means a decision, subject to the imposition of any special conditions, made by the Secretary under regulation 86 in relation to an application made under regulation 85 to—

(a) issue a driver licence or learner permit by reference to the reduced period (and any period of suspension or disqualification already served) rather than the usual period; or

(b) suspend a driver licence or learner permit (or shorten an existing suspension) by reference to the reduced period (and any period of suspension or disqualification already served) rather than the usual period;

reduced period means the shorter or nil period of suspension or disqualification that may have applied to a person specified in regulation 85(1);

relevant interstate drink-driving offence means an offence against a law of another jurisdiction that—

(a) is the same or substantially similar to any of the following offences—

(i) a serious motor vehicle offence within the meaning of section 87P of the Sentencing Act 1991 committed while the person was under the influence of alcohol, or both alcohol and a drug, which a court has found contributed to the offence;

(ii) an offence against section 49(1) of the Act other than—

(A) an offence under section 49(1)(a) (involving only a drug); or

(B) an offence under section 49(1)(ba), (bb), (h) or (i);
or

(b) results in the imposition of a requirement that the person, for a period of time, is only permitted to drive a motor vehicle in which an alcohol interlock has been installed;

relevant jurisdiction, in relation to a person making an application under this Part, means the other jurisdiction where the person, because of a relevant interstate drink‑driving offence, was subject to a disqualification or suspension of a kind referred to in regulation 85(1)(a);

Reg. 84 def. of special conditions amended by S.R. No. 172/2019 reg. 5(Sch. 2 item 66).

special conditions means conditions or requirements imposed by the Secretary under regulation 87;

usual period means the period of disqualification or suspension that would normally apply in accordance with regulation 81(2).