Road Traffic (Authorisation to Drive) Act 2008
1The *Road Traffic Amendment Act (No. 2) 2007* s. 27 commenced 1 Dec 2010.
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1 The Road Traffic Amendment Act (No. 2) 2007 s. 27 commenced 1 Dec 2010.
2 The Road Traffic Legislation Amendment Act 2012 Pt. 3 (s. 15-18) commenced 1 Aug 2012; Pt. 3 other than s. 15-18 commenced 27 Apr 2015.
3 The amendments in the Taxi Drivers Licensing Act 2014 Pt. 10 Div. 2 are not included because the Act was repealed by the Transport (Road Passenger Services) Act 2018 s. 304 before it purported to come into operation.
Defined terms
[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]
Defined term Provision(s)
alcohol interlock 5A(1)
alcohol offence 5A(1)
amending Act 64
another jurisdiction’s driving authorisation 13(1), 43(2)
application 25
ASIO Act 11E(1)
ASIO official 11E(1)
Australian driver licence 3(1)
Australian driver licensing authority 3(1)
authorised purpose 11C(1)
CEO (road passenger services) 11G(1)
commencement day 64, 71(1)
current demerit points 40(1)
dealt with by infringement notice 40(1) and (1A)
demerit period 55(1)
demerit point action 40(1)
demerit point offence 40(1)
demerit point offence in WA 40(1)
demerit point registry jurisdiction 40(1)
demerit points register 40(1)
Department 11J(1)
Director-General of Security 11E(1)
disqualification period 54(1)
disqualified 28(1)
driver licence 14(1)
driver’s licence 3(1)
driver’s licence held: a person 19
Entity 11J(1)
excessive demerit points notice 40(1)
excessive demerit points (novice driver) notice 40(1)
external licensing authority 3(1)
extraordinary licence 3
Face Matching Services 11J(1)
foreign law 15(1)
former demerit point registry jurisdiction 58(1)
grant 3(1)
identifying information 11B(1)
infringement notice 40(1)
intergovernmental agreement 11B(1)
law enforcement official 11E(1)
learner’s permit 3(1)
national demerit point offence 40(1)
national demerit point offence schedule 40(1)