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Road Transport Act 2013
148ZOAutomatic suspension of operator approvals
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#### 148ZO Automatic suspension of operator approvals
148ZO Automatic suspension of operator approvals
> > (1) This section applies if an approved operator is convicted of an offence under a law of this State or another jurisdiction prescribed by the statutory rules for this section (an automatic suspension offence).
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> > (2) The operator approval held by the approved operator is automatically suspended for the period prescribed by the statutory rules for the automatic suspension offence.
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> > (3) As soon as reasonably practicable after becoming aware of the automatic suspension of an operator approval, Transport for NSW must—
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> > > (a) give the operator written notice of the suspension, and
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> > > (b) notify relevant authorities of the suspension, and
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> > > (c) publish notice of the suspension on the operators register.
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> > (4) The statutory rules may prescribe—
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> > > (a) different automatic suspension offences for different categories of approved operators, and
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> > > (b) circumstances in which an offence is or is not an automatic suspension offence.
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> **s 148ZO:** Ins 2025 No 77 Sch 1\[2\].