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#### 209 Definitions
209 Definitions
> > (1) In this Division—
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> > alcohol-related major offence means the following—
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> > > (a) an offence against section 110(1)(a) or (b),
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> > > (b) an offence against section 110(2)(a), (b) or (c),
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> > > (c) an offence against section 110(3)(a), (b) or (c),
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> > > (d) an offence against section 110(4)(a), (b) or (c),
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> > > (e) an offence against section 110(5)(a), (b) or (c),
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> > > (e1) a combined alcohol and drug driving offence,
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> > > (f) an offence against section 112(1)(a), (b) or (c) involving driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol,
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> > > (g) an offence against clause 16(1)(b) or 17(1)(a1) of Schedule 3,
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> > > (h) any other offence that, at the time it was committed, was an alcohol-related major offence for the purposes of this Division or a former corresponding provision to this Division.
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> > converted interlock period—see section 213(5).
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> > former corresponding provision of this Division includes a provision of this Division as in force before its substitution by the [Road Transport Amendment (Mandatory Alcohol Interlock Program) Act 2014](/view/html/repealed/current/act-2014-042).
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> > interlock driver licence means a conditional licence that restricts the holder of the licence to driving a motor vehicle fitted with an approved interlock device.
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> > interlock exemption order means an order under section 212.
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> > interlock period, in relation to a person, means the period—
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> > > (a) starting on the day the person is issued with an interlock driver licence, and
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> > > (b) ending on the later of the expiry of the interlock period applicable to the person under section 211 or the converted interlock period applicable to the person.
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> > mandatory interlock offence means any of the following offences—
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> > > (a) an offence against section 110(1)(a) or (b) that is a second or subsequent offence by the offender for any other alcohol-related major offence,
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> > > (b) an offence against section 110(2)(a), (b) or (c) that is a second or subsequent offence by the offender for any other alcohol-related major offence,
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> > > (c) an offence against section 110(3)(a), (b) or (c) that is a second or subsequent offence by the offender for any other alcohol-related major offence,
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> > > (d) an offence against section 110(4)(a), (b) or (c) that is a first offence or a second or subsequent offence by the offender for any other alcohol-related major offence,
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> > > (e) an offence against section 110(5)(a), (b) or (c) that is a first offence or a second or subsequent offence by the offender for any other alcohol-related major offence,
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> > > (e1) a combined alcohol and drug driving offence that is a first offence or a second or subsequent offence by the offender for any other alcohol-related major offence,
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> > > (f) an offence against section 112(1)(a), (b) or (c) that involved driving under the influence of alcohol and that is a first offence or a second or subsequent offence by the offender for any other alcohol-related major offence,
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> > > (g) an offence against clause 16(1)(b) or 17(1)(a1) of Schedule 3 that is a first offence or a second or subsequent offence by the offender for any other alcohol- related major offence that involved driving under the influence of alcohol,
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> > > (h) any other offence prescribed by the statutory rules.
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> > Note.
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> > Section 9(2) and (2A) specify the circumstances in which an offence is a second or subsequent offence (including instances in which the first offence was dealt with by way of penalty notice).
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> > mandatory interlock order means an order under section 211.
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> > offender means a person convicted of a mandatory interlock offence.
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> > participation in an interlock program—see section 215.
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> > (2) For the purposes of section 9(5)(e), an offence against an alcohol-related major offence is declared to be an equivalent offence to any other alcohol-related major offence (whether of the same or a different kind).
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> **s 209:** Subst 2014 No 42, Sch 1 \[29\]. Am 2018 No 54, Sch 1 \[10\] \[11\]; 2021 No 3, Sch 1\[14\] \[15\].