214Dangerous driving offences in respect of which interlock orders may be made

214 Dangerous driving offences in respect of which interlock orders may be made

214 Dangerous driving offences in respect of which interlock orders may be made

(1) This section applies to a person who is—

(a) convicted of a prescribed dangerous driving offence on or after the commencement of this section, and

(b) disqualified by or because of the conviction or offence from holding a driver licence for a particular period.

(2) A person to whom this section applies may, in addition to being disqualified by or because of the conviction or offence, be disqualified by the court convicting the offender from holding a driver licence (other than a learner licence) unless the person has first held an interlock driver licence for a period specified by the court of not less than 36 months.

(3) Any interlock order under this section is in addition to any penalty imposed for the offence.

(4) In this section—

prescribed dangerous driving offence means the following—

(a) an offence under section 52A(1)(a) or (3)(a) of the Crimes Act 1900 in circumstances where at the time of the impact occasioning death the accused was under the influence of intoxicating liquor,

(b) an offence under section 52A(2) of the Crimes Act 1900 in circumstances where at the time of the impact occasioning death the prescribed concentration of alcohol was present in the accused’s breath or blood,

(c) an offence under section 52A(4) of the Crimes Act 1900 in circumstances where at the time of the impact occasioning grievous bodily harm the prescribed concentration of alcohol was present in the accused’s breath or blood.

s 214: Subst 2014 No 42, Sch 1 [29].