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Road Transport Act 2013
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#### 223A Suspension of foreign driver
223A Suspension of foreign driver
> > (1) The Commissioner of Police may suspend the authority of the holder of a foreign driver licence to drive in this jurisdiction if the total number of demerit points specified under section 32 for all relevant offences during the relevant 3-year period is 13 or more.
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> > (2) The suspension must not exceed 14 days.
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> > (3) The Commissioner of Police must immediately—
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> > > (a) notify Transport for NSW that the Commissioner has suspended the authority and the grounds for the suspension, and
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> > > (b) report to Transport for NSW whether in the Commissioner’s opinion a further suspension or the cancellation of the authority is warranted or is desirable in the interest of public safety.
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> > (4) In this section—
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> > relevant 3-year period means the 3-year period immediately before the suspension under this section would commence.
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> > relevant offence means an offence against an Act or statutory rule—
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> > > (a) for which a penalty notice has been issued to the holder of a foreign driver licence, and
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> > > (b) for which demerit points may, but have not yet been, incurred.
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> **s 223A:** Ins 2020 No 33, Sch 1\[32\].