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Road Transport Act 2013
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#### 43 Demerit points penalties
43 Demerit points penalties
(cf DL Act, s 18)
> > (1) A period of licence suspension under Division 2 or 3 is in addition to any period of licence suspension imposed under another law of this jurisdiction.
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> > (2) Demerit points recorded in the NSW demerit points register against a person are not affected by a period of licence suspension or disqualification imposed by a court in Australia, or under another law in force in this jurisdiction.
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> > (3) Nothing in this section prevents the statutory rules from requiring Transport for NSW to take into account any prior period of suspension ended by a disqualification when determining whether to issue a new driver licence to a person who has completed any such period of disqualification.
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> > (4) Transport for NSW may decide to suspend or cancel a driver licence under this Part without the holder of the licence having been provided an opportunity to show cause why the licence should not be suspended or cancelled.