Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1999
13ARecording of demerit points
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13A Recording of demerit points (1) The road transport authority must record, in the demerit points register, against a person the number of demerit points prescribed by regulation made under the General Act for the demerit points offence if— (a) the person is convicted, or found guilty, of the offence; or (b) the person is served with an infringement notice for the offence and— (i) the infringement notice penalty for the offence has been paid in full or in part; or (ii) the infringement notice penalty for the offence has not been paid in full or in part in the time required for its payment under the General Act (the required time), and the person has not in the required time given the administering authority— (A) an infringement notice declaration for the offence; or (B) a notice disputing liability for the offence in accordance with the General Act; or Note For when an infringement notice penalty is payable, see the General Act, div 3.2.
Section 13B page 12 Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1999 (c) the person is served with an infringement notice for the offence, the person applies in accordance with the Road Transport (General) Act 1999 for payment of the infringement notice penalty by extension of time to pay, payment by instalments, discharge of penalty by community work or social development program, and the administering authority allows the person the option sought; or (d) the person is served with an infringement notice for the offence, the person applies in accordance with the Road Transport (General) Act 1999 for waiver of the infringement notice penalty for the offence, and the administering authority waives the penalty; or (e) the person is served with an infringement notice for the offence and, as a result, gives the administering authority an infringement notice declaration, and the administering authority does not accept the declaration for the General Act, division 3.3 and refuses to withdraw the infringement notice. (2) The demerit points must be recorded in the demerit points register for the day when the offence was committed. (3) In this section: General Act means the Road Transport (General) Act 1999. infringement notice declaration—see the General Act, section 21A.