20Licence ineligibility

20 Licence ineligibility (1) A notice of licence ineligibility served on a person by the road transport authority under this section— served on the person, when the ineligibility of the person to obtain a driver licence is to begin (the date of effect); and (c) must state the period of licence ineligibility; and

Section 20 (2) The period of licence ineligibility is the period, beginning on the date of effect, applying under table 20. Table 20 Table of licence ineligibility for demerit points column 1 item column 2 number of demerit points incurred within previous 3 years column 3 period of licence ineligibility 1 12-15 3 months 2 16-19 4 months 3 20 or more 5 months (3) If the person does not make an election under section 21, the person is disqualified from holding or obtaining a driver licence during the period of licence ineligibility and is not entitled to apply for, or be issued with, a restricted licence during that period. (4) At the beginning of the period of licence ineligibility under this section or, if the person makes an election under section 21, the 12 months period of good behaviour under that section, all demerit points recorded in the demerit points register against the person on the date of the notice of licence ineligibility under this section, and taken into account for the notice, are taken to be deleted. (5) Subsection (4) does not prevent the road transport authority keeping (6) In this section: previous 3 years means the 3 year period ending on the day when the person last committed an offence for which demerit points have been recorded against the person.

Section 21 page 22 Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1999