131Demerit points incurred by applicants for or holders of

131 Demerit points incurred by applicants for or holders of probationary licences authority for the issue or renewal of a probationary licence if the person has incurred demerit points within the previous 3 years. (2) If section 52 (1) (c) (i) (When probationary licence must be issued) applies to the person, the road transport authority may approve the application and issue the probationary licence despite the demerit points that the person has incurred in the previous 3 years. (3) If the road transport authority issues a probationary licence under subsection (2), all demerit points recorded in the demerit points register against the person on the issue of the licence are taken to be deleted.

Demerit points—probationary licences Division 8.4 (4) If section 52 (1) (c) (ii) or (iii) applies to the person, the road transport authority may approve the application and issue a probationary licence to the person despite the demerit points that the person has incurred in the previous 3 years. (5) However, if the road transport authority issues a probationary licence to the person under subsection (4) and the person incurs 2 or more demerit points while the person is the holder of the probationary licence, the authority must serve a notice of licence cancellation under section 133 (Notice of licence cancellation for demerit points incurred by probationary licence holders). (6) Subsection (3) does not prevent the road transport authority from