127Exemptions for professional drivers

#### 127 Exemptions for professional drivers 127 Exemptions for professional drivers (cf 2008 Reg cl 120B) > > (1) Section 33(1) of the Act, to the extent that it provides for a threshold of 14 or more demerit points for the suspension of a licence of a professional driver, does not apply in respect of a person if the person is not a professional driver at the time the person is given the notice of licence suspension under that section. > > > (2) Section 34(2)(a) of the Act, to the extent that it provides for a threshold of 14 or more demerit points for the refusal of an application of a professional driver, does not apply in respect of a person if, at the time the person’s application is refused under that section— > > > > > (a) the person is not a professional driver, or > > > > > (b) the person has previously been disqualified for a period of more than 6 months from holding a driver licence and has not held a driver licence since that disqualification, or > > > > > (c) the person’s driver licence has been expired for a period of more than 6 months and the person has not held a driver licence since that expiry.