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.