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Road Transport (General) Act 1999
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61B Immediate suspension of licence 78
61BA When a suspension notice ceases to have effect 80
61BB Additional suspension notice—discontinued infringement notice
proceedings 82
61BC Road transport authority to return surrendered licence 83
61C Drive while suspension notice in effect 83
61D Failure to surrender suspended licence 83
61E Surrendered licences 83
61F Application for stay of suspension notice 84
61G Deciding application 85
62 Automatic disqualification for culpable driving 85
63 Automatic disqualification for certain other driving offences 86
64 Court may order disqualification for other offences 88
65 Disqualification until court order 89
66 Effect of disqualification 91
66A Person disqualified in another jurisdiction not eligible for restricted
licence 92
67 Disqualified repeat offender not eligible for restricted licence—
automatic disqualification provisions 93
67A Eligibility of disqualified first offender for restricted licence—automatic
disqualification provisions 93
67B Person disqualified until court order not eligible for restricted licence 94
67C Disqualification while holder of restricted licence 95
68 When licence disqualification takes effect 95
69 Multiple disqualifications cumulative unless court orders otherwise 95
70 Additional powers of court 96
71 Effect on disqualification of quashing of conviction etc 96
Division 4.3 Evidentiary provisions in relation to road transport
72 Certificate evidence and other evidentiary provisions 96
72A Evidentiary certificate—use etc of road or road related area 99
73 Acts and omissions of representatives 100
Division 4.4 Proceedings for offences under road transport
74 Proceedings for offences 101
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75 Short descriptions of offences 101
76 Speed inhibitor conditions 102
77 Compensation for loss of time etc 102
78 Effect on certain cancellations of quashing of conviction etc 103
79 Registrar to provide particulars of convictions, orders etc 103
Part 5 Further provisions about vehicles, roads and
road related areas
80 Power of entry for tracing stolen motor vehicles or trailers or their parts 104
81 Use of tyre deflation devices 104
81A Power to inspect interlocks in motor vehicle 105
82 Motor vehicles or trailers not to be used without owner’s consent 106
83 Procuring use or hire of motor vehicle or trailer by fraud etc 106
83A Purposes of div 5.3 107
83B Definitions for div 5.3 107
83C When a vehicle is a total loss 108
83D Written-off vehicles register 108
83E Security and disclosure of information in register 109
83F Regulations about written-off vehicles 109
84A Meaning of revocation notice—pt 6 111
84 Suspension of driver licence, registration etc for default of court
imposed fine 111
85 Notification and duration of suspension of driver licence, registration
etc 113
86 Revocation of suspension of driver licence, registration etc 114
87 Revocation of suspension on transfer of registration 114
88 Renewal etc of driver licence or registration prohibited 114
89 Suspension to be concurrent 115
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contents 7
90 Definitions—pt 7 116
90A Meaning of reviewable decision etc—pt 7 116
91 Internal review notices 117
91A Applications for internal review 117
92 Applications not stay internally reviewable decisions 118
92A Internal reviewer 118
93 Review by internal reviewer 118
94 Reviewable decision notices 118
95 Applications for review 119
Part 8 Fees, charges and other amounts payable
under road transport legislation
96 Determination of fees, charges and other amounts 120
Division 11.1 Documents
225 Approved forms 121
229 Regulations may apply certain documents 121
230 Indemnity from personal liability for honest and good faith carrying out
of duties 121
231 Person not to hinder or obstruct 122
232 False or misleading statements 123
233 General regulation-making power 123
234 Regulations may exclude vehicles, people and animals from Act 124
235 References to Motor Traffic Act, Traffic Act etc 124
236 Preliminary discovery for private car park fees 125
Part 14 Transitional—NRMA—ACT Road Safety Trust
Repeal Act 2015
304 Meaning of commencement day—pt 14 126
306 Exemption from liability 126
307 Expiry—pt 14 126
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Dictionary 127
1 About the endnotes 137
2 Abbreviation key 137
3 Legislation history 138
4 Amendment history 149
5 Earlier republications 186
6 Expired transitional or validating provisions 191
An Act to provide for the administration and enforcement of road transport
legislation, to provide for the review of decisions made under road transport
legislation, to make further provision about the use of vehicles on roads and road
related areas, and for other purposes