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Road Transport (General) Act 1999
62Automatic disqualification for culpable driving
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62 Automatic disqualification for culpable driving
(1) If a court convicts a person, or finds a person guilty, of an offence of
culpable driving, the person is automatically disqualified from
holding or obtaining a driver licence—
(a) for a first offender—for 12 months; or
(b) for a repeat offender—for 24 months; or
(c) if the court orders a longer period for an offender than applies to
the offender under paragraph (a) or (b)—for the longer period.
(2) If the Magistrates Court commits the person to the Supreme Court for
sentence under the Magistrates Court Act 1930, section 92A,
subsection (1) applies as if the Supreme Court had convicted the
person.
(3) If the person is already disqualified from holding or obtaining a driver
licence, or the person’s driver licence is suspended, the
disqualification under this section takes effect at the end of the
existing disqualification or suspension.
(4) A disqualification under this section is in addition to any penalty