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Road Transport (General) Act 1999
64Court may order disqualification for other offences
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64 Court may order disqualification for other offences
(1) A court that convicts a person, or finds a person guilty, of an offence
against the road transport legislation may disqualify the person from
holding or obtaining a driver licence for the period the court considers
(2) However, if the offence is an offence against an automatic
disqualification provision, any order under subsection (1) is subject
to the automatic disqualification period for the offence.
(3) If the court disqualifies the person, the person is disqualified from
holding or obtaining a driver licence for the period ordered by the
court.
(4) A disqualification under this section is in addition to any penalty
Note A court may also order that a driver is disqualified from obtaining or
holding an Australian driver licence under the Heavy Vehicle National
Law (ACT), s 598A.