84Suspension of driver licence, registration etc for default

84 Suspension of driver licence, registration etc for default of court imposed fine (1) This section applies if the road transport authority is notified under the Crimes (Sentence Administration) Act 2005, section 116M (1) that a person has defaulted in payment of an outstanding fine. Note The Crimes (Sentence Administration) Act 2005, s 116M (1) requires the director-general mentioned in that Act to notify the road transport authority if a person has defaulted on a court imposed fine. (a) send the person a written notice (a fine enforcement notice) that (b) if the outstanding fine is not paid before the enforcement date in the fine enforcement notice—take action under subsection (5) (the fine enforcement action) on the enforcement date.

(3) A fine enforcement notice must state— (a) particulars of the default notice and the reminder notice for the outstanding fine to which the fine enforcement notice relates; and Note The Crimes (Sentence Administration) Act 2005, deals with default notices (see s 116H (1)) and reminder notices (see s 116J (1)). (b) that if the person does not pay the outstanding fine before a stated date (the enforcement date), the authority will take fine enforcement action on the enforcement date; and (4) However, the enforcement date must not be earlier than 10 days after the day the fine enforcement notice is sent to the person. (5) If the road transport authority is required to take fine enforcement action, the authority must— (a) suspend the person’s driver licence; or (b) if the person is not the holder of a driver licence but is the sole registered operator of— (i) 1 motor vehicle—suspend the registration of the vehicle; or (ii) 2 or more motor vehicles—suspend the registration of 1 vehicle for each outstanding fine, starting with the vehicle with the shortest period of registration left; or (c) if the person is not the holder of a driver licence and is not the sole registered operator of a motor vehicle—disqualify the person from obtaining a driver licence; or

(d) if the person is the holder of an interstate driver licence or an external driver licence—suspend the person’s right to drive a vehicle in the ACT.