55Power of court to disqualify driver on conviction for certain offences

55 Power of court to disqualify driver on conviction for certain offences

(1)  In this section –[Section 55 Subsection (1) amended by No. 90 of 1999, Sched. 1, Applied:14 Aug 2000]

motor vehicle offence means –

(a) an offence against section 32 of the Traffic Act 1925 ; or

(b) an indictable offence arising out of the driving, operation or use of a motor vehicle or in the commission of which a vehicle was used or the commission of which was facilitated by a motor vehicle, including any such indictable offence that is triable by a court of petty sessions.

(2)  A court that convicts an offender of a motor vehicle offence may, in addition to imposing any other penalty to which the offender is liable –

(a) [Section 55 Subsection (2) amended by No. 90 of 1999, Sched. 1, Applied:14 Aug 2000] order that the offender be disqualified, either for a specified period or until further ordered by a court, from driving; and

(b) [Section 55 Subsection (2) amended by No. 90 of 1999, Sched. 1, Applied:14 Aug 2000] if the court thinks fit order that the offender is not, at the end of the period of disqualification or on the removal of the disqualification, to be granted a driver licence unless the offender passes such driving test or attends such driver training course, or both, as the Registrar of Motor Vehicles may direct or approve.

(3)  [Section 55 Subsection (3) amended by No. 90 of 1999, Sched. 1, Applied:14 Aug 2000] [Section 55 Subsection (3) amended by No. 90 of 1999, Sched. 1, Applied:14 Aug 2000] If an order is made under this section requiring an offender who is disqualified from driving to pass a driving test or to attend a driver training course, then the offender may not obtain a driver licence until whichever of the following last occurs: