25Driver of certain vehicles to be zero alcohol

25 Driver of certain vehicles to be zero alcohol (1) Subject to the Regulations, this section applies to the following persons: (a) the driver of a vehicle having a GVM of more than 15 t; Traffic Act 1987 25 (b) the driver of a vehicle carrying dangerous goods within the meaning of any of the following: (i) the Dangerous Goods Act 1998; (ii) Schedule 1 of the Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011; (iii) the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road and Rail (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2010; (c) the driver of a commercial passenger vehicle within the meaning of the Commercial Passenger (Road) Transport Act 1991; (d) the driver of a vehicle capable of seating more than 12 persons (including the driver); (e) the driver of a vehicle carrying more than 12 persons (including the driver); (f) the driver of a vehicle that has a space designed primarily for the carriage of goods when a person is travelling in that space. (2) This section also applies to a person who: (a) is under the age of 25 years; and (b) has not held, in the Territory or elsewhere, a licence to drive a motor vehicle for a continuous period of 3 years; but does not apply if section 24 applies to the person. (3) The person must not drive a motor vehicle if the person's breath or blood contains alcohol. (4) An offence against subsection (3) (a relevant offence) is a second Traffic Act 1987 26 subsection (1) or (2) and only if the previous offence was (5) For subsection (4)(a)(iii) and (f), an offence for which an (6) If a court finds a person who is not covered by subsection (2) guilty of a relevant offence that is a second or subsequent offence, the person's licence to drive is automatically cancelled and the person is disqualified from obtaining a licence: (6A) If a court finds a person covered by subsection (2) guilty of a relevant offence that is a second or subsequent offence, the person's licence to drive is cancelled and the person is disqualified from: (a) for a second offence: is at least 3 months; and Traffic Act 1987 27 is at least 6 months and not more than 3 years; and (b) for a subsequent offence: is at least 6 months; and is at least 6 months and not more than 3 years. (7) A relevant offence that is a second or subsequent offence is an (8) The Regulations may prescribe persons to whom, or circumstances in which, this section does not apply.