sec.259Additional demerit points for multiple motorbike helmet offences

sec.259 Additional demerit points for multiple motorbike helmet offences

This section applies if— a person commits a motorbike helmet offence (the later offence ); and within 1 year before the person commits the later offence, the person committed 1 or more earlier motorbike helmet offences for which demerit points have been or must be recorded on the person’s traffic history under section 256 . Three additional demerit points must be added to the demerit points allocated under section 257 for the later offence. The additional demerit points are taken to be allocated on the day the later offence was committed. In this section— motorbike helmet offence means an offence against the Queensland Road Rules , section 270 (1) . (sec.259-ssec.1) This section applies if— a person commits a motorbike helmet offence (the later offence ); and within 1 year before the person commits the later offence, the person committed 1 or more earlier motorbike helmet offences for which demerit points have been or must be recorded on the person’s traffic history under section 256 . (sec.259-ssec.2) Three additional demerit points must be added to the demerit points allocated under section 257 for the later offence. (sec.259-ssec.3) The additional demerit points are taken to be allocated on the day the later offence was committed. (sec.259-ssec.4) In this section— motorbike helmet offence means an offence against the Queensland Road Rules , section 270 (1) .

• (a) a person commits a motorbike helmet offence (the later offence ); and
• (b) within 1 year before the person commits the later offence, the person committed 1 or more earlier motorbike helmet offences for which demerit points have been or must be recorded on the person’s traffic history under section 256 .