Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999
12Compliance with conditions
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12 Compliance with conditions
(1) The holder of a driver licence issued under this Act must comply with the conditions of the licence.
Penalty: In the case of –
(a) a first offence – a fine not exceeding 20 penalty units; and
(b) a second or subsequent offence – a fine not exceeding 40 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months.
(2) The holder of an Australian driver licence issued under a corresponding law must, while in Tasmania, comply with the conditions of the licence (other than conditions that are incapable of application in Tasmania).
Penalty: In the case of –
(a) a first offence – a fine not exceeding 20 penalty units; and
(b) a second or subsequent offence – a fine not exceeding 40 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months.
(3) The holder of a foreign driver licence must, while in Tasmania, comply with the conditions of the licence (other than conditions that are incapable of application in Tasmania).
Penalty: In the case of –
(a) a first offence – a fine not exceeding 20 penalty units; and
(b) a second or subsequent offence – a fine not exceeding 40 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months.
(4) A person must not employ, cause or permit another to drive a motor vehicle on a public street in breach of a condition of a driver licence issued under this Act, an Australian driver licence issued under a corresponding law or a foreign driver licence.
Penalty: In the case of –
(a) a first offence – a fine not exceeding 20 penalty units; and
(b) a second or subsequent offence –
(i) for a body corporate – a fine not exceeding 200 penalty units; and
(ii) for an individual – a fine not exceeding 40 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months.
(5) It is a defence to a charge of an offence against to prove that the defendant did not know, and could not reasonably be expected to have known, that the driver was driving in breach of a condition of a driver licence issued under this Act, an Australian driver licence issued under a corresponding law or a foreign driver licence.