Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999
16Compliance with conditions
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16 Compliance with conditions
(1) The holder of an ancillary certificate must comply with the conditions of the certificate.
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) [Section 16 Subsection (2) omitted by No. 41 of 2000, s. 5, Applied:14 Aug 2000] . . . . . . . .
(3) [Section 16 Subsection (3) amended by No. 41 of 2000, s. 5, Applied:14 Aug 2000] A person must not employ, cause or permit another to provide driving instruction for reward, or to drive a public passenger vehicle, contrary to a condition of an ancillary certificate.
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.
(4) [Section 16 Subsection (4) amended by No. 41 of 2000, s. 5, Applied:14 Aug 2000] It is a defence to a charge of an offence against subsection (3) to prove that the defendant did not know, and could not reasonably be expected to have known, that the other person was acting contrary to a condition of an ancillary certificate.