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Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999
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### 16 Compliance with conditions
> > (1) The holder of an ancillary certificate must comply with the conditions of the certificate.
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> > Penalty: In the case of –
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> > > > (a) a first offence – a fine not exceeding 20 penalty units; and
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> > > > (b) a second or subsequent offence – a fine not exceeding 40 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months.
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> > (2) [*\[Section 16 Subsection (2) omitted by No. 41 of 2000, s. 5, Applied:14 Aug 2000\]*](/view/html/inforce/2000-08-14/act-2000-041#GS5@Hpa@EN) . . . . . . . .
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> > (3) [*\[Section 16 Subsection (3) amended by No. 41 of 2000, s. 5, Applied:14 Aug 2000\]*](/view/html/inforce/2000-08-14/act-2000-041#GS5@Hpb@EN) 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.
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> > Penalty: In the case of –
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> > > > (a) a first offence– a fine not exceeding 20 penalty units; and
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> > > > (b) a second or subsequent offence –
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> > > > > > (i) for a body corporate– a fine not exceeding 200 penalty units; and
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> > > > > > (ii) for an individual– a fine not exceeding 40 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months.
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> > (4) [*\[Section 16 Subsection (4) amended by No. 41 of 2000, s. 5, Applied:14 Aug 2000\]*](/view/html/inforce/2000-08-14/act-2000-041#GS5@Hpc@EN) It is a defence to a charge of an offence against [subsection (3)](#GS16@Gs3@EN) 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.