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Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999
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### 19 Effect of disqualification
> > (1) [*\[Section 19 Subsection (1) substituted by No. 69 of 2001, s. 9, Applied:10 Dec 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-12-10/act-2001-069#GS9@Hpa@EN) If a person is disqualified from driving by a court or automatic statutory penalty of another Australian jurisdiction, or a person's driver licence is cancelled or suspended by such a court or penalty, the disqualification, cancellation or suspension is effective in Tasmania.
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> > (2) [*\[Section 19 Subsection (2) omitted by No. 69 of 2001, s. 9, Applied:10 Dec 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-12-10/act-2001-069#GS9@Hpa@EN) . . . . . . . .
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> > (3) [*\[Section 19 Subsection (3) amended by No. 69 of 2001, s. 9, Applied:10 Dec 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-12-10/act-2001-069#GS9@Hpb@EN) If a court imposes a disqualification from driving against a person who holds a driver licence issued under this Act without also suspending or cancelling the driver licence –
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> > > > (a) [*\[Section 19 Subsection (3) amended by No. 69 of 2001, s. 9, Applied:10 Dec 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-12-10/act-2001-069#GS9@Hpc@EN) the driver licence is, by force of this subsection, suspended if the disqualification is for 4 months or less; and
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> > > > (b) [*\[Section 19 Subsection (3) amended by No. 69 of 2001, s. 9, Applied:10 Dec 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-12-10/act-2001-069#GS9@Hpd@EN) if the disqualification is for more than 4 months, the licence is, by force of this subsection, cancelled.
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> > > > (a) [*\[Section 19 Subsection (4) amended by No. 69 of 2001, s. 9, Applied:10 Dec 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-12-10/act-2001-069#GS9@Hpe@EN) a person is disqualified from driving by a court or automatic statutory penalty of another Australian jurisdiction, or a person's driver licence is cancelled or suspended by such a court or penalty; and
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> > > > (b) [*\[Section 19 Subsection (4) amended by No. 69 of 2001, s. 9, Applied:10 Dec 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-12-10/act-2001-069#GS9@Hpf@EN) immediately before the court's order or automatic statutory penalty takes or, if applicable, took effect, the person –
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> > > > > > (i) [*\[Section 19 Subsection (4) amended by No. 69 of 2001, s. 9, Applied:10 Dec 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-12-10/act-2001-069#GS9@Hpg@EN) holds or, if applicable, held a driver licence issued under this Act; or
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> > > > > > (ii) [*\[Section 19 Subsection (4) amended by No. 69 of 2001, s. 9, Applied:10 Dec 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-12-10/act-2001-069#GS9@Hph@EN) is or, if applicable, was a resident of Tasmania not holding an Australian driver licence; and
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> > > > (c) the Registrar is notified of the disqualification, cancellation or suspension by the driver licensing authority under a corresponding law –
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> > the Registrar must record relevant details in the register.
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> > (5) Any driver licence (other than a restricted driver licence) purportedly issued to a person who is disqualified from driving under the law of this State or the law of another Australian jurisdiction is void and of no effect.
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> > (6) [*\[Section 19 Subsection (6) amended by No. 69 of 2001, s. 9, Applied:10 Dec 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-12-10/act-2001-069#GS9@Hpi@EN) As soon as practicable after the Registrar is notified of a disqualification from driving or a licence suspension or cancellation imposed by a court or automatic statutory penalty of this State, the Registrar must –
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> > > > (a) record relevant details in the register; and
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> > > > (b) [*\[Section 19 Subsection (6) amended by No. 69 of 2001, s. 9, Applied:10 Dec 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-12-10/act-2001-069#GS9@Hpj@EN) if the disqualification, suspension or cancellation applies to a person who, immediately before the disqualification, suspension or cancellation takes or, if applicable, took effect –
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> > > > > > (i) [*\[Section 19 Subsection (6) amended by No. 69 of 2001, s. 9, Applied:10 Dec 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-12-10/act-2001-069#GS9@Hpk@EN) holds or, if applicable, held an Australian driver licence issued under the corresponding law of another State or a Territory; or
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> > > > > > (ii) [*\[Section 19 Subsection (6) amended by No. 69 of 2001, s. 9, Applied:10 Dec 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-12-10/act-2001-069#GS9@Hpl@EN) is or, if applicable, was a resident of another State or a Territory not holding an Australian driver licence –
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> > > > give the driver licensing authority under the corresponding law of that State or Territory relevant details.
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> > (7) The relevant details are details of which the Registrar has been informed about –
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> > > > (a) [*\[Section 19 Subsection (7) amended by No. 69 of 2001, s. 9, Applied:10 Dec 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-12-10/act-2001-069#GS9@Hpm@EN) the court that ordered the disqualification, suspension or cancellation or the nature of the automatic statutory penalty; and
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> > > > (ab) [*\[Section 19 Subsection (7) amended by No. 69 of 2001, s. 9, Applied:10 Dec 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-12-10/act-2001-069#GS9@Hpm@EN) the date of the court's order or the date on which the automatic statutory penalty takes or, if applicable, took effect; and
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> > > > (b) [*\[Section 19 Subsection (7) amended by No. 69 of 2001, s. 9, Applied:10 Dec 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-12-10/act-2001-069#GS9@Hpn@EN) the effect of the court's order or of the automatic statutory penalty and, in particular –
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> > > > > > (i) [*\[Section 19 Subsection (7) amended by No. 69 of 2001, s. 9, Applied:10 Dec 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-12-10/act-2001-069#GS9@Hpo@EN) if a disqualification from driving is imposed– the period of the disqualification and its date of commencement; and
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> > > > > > (ii) [*\[Section 19 Subsection (7) amended by No. 69 of 2001, s. 9, Applied:10 Dec 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-12-10/act-2001-069#GS9@Hpp@EN) if a licence suspension is imposed– the period of the suspension and its date of commencement; and
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> > > > > > (iii) [*\[Section 19 Subsection (7) amended by No. 69 of 2001, s. 9, Applied:10 Dec 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-12-10/act-2001-069#GS9@Hpq@EN) if an Australian driver licence is cancelled– the date of cancellation.