19AAutomatic disqualification for excessive speeding

19A Automatic disqualification for excessive speeding

[Section 19A of Part 3 Inserted by No. 69 of 2001, s. 10, Applied:10 Dec 2001]

(1)  [Section 19A Subsection (1) substituted by No. 72 of 2007, Sched. 1, Applied:28 Apr 2008] If a person who commits an excessive speeding offence is taken to have been convicted of that offence in accordance with section 20 of the Monetary Penalties Enforcement Act 2005  –

(a) the person is, by that conviction, disqualified from driving for a period starting and ending on the dates specified in a notice of disqualification served on the person by the Registrar; and

(b) if the person holds an Australian driver licence, the licence is suspended for the period of the disqualification.

(2)  The penalty imposed by subsection (1) is in addition to any other penalty that the person may be liable to in respect of the excessive speeding offence.

(3)  For subsection (1) , the period of disqualification is as follows:

(a) 3 months if the traffic infringement notice indicates that the person exceeded the prescribed speed limit by 38km/h or more, but by less than 45km/h;

(b) 4 months if the traffic infringement notice indicates that the person exceeded the prescribed speed limit by 45km/h or more.

(4)  [Section 19A Subsection (4) omitted by No. 72 of 2007, Sched. 1, Applied:28 Apr 2008] .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .