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19ECourt-imposed penalties for unaccompanied driver offence
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### 19E Court-imposed penalties for unaccompanied driver offence
> [*\[Section 19E of Part 3 Inserted by No. 10 of 2008, s. 8, Applied:25 Aug 2008\]*](/view/html/inforce/2008-08-25/act-2008-010#GS8@EN)
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> > (1) A court that convicts a novice driver of an unaccompanied driver offence must –
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> > > > (a) disqualify the convicted person from driving for a period of not less than 3 months; and
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> > > > (b) cancel any driver licence held by the person; and
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> > > > (c) impose on the person a fine of –
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> > > > > > (i) not less than $150 or, if another amount is prescribed (whether in dollars or penalty units), the prescribed amount; and
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> > > > > > (ii) not more than the maximum fine prescribed under this Act.
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> > (2) Notwithstanding [subsection (1)](#GS19E@Gs1@EN) , the court may impose a lesser period of disqualification or a lesser fine than the minimum period of disqualification or fine required under that subsection if it is satisfied that it is just to do so because there are, in the circumstances of the case, special reasons for exercising the power conferred by this subsection.