Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999
20Offences attracting demerit points
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20 Offences attracting demerit points
(1) A traffic offence attracts demerit points if demerit points are fixed in relation to that offence in the demerit points schedule.
(2) The demerit points schedule is to consist of the following 3 parts:
(a) the national schedule of demerit points;
(b) the schedule of recognised interstate demerit points offences;
(c) the schedule of local demerit points offences.
(3) [Section 20 Subsection (3) inserted by No. 40 of 2000, s. 5, Applied:14 Aug 2000] A person is incapable of being awarded demerit points under this Division unless that person is a natural person.