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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.
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> > (2) The demerit points schedule is to consist of the following 3 parts:
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> > > > (a) the national schedule of demerit points;
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> > > > (b) the schedule of recognised interstate demerit points offences;
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> > > > (c) the schedule of local demerit points offences.
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> > (3) [*\[Section 20 Subsection (3) inserted by No. 40 of 2000, s. 5, Applied:14 Aug 2000\]*](/view/html/inforce/2000-08-14/act-2000-040#GS5@EN) A person is incapable of being awarded demerit points under this Division unless that person is a natural person.