75Offences

75 Offences

(1)  A person must not interfere, or cause or permit another person to interfere, with an interlock installed in a motor vehicle.

Penalty:  In the case of –

(a) a first offence, a fine not exceeding 20 penalty units; or

(b) a subsequent offence, a fine not exceeding 40 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months, or both.

(2)  A person must not drive a motor vehicle in which an interlock is installed unless he or she is the person who provided a breath sample, or other means of testing alcohol concentration, to the interlock to enable the motor vehicle to be driven.

Penalty:  In the case of –

(a) a first offence, a fine not exceeding 20 penalty units; or

(b) a subsequent offence, a fine not exceeding 40 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months, or both.

(3)  A person must not operate an interlock if he or she is not the person who intends to drive the motor vehicle, in which the interlock is installed, once the motor vehicle is able to be driven.

Penalty:  In the case of –

(a) a first offence, a fine not exceeding 20 penalty units; or

(b) a subsequent offence, a fine not exceeding 40 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months, or both.

(4)  A person must not drive a motor vehicle with an interlock installed if he or she knows, or reasonably ought to know, that a device or system is installed in the motor vehicle, or a modification is made to the vehicle, that –

(a) interferes, or is intended to interfere, with the operation of the interlock installed in the motor vehicle; or

(b) enables, or is intended to enable, the normal operation of the interlock to be overridden.

Penalty:  In the case of –

(a) a first offence, a fine not exceeding 20 penalty units; or

(b) a subsequent offence, a fine not exceeding 40 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months, or both.