51Demerit suspension notice

51 Demerit suspension notice

(1) The Secretary must give the holder of a permit a demerit suspension notice under this section if: (a) the holder incurs demerit points in relation to an offence against section 72TG of the Act; and (b) taken together with demerit points incurred by the holder for offences committed by the holder, or a person under the permit, in the 12 months ending on the day the offence was committed, the holder has incurred at least 10 demerit points in relation to the same kind of permit; and (c) the holder has not previously been given a demerit suspension notice in relation to the same kind of permit. (2) The effect of giving the notice is that: (a) from the start date specified in the notice, the holder’s permit is suspended for the suspension period; and (b) the holder is not entitled to be issued a permit of the same kind, from the date of the notice until the end of the last day on which the permit is suspended as a result of the notice. (3) The suspension period for the permit is 90 days.