54Demerit cancellation notice

54 Demerit cancellation notice

(1) The Secretary must give the holder of a permit a demerit cancellation notice 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 5 demerit points in relation to the same kind of permit; and (c) the holder has, in the period of 10 years ending on the day the offence was committed, been given at least 2 demerit suspension notices 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 cancelled; and (b) the holder is not entitled to be issued a permit of that kind for 3 years from the date of the notice.