Road Transport Act 2013

Court may order disqualification for offences against road transport legislation A court that convicts a person of an offence against the road transport legislation may, at the time of the conviction, order the disqualification of the person from holding a driver licence for such period as the court specifies.

If the court makes an order disqualifying the person, the person is disqualified from holding a driver licence for the period specified by the court.

Any disqualification under this section is in addition to any penalty imposed for the offence.

This section is subject to Division 2 and to any provision of this Act—

that provides for a minimum period of disqualification of a person from holding a driver licence when a court orders a disqualification on the conviction of the person for an offence, or

that provides for a mandatory period of disqualification on the conviction of a person for an offence.

Imposition of speed inhibitor conditions The statutory rules may—

provide that any driver licence held by a person (or class of persons) who has been convicted of the offence of driving a motor vehicle on a road at a speed which is dangerous to the public under this Act or of any other prescribed speeding offence is subject to a speed inhibitor condition, and

provide a penalty for any breach of any such condition, and

prescribe any matter necessary or convenient to be prescribed in relation to devices referred to in the definition of speed inhibitor condition in subsection (6).

Particulars of disqualifications to be forwarded to TfNSW The court is to cause particulars of each conviction or order under the road transport legislation to be forwarded to Transport for NSW.

Definitions In this section—

the Motor Vehicles Taxation Act 1988 or the regulations made under that Act,

Schedule 2 or statutory rules made for the purposes of that Schedule.