Effect of immediate or other licence suspension on period of disqualification
206B Effect of immediate or other licence suspension on period of disqualification
This section applies where a driver licence or other authority to drive in this jurisdiction has been suspended under this Act or the statutory rules for an alleged offence.
A court that determines a charge for the offence (or for a related offence) is required to take into account the period of suspension when deciding on any period of disqualification from holding or obtaining a driver licence on conviction for the offence (or for the related offence).
An offence is related to another offence if it relates to the same act or omission that gave rise to the other offence.
The period of suspension satisfies all or the relevant part of any minimum period of disqualification that is or is required to be imposed under this Act on conviction for the offence (or for the related offence). Accordingly, the total of the period of suspension and of the period of disqualification is not to be less than that minimum period of disqualification.
The court may order that the period of disqualification ends on a day specified by the court.
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