Offence to drive while disqualified etc.
30 Offence to drive while disqualified etc.
S. 30(1) amended by Nos 37/1996 s. 5, 12/2006 s. 184(2), 77/2010 s. 28, 56/2013 s. 22(1), 68/2017 s. 46(1), 49/2019 s. 116(Sch. 1 item 56), 30/2021 s. 43.
Subject to section 30AA, a person must not drive a motor vehicle on a highway while the authorisation granted to him or her to do so under this Part is suspended or during a period of disqualification from obtaining such an authorisation imposed by a court or by or under this Act or the regulations, or by force of this Act or the Sentencing Act 1991.
Penalty: 240 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years.
S. 30(2) amended by No. 49/1991 s. 119(7) (Sch. 4 item 17.1), repealed by No. 56/2013 s. 22(2), new s. 30(2) inserted by No. 68/2017 s. 46(2).
Subsection (1) does not apply to a person who is undergoing a driving assessment or driving under instruction in accordance with the regulations.
S. 30AA (Heading) amended by No. 47/2014 s. 299(1).
S. 30AA inserted by No. 12/2006 s. 185, amended by Nos 5/2016 s. 36(Sch. 1 item 15), 47/2014 s. 299(2).
This provision refers to the regulations (the regulations
). Made under this Act:
- Road Safety (Automated Vehicles) Regulations 2018 · under section 95
- Road Safety (Drivers) Regulations 2019 · under section 95
- Road Safety (Driving Instructors) Regulations 2020 · under section 95
4 more instruments made under this Act are listed on the Act’s overview.
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