Suspension of driver licence or learner permit cancelled or suspended other than under this Division
44 Suspension of driver licence or learner permit cancelled or suspended other than under this Division
S. 44(1) amended by No. 49/2019 s. 116(Sch. 1 item 85).
If a driver licence or learner permit suspended under this Division is suspended by the Secretary under another provision of this Act or under the regulations or another Act or by a court or by operation of this Act, the suspension does not affect the period of suspension under this Division.
Example
3 months into a 10 month suspension under this Division, a person has their driver licence suspended by a court for 6 months. At the conclusion of that period of 6 months, the person's driver licence remains suspended for a further one month period (i.e. until the 10 month period of suspension originally imposed under this Division has elapsed).
S. 44(2) amended by No. 49/2019 s. 116(Sch. 1 item 85).
If a driver licence or learner permit suspended under this Division is cancelled by the Secretary under another provision of this Act or under the regulations or another Act or by a court or by operation of this Act, the person remains disqualified from obtaining a driver licence or learner permit until the period for which the person's driver licence or learner permit was suspended under this Division has elapsed.
Example
One month into a 6 month suspension under this Division, a person has their driver licence cancelled by a court and is disqualified from driving and obtaining a driver licence or learner permit for 3 months. At the conclusion of that period of 3 months, the person remains disqualified from obtaining a driver licence or learner permit for a further period of 2 months (i.e. until the 6 month period of suspension originally imposed under this Division has elapsed).
New s. 45 inserted by No. 74/2013 s. 4.
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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