Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

MOTOR TRAFFIC (ALCOHOL AND DRUGS) (NO. 51 OF 1997) - SECT 19

19. (1) Where—

        (a)     a person was disqualified from holding a driving licence for a period under section 31 of the Principal Act; and

        (b)     but for the repeal of that section, the period of disqualification would have ended on or after the commencement day;

the person remains disqualified from holding a driving licence by force of this subsection, subject to the amended Motor Traffic Act, until the end of that period.

(2) Where—

        (a)     under section 31 or 32 of the Principal Act, a person was disqualified from holding a driving licence unless and until a Court orders otherwise; and

        (b)     no such order had been made before the repeal of that section;

the person remains disqualified from holding a driving licence by force of this subsection, subject to the amended Motor Traffic Act, unless the Court orders otherwise (whether or not it makes an order under section 11A of that Act for the grant of a special licence to the person).

(3) An application for an order under subsection (2) shall be filed with the Registrar of the Court with an affidavit of the applicant setting out the grounds on which the order is sought.

(4) The respondents to an application are—

        (a)     the Registrar of Motor Vehicles; and

        (b)     the chief police officer.