Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

ROAD SAFETY LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2024 (NO. 20 OF 2024) - SECT 34

substitute

26     Automatic disqualification taken to be court order

For the Magistrates Court Act 1930

, section 208 (1) (g) an automatic disqualification from holding or obtaining a driver licence under this part is taken to be an order of the court to disqualify a person from holding or obtaining a driver licence.

27     Automatic driver licence disqualification—first offenders, s 19

    (1)     This section applies to a person who is convicted of an offence against section 19 (1) and is a first offender in relation to the offence.

    (2)     The person is automatically disqualified from holding or obtaining a driver licence for—

        (a)     the period mentioned in table 27, column 4 for the concentration of alcohol at a level specified in column 2; or

        (b)     if the convicting court orders a shorter period of disqualification that is not less than the period mentioned in column 3 for that level—the shorter period.

Table 27

column 1 item	column 2 alcohol concentration level	column 3 minimum disqualification	column 4 default disqualification
1	level 1	3 months	6 months
2	level 2	3 months	6 months
3	level 3	6 months	12 months
4	level 4	9 months	18 months

28     Automatic driver licence disqualification—repeat offenders, s 19

    (1)     This section applies to a person who is convicted of an offence against section 19 (1) and is a repeat offender in relation to the offence.

    (2)     The person is automatically disqualified from holding or obtaining a driver licence for—

        (a)     the period mentioned in table 28, column 4 for the concentration of alcohol at a level specified in column 2; or

        (b)     if the convicting court orders a shorter period of disqualification that is not less than the period mentioned in column 3 for that level—the shorter period.

Table 28

column 1 item	column 2 alcohol concentration level	column 3 minimum disqualification	column 4 default disqualification
1	level 1	6 months	12 months
2	level 2	6 months	12 months
3	level 3	12 months	2 years
4	level 4	18 months	3 years

29     Automatic driver licence disqualification—first offenders, s 20

    (1)     This section applies to a person who is convicted of an offence against section 20 (1) and is a first offender in relation to the offence.

    (2)     The person is automatically disqualified from holding or obtaining a driver licence for—

        (a)     6 months; or

        (b)     if the convicting court orders a shorter period of disqualification that is not less than 3 months—the shorter period.

30     Automatic driver licence disqualification—repeat offenders, s 20

    (1)     This section applies to a person who is convicted of an offence against section 20 (1) and is a repeat offender in relation to the offence.

    (2)     The person is automatically disqualified from holding or obtaining a driver licence for—

        (a)     12 months; or

        (b)     if the convicting court orders a shorter period of disqualification that is not less than 6 months—the shorter period.

31     Automatic driver licence disqualification—first offenders, s 21

    (1)     This section applies to a person who is convicted of an offence against section 21 (1) and is a first offender in relation to the offence.

    (2)     The person is automatically disqualified from holding or obtaining a driver licence for—

        (a)     the period mentioned in table 31, column 4 for the concentration of alcohol at a level specified in column 2; or

        (b)     if the convicting court orders a shorter period of disqualification that is not less than the period mentioned in column 3 for that level—the shorter period.

Table 31

column 1 item	column 2 alcohol concentration level	column 3 minimum disqualification	column 4 default disqualification
1	level 1	6 months	12 months
2	level 2	6 months	12 months
3	level 3	9 months	18 months
4	level 4	12 months	2 years

32     Automatic driver licence disqualification—repeat offenders, s 21

    (1)     This section applies to a person who is convicted of an offence against section 21 (1) and is a repeat offender in relation to the offence.

    (2)     The person is automatically disqualified from holding or obtaining a driver licence for—

        (a)     the period mentioned in table 32, column 4 for the concentration of alcohol at a level specified in column 2; or

        (b)     if the convicting court orders a shorter period of disqualification that is not less than the period mentioned in column 3 for that level—the shorter period.

Table 32

column 1 item	column 2 alcohol concentration level	column 3 minimum disqualification	column 4 default disqualification
1	level 1	12 months	2 years
2	level 2	12 months	2 years
3	level 3	18 months	3 years
4	level 4	2 years	4 years

33     Automatic driver licence disqualification—first offenders, s 24

    (1)     This section applies to a person who is convicted of an offence against section 24 (1) and is a first offender in relation to the offence.

    (2)     The person is automatically disqualified from holding or obtaining a driver licence for—

        (a)     2 years; or

        (b)     if the convicting court orders a shorter period of disqualification that is not less than 12 months—the shorter period.

34     Automatic driver licence disqualification—repeat offenders, s 24

    (1)     This section applies to a person who is convicted of an offence against section 24 (1) and is a repeat offender in relation to the offence.

    (2)     The person is automatically disqualified from holding or obtaining a driver licence for—

        (a)     4 years; or

        (b)     if the convicting court orders a shorter period of disqualification that is not less than 2 years—the shorter period.

34A     Automatic driver licence disqualification—other disqualifying offences

    (1)     This section applies to a person who is convicted of an offence against section 22, section 22A, section 22C or section 23.

    (2)     If the person is a first offender in relation to the offence mentioned in subsection (1), the person is automatically disqualified from holding or obtaining a driver licence for—

        (a)     2 years; or

        (b)     if the court orders a shorter period of disqualification that is not less than 6 months—the shorter period.

    (3)     If the person is a repeat offender in relation to the offence mentioned in subsection (1), the person is automatically disqualified from holding or obtaining a driver licence for—

        (a)     4 years; or

        (b)     if the court orders a shorter period of disqualification that is not less than 12 months—the shorter period.