(1) A court that convicts a person, or finds a person guilty, of an offence against the road transport legislation may disqualify the person from holding or obtaining a driver licence for the period the court considers appropriate.
(2) Subsection (1) is subject to—
(a) section 62 (Automatic disqualification for culpable driving); and
(b) section 63 (Automatic disqualification for certain other driving offences); and
(c) section 32 of the Road Transport (Alcohol and Drugs) Act 1977 (which is about automatic disqualification of first offender drivers for exceeding the prescribed blood alcohol concentration); and
(d) section 33 of the Road Transport (Alcohol and Drugs) Act 1977 (which is about automatic disqualification of repeat offender drivers for exceeding the prescribed blood alcohol concentration); and
(e) section 34 of the Road Transport (Alcohol and Drugs) Act 1977 (which is about automatic disqualification for other offences against that Act); and
(f) subsection 31 (3) of the Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1999 (which is about automatic disqualification for repeat offenders for driving while not holding (and never having held) an Australian driver licence); and
(g) subsection 32 (6) of the Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1999 (which is about automatic disqualification for an offence of driving or fraudulently applying for a driver licence while disqualified, or after licence suspension, cancellation or refusal).
(3) If the court disqualifies the person, the person is disqualified from holding or obtaining a driver licence for the period ordered by the court.
(4) A disqualification under this section is in addition to any penalty imposed for the offence.