Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

ROAD TRANSPORT (ALCOHOL AND DRUGS) ACT 1977 - SECT 27

    If—

        (a)     a person is convicted of an offence against section 22, section 23 or section 24; and

        (b)     the court considers that, in all the circumstances and having regard to the antecedents of the person (including convictions for offences against the road transport legislation, against the Motor Traffic Act 1936 or for corresponding offences), that it is appropriate to do so;

the court may, in addition to, or in substitution of, a pecuniary penalty, sentence the person to a term of imprisonment not exceeding—

        (c)     for an offence by a first offender—6 months; or

        (d)     for an offence by a repeat offender—12 months.