Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

ROAD TRANSPORT (DRIVER LICENSING) ACT 1999 - SECT 13A

    (1)     The road transport authority must record, in the demerit points register, against a person the number of demerit points prescribed by regulation made under the Road Transport (General) Act 1999 for the demerit points offence if—

        (a)     the person is convicted, or found guilty, of the offence; or

        (b)     the person is served with an infringement notice for the offence and the infringement notice penalty for the offence is paid in whole or in part; or

        (c)     the person is served with an infringement notice for the offence, the person applies in accordance with the Road Transport (General) Act 1999 for additional time to pay the infringement notice penalty for the offence, and the administering authority for the offence allows the person additional time to pay the penalty; or

        (d)     the person is served with an infringement notice for the offence, the person does not pay the infringement notice penalty for the offence or give a notice disputing liability for the offence in accordance with the Road Transport (General) Act 1999 , and the time within which the penalty is payable or the notice given under that Act has ended.

Note     For when an infringement notice penalty is payable, see the Road Transport (General) Act 1999 , s 27.

    (2)     The demerit points must be recorded in the demerit points register for the day when the offence was committed.