"licence disqualification" means a disqualification (imposed before or after
the commencement of this Division) from holding or obtaining a driver licence
that is imposed by a court or by the operation of this Act, and includes any
consecutive or concurrent licence disqualification and any period of
disqualification which does not commence until other disqualifications or
other periods of licence cancellations or suspensions are completed.
"never-eligible offence" means one of the following offences--
(a) the offence
of murder or manslaughter caused by the use of a motor vehicle,
(a) 4 years, if the person has been
convicted of any of the following offences committed within the period of 4
years before the determination of the person's application by the Local Court
under this Division (whether or not the licence disqualification imposed for
that offence has been completed)--
(b) 2 years, if
all those licence disqualifications were imposed by this Act because the
person was declared (or taken to have been declared) an habitual trafficoffender under Division 3 (as in force immediately before its repeal), or
(c)
2 years, in any other case.
"road transport legislation" includes the Heavy Vehicle National Law (NSW) ,
but does not include--
(b) Schedule 2 or statutory rules made
for the purposes of that Schedule.
(2) For the avoidance of doubt, the date
on which a person is convicted of an offence is not a relevant consideration
for the purposes of a relevant offence-free period.