New South Wales Consolidated Acts

ROAD TRANSPORT (DRIVER LICENSING) ACT 1998

- As at 29 May 2012
- Act 99 of 1998

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY
   Note

   1.      Name of Act
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Objects of Act
   4.      Definitions
   5.      Application of Commonwealth Acts Interpretation Act 1901
   6.      Act to bind Crown
   7.      Notes

   PART 2 - DRIVER LICENSING SYSTEM

           Division 1 - Functions of Authority generally

   8.      Functions of Authority
   9.      Authority not to issue or renew licence in certain circumstances
   10.     Fixing fees
   11.     Mutual recognition
   12.     Security of information in registers
   13.     Delegation by Authority

           Division 2 - Demerit points system

              Subdivision 1 - Demerit points register and offences

   14.     Demerit points register
   15.     Offences for which demerit points are incurred

              Subdivision 2 - Consequences for unrestricted licence holders who incur demerit points

   16.     Suspension of licence
   16AA.   Consequences in relation to licence applications
   16A.    Licence ineligibility

              Subdivision 3 - Consequences for learner or provisional licence holders who incur demerit points

   17.     Threshold number of demerit points for learner or provisional licence holders
   17A.    Consequences generally
   17B.    Suspension or cancellation of licence
   17C.    Licence ineligibility

              Subdivision 4 - General matters relating to demerit points

   17D.    Determining demerit thresholds where combined licences
   18.     Demerit points penalties
   18A.    Evidence that person is professional driver

           Division 3 - Regulations

   19.     Regulations generally
   19A.    Penalty of driver licence disqualification
   20.     Driver licensing system

   PART 2A - INTERLOCK DEVICES

   21.     Definitions
   21A.    Approved interlock devices
   21B.    Approved interlock installers and service providers
   21C.    Regulations may provide for installation, maintenance and use of interlock devices
   21D.    Financial assistance for use of approved interlock devices

   PART 3 - OFFENCES

   22.     Obtaining driver licence by false statements
   23.     Unlawful possession of driver licence
   24.     Seizure of driver licences
   25.     Driver must be licensed
   25A.    Offences committed by disqualified drivers or drivers whose licences are suspended or cancelled
           26, 27. (Repealed)

   PART 4 - MISCELLANEOUS

           28-31. (Repealed)
   32.     Additional matters relating to identity
   33.     Cancellation or suspension of driver licence by Authority
   33A.    Effect of expiry of driver licence during suspension period
   34.     Unpaid fees and charges
   35.     Form of registers
   36.     (Repealed)
   37.     Savings, transitional and other provisions
   38.     Review of Act

   PART 5 - PROTECTION OF STORED PHOTOGRAPHS

   39.     Photographs to which this Part applies
   40.     Purposes for which photographs may be kept and used
   41.     Release of photographs prohibited
           Schedule 2 (Repealed)
           SCHEDULE 3
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