New South Wales Consolidated Acts

ROAD TRANSPORT (DRIVER LICENSING) ACT 1998 - SECT 18

18 Demerit points penalties

(1) A period of licence suspension under section 16 or 17B is in addition to any period of licence suspension imposed under another law of this State.

(2) Demerit points recorded in the demerit points register against a person are not affected by a period of licence suspension or disqualification imposed by a court in Australia, or under another law in force in this State.

(3) Nothing in this section prevents the regulations from requiring the Authority to take into account any prior period of suspension ended by a disqualification when determining whether to issue a new driver licence to a person who has completed any such period of disqualification.

(4) The Authority may decide to suspend or cancel a driver licence under this Division without the holder of the licence having been provided an opportunity to show cause why the licence should not be suspended or cancelled.