New South Wales Repealed Acts

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ROAD TRANSPORT (GENERAL) ACT 1999 - SECT 27

27 Relevant offences

(cf Traffic Act, s 10EA (1))

(1) In this Division, a "relevant offence" means:

(a) any of the following offences committed after the commencement of this Division of which a person has been convicted by a court in this State:

(i) a major offence,

(ii) a prescribed speeding offence,

(iii) an offence under section 25 (3) of the Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1998 ,

(iv) an offence under section 25A (1), (2) or (3) of the Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1998 , or

(b) an offence committed after the commencement of this Division of which a person has been convicted by a court in another State or Territory that would be an offence of the kind referred to in paragraph (a) if it had been committed in this State, or

(c) a relevant offence within the meaning of section 10EA of the Traffic Act 1909 as in force immediately before its repeal.

(2) A relevant offence includes an offence of the kind referred to in subsection (1) (a) in respect of which the charge is found proven, or a person is found guilty, (but without proceeding to a conviction) under section 10 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 , or section 556A of the Crimes Act 1900 , if the offence would, if it were a relevant offence, give rise to the declaration of the person under this Division as an habitual traffic offender. In that case, a reference in this Division to the conviction of the person for a relevant offence includes a reference to the making of an order with respect to the person.