Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

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TRAFFIC ACT - SECT 30A

Driving at dangerous speed

30A. Driving at dangerous speed

(1) A person must not drive a vehicle at a speed that is 45 km/h or more faster than the prescribed speed limit for the length of road.

Penalty: 20 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years.

(2) Where a person is found guilty of an offence against subsection (1), the person's licence is, by force of the finding of guilt, cancelled and the person is disqualified from holding a licence:

(a) for a first offence - for a period of 3 months; or

(b) for a second offence or subsequent offence - for a period of 6 months,

or for such longer period as the Court thinks fit.

(3) Subsection (1) does not apply to the driver of a motor vehicle that is:

(a) being driven or used by a member of the Police Force in the execution of that member's duty;

(b) being driven by a member of the Northern Territory Fire and Rescue Service, within the meaning of the Fire and Emergency Act , to a place in answer to a call for the services of the Northern Territory Fire and Rescue Service, or whilst it is in use at a fire or other emergency; or

(c) an ambulance.



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