Tasmanian Consolidated Acts

ROAD SAFETY (ALCOHOL AND DRUGS) ACT 1970 - SECT 18

      (1) Subject to subsection (4), where a person –

(a) who has never held an Australian driver licence, a foreign driver licence or an international driving permit;

(b) who is the holder of a learner licence; or

(c) has held a provisional licence for a continuous period less than 12 months –

      (2) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  

      (3) The court, when making an order under subsection (1), shall notify the person convicted in a form approved by the Manager of Road Safety of the time and place at which he is required to attend the prescribed course.

      (4) The court may in its discretion exempt a person from the requirement to attend a prescribed course.

      (5) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  

      (6) In this section "prescribed course" means a course –

(a) arranged by the Manager of Road Safety; and

(b) conducted at times and places determined by the Minister responsible for administering the Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999; and

(c) which is comprised of discussions and lectures relating to –

(i) the effect of the consumption of alcohol on driving and its contribution to accidents;

(ii) drink-driving laws and the operation of the breathalyser; and

(iii) such other matters relating to the effect of the consumption of alcohol on driving as the Minister may consider appropriate.

      (7) A person ordered to attend a prescribed course shall, on the completion of that course, be issued with a certificate in a form approved by the Manager of Road Safety certifying that, in the opinion of the person conducting the course, he has satisfactorily attended and completed the course.

      (8) The person in charge of conducting a prescribed course shall, as soon as practicable after completion of the course, forward to the Registrar of Motor Vehicles a copy of a certificate issued under this section in respect of every person who has attended and satisfactorily completed the course pursuant to an order under this section.