Tasmanian Consolidated Acts Tasmanian Consolidated Acts
(1) The holder of a driver licence issued under this Act must comply with the conditions of the licence.
Penalty:
In the case of –(a) a first offence – a fine not exceeding 20 penalty units; and
(b) a second or subsequent offence – a fine not exceeding 40 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months.
(2) The holder of an Australian driver licence issued under a corresponding law must, while in Tasmania, comply with the conditions of the licence (other than conditions that are incapable of application in Tasmania).
Penalty:
In the case of –(a) a first offence – a fine not exceeding 20 penalty units; and
(b) a second or subsequent offence – a fine not exceeding 40 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months.
(3) The holder of a foreign driver licence must, while in Tasmania, comply with the conditions of the licence (other than conditions that are incapable of application in Tasmania).
Penalty:
In the case of –(a) a first offence – a fine not exceeding 20 penalty units; and
(b) a second or subsequent offence – a fine not exceeding 40 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months.
(4) A person must not employ, cause or permit another to drive a motor vehicle on a public street in breach of a condition of a driver licence issued under this Act, an Australian driver licence issued under a corresponding law or a foreign driver licence.
Penalty:
In the case of –(a) a first offence – a fine not exceeding 20 penalty units; and
(b) a second or subsequent offence –
(i) for a body corporate – a fine not exceeding 200 penalty units; and
(ii) for an individual – a fine not exceeding 40 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months.
(5) It is a defence to a charge of an offence against subsection (4) to prove that the defendant did not know, and could not reasonably be expected to have known, that the driver was driving in breach of a condition of a driver licence issued under this Act, an Australian driver licence issued under a corresponding law or a foreign driver licence.