Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Road Safety Act 1986 - SECT 89D

Suspension of licence or permit for excessive speed infringements

89D. Suspension of licence or permit for excessive speed infringements





(1) Any driver licence or permit held by a person to whom a traffic
infringement notice has been issued in respect of an excessive speed
infringement is suspended for a period ascertained in accordance with Column 2
of Schedule 5 by reference to the speed specified in the notice and the person
is disqualified from obtaining a further licence or permit for that period if
no notice of objection to the infringement notice has been given and the 28
day period has expired.

(1A) If a person to whom a traffic infringement notice has been issued in
respect of an excessive speed infringement-

   (a)  is exempted under the regulations from the requirements of section
        18(1)(a) because he or she holds an appropriate licence or permit
        issued in another State, Territory or country; and

   (b)  does not give notice of objection to the infringement notice and the
        28 day period has expired-

the person is disqualified from driving a motor vehicle on a road in Victoria
for the period for which he or she would have been suspended and disqualified
under this section had the person held a licence or permit under this Act.

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(3) Any suspension or disqualification under this section takes effect on the
expiry of the 28 day period.



(4) When any suspension has taken effect, the Corporation may, by notice in
writing served on the person whose licence or permit is suspended, require
that person to surrender any licence or permit document to the Corporation.

(5) A person on whom a notice is served under subsection (4) must comply with
the notice within the time specified in it.

Penalty: 5 penalty units.

(6) Payment of a penalty in respect of an excessive speed infringement may be
made in accordance with the regulations.

(7) A person, other than a person referred to in subsection (1A), who pays a
penalty in respect of an excessive speed infringement must, on or before the
expiry of the 28 day period, surrender his or her licence or permit document
in accordance with the regulations.

Note A period during which a licence or permit is suspended under this section
is in addition to, and does not count as part of, a period of suspension under
section 25 (see section 25(4C) and (4D)).