Victorian Consolidated Regulations

ROAD SAFETY (GENERAL) REGULATIONS 1999 - SECT 606

Proof of prior convictions or findings of guilt

606. Proof of prior convictions or findings of guilt



(1) For the purposes of section 90(1) of the Act, a document setting out
particulars of alleged prior convictions or findings of guilt must contain the
following prescribed particulars-

   (a)  the name and address of the person to whom it applies; and

   (b)  in respect of each alleged prior conviction or finding of guilt, the
        court that convicted the person or found the person guilty, the date
        of the alleged conviction or finding of guilt, a short description of
        the alleged offence and a short description of the alleged penalty
        imposed.

(2) A notice endorsed on a document referred to in subregulation (1) must, for
the purpose of section 90(2) of the Act, contain a statement that the document
will be admissible as evidence that the person has been previously convicted
or found guilty as alleged if-

   (a)  the person does not appear in answer to the summons served with the
        notice; and

   (b)  the person is convicted or found guilty of the infringement alleged in
        the summons.

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