Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

ROAD TRANSPORT (DRIVER LICENSING) ACT 1999 - SECT 5A

Other legislation applies in relation to an offence against this Act.

Note 1     Criminal Code

The Criminal Code, sch 2 applies to the following offence against this Act (see Code, pt 2.1):

              •     s 31A (Offence—driving while right to drive suspended).

The chapter sets out the general principles of criminal responsibility (including burdens of proof and general defences), and defines terms used for an offence to which the Code applies (eg "conduct", "intention", recklessness and strict liability ).

Note 2     Penalty units

The Legislation Act, s 133 deals with the meaning of offence penalties that are expressed in penalty units.