Victorian Consolidated Regulations

Road Safety (General) Regulations 2009 - SECT 79

Proof of prior convictions or findings of guilt

79. 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 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-

   (i)  the court that convicted the person or found the person guilty; and

   (ii) the date of the alleged conviction or finding of guilt; and

   (iii) a short description of the alleged offence and a short description of
        the alleged penalty imposed.

(2) For the purposes of section 90(2)(a) of the Act, the prescribed
particulars are 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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