Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) In this
section —
post-commencement demerit points means current
demerit points other than those recorded for an offence committed before the
day on which the Road Traffic Amendment Act (No. 2) 2007 section 27
comes into operation 1 .
(2) If the number of
post-commencement demerit points recorded in the demerit points register
against a novice driver (type 1) reaches at least 4, or against a novice
driver (type 2) reaches at least 8, the Director General is to give the novice
driver, in accordance with section 104R, an excessive demerit points
(novice driver) notice stating —
(a) the
day on which that number of post-commencement demerit points was reached; and
(b) the
number of post-commencement demerit points reached on that day; and
(c) that
the period of disqualification is 3 months; and
(d) that
the period of disqualification will commence on the day after the notice is
given or a later day specified in the notice.
(3) Post-commencement
demerit points recorded against the person in the demerit points register on
or before the day on which, according to the notice, the stated number of
demerit points was reached are cancelled.
(4) The person to whom
the notice is given is disqualified from holding or obtaining a driver’s
licence for the period of 3 months specified in the notice.
(5) Nothing in this
section prevents the day on which the period of disqualification commences
from being postponed under section 104M.
(6) Regulations
referred to in section 104O(7) may provide for all or some of the
post-commencement demerit points cancelled under subsection (3) to be
again recorded against the person.
(7) Nothing in this
section prevents section 104I from applying to a novice driver.
[Section 104IA inserted by No. 39 of
2007 s. 27.]