Motor Traffic (Amendment) Act (No 4) 1981 (ACT)

Motor Traffic (Amendment) Ordinance (No. 4)

1981

N o . 31 of 1981

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Ordinance under the Seat of Government (Administration) Act 1910.

Dated 16 September 1981.

ZELMAN COWEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency's Command,

MICHAEL HODGMAN

Minister of State for the Capital Territory

An Ordinance to amend the Motor Traffic Ordinance 1936

Short title

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Motor Traffic (Amendment) Ordinance

(No. 4) 1981. 1

Cancellation and suspension of licences by court

2. Section 192A of the Motor Traffic Ordinance 1936- is amended by

omitting sub-section (1) and substituting the following sub-section:

(a)	if the person is the holder of a driving licence—suspend the driving licence for such period, being a period of not less than 3 months, as the court directs or, if the court considers the circumstances so warrant, cancel the licence and direct that the person be disqualified from holding a driving licence until such time as the court other­ wise orders; or
(b)	if the person is not the holder of a driving licence (whether or not the person is to be deemed to be licenced to drive a motor vehicle
under section 107 or 108)—disqualify the person from holding a driving licence for such period, being a period of not less than 3

" ( 1 ) Where a person is convicted of an offence of culpable driving arising out of the driving of a motor vehicle recklessly or negligently, the court by which he is convicted shall—

months, as the court directs or, if the court considers the circum­ stances so warrant, disqualify the person from holding a driving licence until such time as the court otherwise orders.".

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth oj Australia Gazette on 24 September 1981.

2.    No. 45, 1936 as amended to date. For previous amendments see Note 2 to No. 3. 1981 and see also Nos. 3, 8 and 30, 1981.