Road Safety (Alcohol and Drugs) Amendment Act 2009 (TAS)

Road Safety (Alcohol and Drugs) Amendment Act 2009

An Act to amend the Road Safety (Alcohol and Drugs) Act 1970

[Royal Assent 7 December 2009]

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

1Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Road Safety (Alcohol and Drugs) Amendment Act 2009 . 2CommencementThis Act commences on a day to be proclaimed. 3Principal ActIn this Act, the Road Safety (Alcohol and Drugs) Act 1970 is referred to as the Principal Act. 4Section 6A amended (Driving with prescribed illicit drug in blood) Section 6A of the Principal Act is amended as follows: (a) by omitting the penalty from subsection (1) ; (b) by omitting subsections (3) and (4) . 5Section 17 amended (Penalties for drink-driving offences, &c.) Section 17 of the Principal Act is amended as follows: (a) by omitting from subsection (1)(b) " section 4 , 6 or 14 (5) " and substituting " section 4 , section 6 , section 6A(1) or section 14(5) "; (b) by inserting in the first table in subsection (5) after

Section 4 or 14 (5) or failure to comply with a requirement made under section 10 (4) or 10A (1) Minimum 5 penalty units Maximum 30 penalty units Minimum 12 months Maximum 36 months 12 months

the following item:

Section 6A(1) Not applicable Minimum 2 penalty units Maximum 10 penalty units Minimum 3 months Maximum 12 months 3 months

(c) by inserting in the second table in subsection (5) after

Section 4 or 14 (5) or failure to comply with a requirement made under section 10 (4) or 10A (1) Minimum 10 penalty units Maximum 60 penalty units Minimum 24 months Maximum 72 months 24 months

the following item:

Section 6A(1) Not applicable Minimum 4 penalty units Maximum 20 penalty units Minimum 6 months Maximum 24 months 6 months

6Repeal of ActThis Act is repealed on the ninetieth day from the day on which it commences.

[Second reading presentation speech made in:

House of Assembly on 4 NOVEMBER 2009

Legislative Council on 19 NOVEMBER 2009]