Road Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2024 (ACT)

Road Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2024

A2024-20

Contents

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Part 1      Preliminary

1            Name of Act  2

2            Commencement  2

3            Legislation amended  2

Part 2      Road Transport (Alcohol and Drugs) Act 1997

4Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc
Section 4, note 1, new dot point  3

5            Meaning of first offender and repeat offenderNew section 4F (2) (d)  3

6            Power to enter premises for alcohol screening testSection 10A (1) (b)  3

7           Power to enter premises for drug screening testSection 13CA (1) (b)  4

8            Prescribed concentration of alcohol in blood or breathSection 19 (1), new penalty  4

9            Section 19 (3)  5

10          New table 19  5

11          Section 19A heading  5

12          Section 19A  6

13          Section 19A, new note  6

14          Section 19B heading  6

15          Prescribed drug in oral fluid or blood—driver or driver trainerSection 20 (1), penalty  6

16          Section 20 (6), definition of relevant period  7

17          New sections 21 to 21C  7

18          Refusing to provide breath sampleSection 22  12

19          Section 22, new penalty  12

20          New section 22 (2)  12

21          Refusing to provide oral fluid sampleSection 22A (2), penalty  13

22          Section 22A (4), except note  13

23          Failing to stay for screening testSection 22B (1), penalty  13

24          Refusing to undergo screening testSection 22C (1), penalty  13

25          Section 22C (3), except note  14

26          Refusing blood test etcSection 23 (1), penalty  14

27          New section 23 (1A)  14

28          Section 23 (2)  14

29          Section 23 (2), new penalty  15

30          Section 23 (3)  15

31          Section 23 (3)  15

32          Driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor or a drugSection 24 (1), penalty  15

33          Part 4 heading  16

34          Sections 26 to 34  16

35          Automatic driver licence disqualification—immediate suspension periodSection 35 (2)  21

36          Evidence for insurance purposesSection 41A (5), definition of relevant offence, paragraph (a)               21

37          Section 41A (5), definition of relevant offence, new paragraph (ba)       22

38          Dictionary, definition of disqualifying offence, new paragraph (ba)         22

39          Dictionary, definition of prescribed drug  22

Part 3Road Transport (Alcohol and Drugs) Regulation 2000

40          New section 5A  23

41          Prescribed drugs—Act, dict, def prescribed drugNew section 5A (d)  23

Part 4Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Regulation 2000

42          Eligibility to apply to Magistrates Court for order authorising issue of restricted licenceSection 45 (2), note 1, 3rd dot point  24

43          Section 45 (2), note 2  24

44          Definitions—div 3.14Section 73K, definition of drug-related disqualifying offence, new paragraph (aa)       24

45          Mandatory interlock conditionNew section 73T (1) (a) (i) (AA)  24

46          New section 73T (1) (a) (i) (E)  24

47          Dictionary, definition of alcohol related disqualifying offence, new paragraph (a) (ia)     25

Part 5Road Transport (General) Act 1999

48          Regulations about infringement notice offencesNew section 23 (6)  26

49          Infringement noticesNew section 24 (2A)  26

50          Meaning of first offender and repeat offender—s 60Section 60A (2) (a)  26

51          Definitions—div 4.2Section 61A, definition of automatic disqualification provision, paragraphs (d) to (f)    27