Western Australia
Road Traffic Amendment Act 2006
Western Australia
Road Traffic Amendment Act 2006
CONTENTS
Part 1 — Preliminary
| 1. | Short title | 2 |
| 2. | Commencement | 2 |
| Part 2 — Road Traffic Act 1974 | ||
| 3. | The Act amended | 3 |
| 4. | Section 5 amended | 3 |
| 5. | Section 8 amended | 5 |
| 6. | Part IVA replaced | 5 |
| Part IVA — Authorisation to drive | ||
| Division 1 — Preliminary |
| 41A. | Definitions | 6 |
Division 2 — Driver licensing
| 42. | Regulations for driver licensing scheme | 6 |
| 42A. | Director General’s licensing functions | 9 |
| 42B. | Certain licences authorise learner driving | 9 |
| 42C. | Dishonestly obtained driver’s licence | 9 |
| 42D. | Driver’s licence not to be granted or | |
| renewed in certain circumstances | 10 | |
| 42E. | Additional matters to do with identity | 11 |
Division 3 — Learner’s permit
| 43. | Learner’s permit | 13 |
Division 4 — Other matters about driver
authorisations
44. Authorisation to drive without a driver’s
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| 44B. | Recognition of authorisation of another | ||
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| 44C. | Things in other jurisdictions may affect | ||
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| 45. | Exchange of information between | ||
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| 46. | Security of information in driver’s licence | ||
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| 47. | Regulations may refer to published | ||
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| 48A. | Review of Director General’s decisions | ||
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| 7. | Section 49 replaced | 19 |
| 49. | Driving while unlicensed or disqualified | 19 |
| 8. | Section 49A replaced | 23 |
| 49A. | Offence when authorisation to drive lost | |
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| 9. | Section 50 amended | 24 |
| 10. | Section 50A replaced | 24 |
| 50A. | Authorisation other than Australian driver | |
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| 11. | Section 51 amended | 25 |
| 12. | Section 60 amended | 26 |
| 13. | Section 61 amended | 27 |
| 14. | Section 63 amended | 27 |
| 15. | Section 64 amended | 28 |
| 16. | Section 64AA amended | 28 |
| 17. | Section 64A amended and related amendments | 29 |
| 18. | Section 67 amended | 30 |
| 19. | Section 67A amended | 31 |
| 20. | Section 69 amended | 31 |
| 21. | Section 75 amended | 31 |
| 22. | Section 76 amended | 32 |
| 23. | Section 77 amended | 35 |
| 24. | Section 78 amended | 35 |
| 25. | Section 78A amended | 36 |
| 26. | Section 98 amended | 36 |
| 27. | Section 101A inserted | 37 |
| 101A. | Protection of people testing or examining | |
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| 28. | Section 102 amended | 38 |
| 29. | Section 103 repealed | 38 |
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| 30. | Sections 103A and 103B repealed | 38 |
| 31. | Part VIA inserted | 39 |
| Part VIA — Demerit points | ||
| Division 1 — Preliminary |
| 104. | Definitions | 39 |
| 104A. | Demerit point offences in WA | 41 |
| 104B. | National demerit point offence schedule | 41 |
| 104C. | Demerit point registry jurisdiction | 42 |
Division 2 — Incurring demerit points
| 104D. | Demerit point action after conviction | 43 |
| 104E. | Demerit point action after infringement | |
| notice | 45 | |
| 104F. | No demerit point action against body | |
| corporate | 45 | |
| 104G. | What demerit point action is to be taken | 45 |
Division 3 — Consequences of demerit points
| 104H. | Expiry of demerit points | 46 |
| 104I. | Excessive demerit points notice | 46 |
| 104J. | Making a section 104J election | 47 |
| 104K. | Double disqualification… |