Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment (Demerit Points) Regulation 2020 (NSW)
New South Wales
Road Transport (Driver Licensing)
Amendment (Demerit Points) Regulation
2020
under the
Road Transport Act 2013
Her Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following
Regulation under the Road Transport Act 2013.
ANDREW CONSTANCE, MP
Minister for Transport and Roads
Explanatory note
The object of this Regulation is to provide for demerit points to be incurred for offences relating to discarding a lighted tobacco product or match or any incandescent material on a road or road related area.
This Regulation is made under the Road Transport Act 2013, including sections 23 (the general statutory rule-making power) and 32.
Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment (Demerit Points) Regulation 2020 [NSW]
Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment (Demerit Points)
Regulation 2020
under the
Road Transport Act 2013
1 Name of Regulation
This Regulation is the Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment (Demerit
Points) Regulation 2020.
2 Commencement
This Regulation commences on the day on which it is published on the NSW legislation website.
3 Amendment of Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Regulation 2017
Schedule 2 Additional demerit point offences
Insert in appropriate order—
Rural Fires Act 1997
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Provision creating Description of offence Standard Long offence demerit weekend points demerit
pointsSection 99A(1) Driver of a motor vehicle, without
lawful authority, discarding a lighted
tobacco product or match or any
incandescent material on a road or road
related area—
(a) other than during a total fire ban 5 5 under Division 6 of Part 4 of the Rural Fires Act 1997 in the part of the State concerned (b) during a total fire ban under 10 10 Division 6 of Part 4 of the Rural Fires Act 1997 in the part of the State concerned
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