Traffic Act 1909 Motor Traffic Amendment (Demerit Points) Regulation 1997 (1997-113) [GG No 30 of 26.3.1997, p 1635] (NSW)

1997 No 113

New South Wales

Motor Traffic Amendment (Demerit

Points) Regulation 1997

under the

Traffic Act 1909

His Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Traffic Act 1909.

CARL SCULLY, MP

Minister for Roads

Explanatory note

The object of this Regulation is to increase over the Easter holiday period the number of dement points applying to offences under the “points system” of licence disqualification:

(a)	by doubling the dement points applying to speeding offences, and
(b)	by increasing the number of dement points applying to other offences

by one point.

This Regulation is made under the Traffic Act 1909, including sections 3 (1) (m1) and 11AB (Suspension or cancellation of drivers’ licences by the Authority).

Published in Gazette No 30 of 26 March 1997, page 1635 Page 1

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Clause 1 Motor Traffic Amendment (Demerit Points) Regulation 1997

Motor Traffic Amendment (Demerit Points)

Regulation 1997

1 Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Motor Traffic Amendment (Demerit

Points) Regulation 1997.

2 Commencement

This Regulation commences on 27 March 1997.

3     Amendment of Motor Traffic Regulations 1935

The Motor Traffic Regulations 1935 are amended as set out in

Schedule 1.

4 Notes

The explanatory note does not form part of this Regulation.

Schedule 1 Amendment

(Clause 3)

Regulation 10B Demerit points

Insert after Regulation 10B (8):

(9)

Despite clause (2), the number of demerit points to be allocated to an offence to which this Regulation applies (other than an offence under a law of another State or a Territory) committed on or after 27 March 1997 and before 8 April 1997 is to be as follows:

(a)	double the number set out in Schedule L opposite the offence concerned, in the case of an offence relating to exceeding a speed limit or to disobeying a “Truck & Bus Speed Limit” sign, or
(b)	one more than the number set out in Schedule L opposite the offence concerned, in the case of any other offence.

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Motor Traffic Amendment (Demerit Points) Regulation 1997

Amendment Schedule 1

(10) Despite clause (3), the number of demerit points to be allocated to an offence to which this Regulation applies (being an offence under a law of another State or a Territory) committed on or after 27 March 1997 and before 8 April 1997 is a number determined by the Authority (not being a higher number than the number applying under clause (9) to the New South Wales offence with which the Authority has determined that it corresponds).