New South Wales Consolidated Acts

FINES ACT 1996 - SECT 68

68 Suspension of dealings with Transport for NSW

(1) This section applies to a fine defaulter if--

(a) the driver licence or vehicle registration of the fine defaulter is suspended or cancelled under this Division, or

(b) Transport for NSW is required to take enforcement action against the fine defaulter under this Division, but any such action to suspend or cancel the driver licence or vehicle registration of the fine defaulter is not available.

(2) Transport for NSW must, unless the Commissioner otherwise directs, refuse to exercise any of the following functions if this section applies to a fine defaulter--

(a) the issue of a driver licence to the fine defaulter or the renewal of the driver licence of the fine defaulter,

(b) the registration of a vehicle in the name of the fine defaulter or the renewal of the registration of a vehicle of which the fine defaulter is the registered operator (or one of the registered operators),

(c) the transfer to another person of the registration of a vehicle of which the fine defaulter is the registered operator (or one of the registered operators),

(d) the issue of a number plate to the fine defaulter,

(e) the testing of the fine defaulter for the purpose of the issue of a driver licence,

(f) the issue of an unregistered vehicle permit to the fine defaulter,

(g) the registration of a motor vehicle in the name of the fine defaulter, or the renewal of registration of a motor vehicle in the name of the fine defaulter, under the Recreation Vehicles Act 1983 ,

(h) the issue of trader's plates to the fine defaulter,

(i) the processing of a number plate exchange for the fine defaulter,

(j) the reservation of a particular number plate for the fine defaulter,

(k) the ordering of a particular number plate, or a particular design of number plate, for the fine defaulter,

(l) the testing of the fine defaulter to ascertain the fine defaulter's eligibility for a driver's licence,

(m) the booking of a driving test for the fine defaulter,

(n) the exercise of any other function of Transport for NSW requested by the fine defaulter, being a function of a kind prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this section.

(3) If Transport for NSW refuses to exercise any such function, it must, as soon as practicable, notify the fine defaulter that it has refused to do so because the person is a fine defaulter.

(3A) Transport for NSW is not obliged to notify the fine defaulter of a refusal under subsection (3) if it has previously notified the fine defaulter of an earlier refusal under that subsection.

(4) This section ceases to apply to a fine defaulter if the Commissioner so directs Transport for NSW.

(5) This section applies despite any obligation of Transport for NSW to exercise a function that is imposed by or under any other Act.