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TASMANIA
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VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC AMENDMENT
(PROBATIONARY LICENCES) BILL 2017
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CONTENTS
1. Short title
2. Commencement
3. Principal Act
4. Section 3 amended (Interpretation)
5. Part 3, Division 1A: Heading repealed
6. Section 13A repealed
7. Section 13B amended (Recommencement or extension of
provisional period on conviction for prescribed offence)
8. Section 18 amended (Restricted driver licences)
9. Section 38 amended (Driver licensing scheme)
10. Section 67 amended (Evidentiary certificates)
11. Repeal of Act
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VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC AMENDMENT
(PROBATIONARY LICENCES) BILL 2017
This Public Bill originated in the House of Assembly, and, having this day passed, is
now ready for presentation to the Legislative Council for its concurrence.
SHANE DONNELLY, Clerk of the House
3 May 2017
(Brought in by the Minister for Infrastructure, the Honourable
Marinus Theodoor Hidding)
A BILL FOR
An Act to amend the Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999
Be it enacted by Her Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by
and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and
House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Vehicle and Traffic
Amendment (Probationary Licences) Act 2017.
2. Commencement
This Act commences on a day to be proclaimed.
3. Principal Act
In this Act, the Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999* is
referred to as the Principal Act.
*No. 70 of 1999
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4. Section 3 amended (Interpretation)
Section 3(1) of the Principal Act is amended by
inserting after paragraph (a) in the definition of
probationary licence the following paragraphs:
(ab) to a person who applies for a driver
licence in prescribed circumstances; or
(ac) to a person who has completed a period
of suspension, or disqualification, in
prescribed circumstances; or
5. Part 3, Division 1A: Heading repealed
Part 3 is amended by omitting the heading
"Division 1A -- Regression and
recommencement of novice drivers and novice
riders".
6. Section 13A repealed
Section 13A of the Principal Act is repealed.
7. Section 13B amended (Recommencement or
extension of provisional period on conviction for
prescribed offence)
Section 13B of the Principal Act is amended as
follows:
(a) by omitting paragraph (a) from
subsection (1) and substituting the
following paragraph:
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(a) commits a prescribed offence
before completing the first
continuous 12-month period for
which he or she is required to
hold a provisional licence; and
(b) by omitting subsection (2).
8. Section 18 amended (Restricted driver licences)
Section 18(2) of the Principal Act is amended by
omitting paragraph (ba).
9. Section 38 amended (Driver licensing scheme)
Section 38(2) of the Principal Act is amended by
inserting after paragraph (h) the following
paragraph:
(ha) may prescribe -
(i) a system of case management that
may apply in respect of specified
novice drivers or novice riders;
and
(ii) the requirements with which a
novice driver or novice rider may
be required to comply, as
determined by the Registrar, as
part of case management; and
(iii) that the Registrar may determine
which requirements of case
management apply to all
participants, or a class of
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participants or an individual
participant, in case management;
and
(iv) anything necessary, or incidental,
to establish the system of case
management for novice drivers or
novice riders and any related
practices and procedures; and
10. Section 67 amended (Evidentiary certificates)
Section 67 of the Principal Act is amended by
omitting subsection (6).
11. Repeal of Act
This Act is repealed on the three hundred and
sixty fifth day from the day on which it
commences.
6 Government Printer, Tasmania