Section 13 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting subsection (1) and substituting the following subsection:(1) A person must not drive a motor vehicle on a public street in Tasmania if the person is disqualified from driving by (a) an Australian court under an Act of this or any other State or a Territory; or(b) an automatic statutory penalty.
Penalty: In the case of
(a) a first offence
(i) a fine not exceeding 40 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, or both; and
(ii) a further period of disqualification, not exceeding 3 years, fixed by the court; and
(b) a second or subsequent offence
(i) a fine not exceeding 80 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or both; and
(ii) a further period of disqualification, not exceeding 5 years, fixed by the court.