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Western Australia
Road Traffic Legislation Amendment
(Disqualification for Life) Bill 2016
Contents
Part 1 -- Preliminary
1. Short title 2
2. Commencement 2
Part 2 -- Amendments to the Road
Traffic Act 1974
3. Act amended 3
4. Section 59 amended 3
Part 3 -- Amendments to the Road
Traffic (Authorisation to Drive)
Act 2008
5. Act amended 4
6. Section 27 amended 4
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Western Australia
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
(Introduced by Hon Mr Rob Johnson, MLA)
Road Traffic Legislation Amendment
(Disqualification for Life) Bill 2016
A Bill for
An Act to amend the Road Traffic Act 1974 and the Road Traffic
(Authorisation to Drive) Act 2008.
The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:
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Road Traffic Legislation Amendment (Disqualification for Life) Bill 2016
Part 1 Preliminary
s. 1
1 Part 1 -- Preliminary
2 1. Short title
3 This is the Road Traffic Legislation Amendment
4 (Disqualification for Life) Act 2016.
5 2. Commencement
6 This Act comes into operation as follows --
7 (a) Part 1 -- on the day on which this Act receives the
8 Royal Assent;
9 (b) the rest of the Act -- on the day after that day.
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Road Traffic Legislation Amendment (Disqualification for Life) Bill 2016
Amendments to the Road Traffic Act 1974 Part 2
s. 3
1 Part 2 -- Amendments to the Road Traffic Act 1974
2 3. Act amended
3 This Part amends the Road Traffic Act 1974.
4 4. Section 59 amended
5 (1) In section 59(3):
6 (a) in paragraph (b)(ii) delete "person," and insert:
7
8 person.
9
10 (b) delete "and, in any event, the court convicting that
11 person shall order that he be disqualified from holding
12 or obtaining a driver's licence for a period of not less
13 than 2 years.".
14 (2) After section 59(4B) insert:
15
16 (4C) A court convicting a person on indictment of an
17 offence against this section must order --
18 (a) that the person be permanently disqualified
19 from holding or obtaining a driver's licence, if
20 the incident occasions the death of another
21 person and either --
22 (i) the offence is against subsection (1)(a),
23 (ba) or (bb); or
24 (ii) the offence is against subsection (1)(b)
25 and is committed in circumstances of
26 aggravation;
27 or
28 (b) that the person be disqualified from holding or
29 obtaining a driver's licence for a period of not
30 less than 2 years, in any other case.
31
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Road Traffic Legislation Amendment (Disqualification for Life) Bill 2016
Part 3 Amendments to the Road Traffic (Authorisation to Drive) Act
2008
s. 5
1 Part 3 -- Amendments to the Road Traffic
2 (Authorisation to Drive) Act 2008
3 5. Act amended
4 This Part amends the Road Traffic (Authorisation to Drive)
5 Act 2008.
6 6. Section 27 amended
7 In section 27(3):
8 (a) after paragraph (a) insert:
9
10 (aa) by an order made under the Road Traffic
11 Act 1974 section 59(4C)(a); or
12
13 (b) delete "paragraph (a), (ba)" and insert:
14
15 paragraph (a), (aa), (ba)
16
17
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