Victorian Numbered Acts

TRANSPORT LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (ROAD SAFETY, RAIL AND OTHER MATTERS) ACT 2017 (NO. 68 OF 2017) - SECT 60

For section 44 of the Principal Act substitute —

        "     44     Suspension of driver licence or learner permit cancelled or suspended other than under this Division

    (1)     If a driver licence or learner permit suspended under this Division is suspended by the Corporation under another provision of this Act or under the regulations or another Act or by a court or by operation of this Act, the suspension does not affect the period of suspension under this Division.

Example

3 months into a 10 month suspension under this Division, a person has their driver licence suspended by a court for 6 months. At the conclusion of that period of 6 months, the person's driver licence remains suspended for a further one month period (i.e. until the 10 month period of suspension originally imposed under this Division has elapsed).

    (2)     If a driver licence or learner permit suspended under this Division is cancelled by the Corporation under another provision of this Act or under the regulations or another Act or by a court or by operation of this Act, the person remains disqualified from obtaining a driver licence or learner permit until the period for which the person's driver licence or learner permit was suspended under this Division has elapsed.

Example

One month into a 6 month suspension under this Division, a person has their driver licence cancelled by a court and is disqualified from driving and obtaining a driver licence or learner permit for 3 months. At the conclusion of that period of 3 months, the person remains disqualified from obtaining a driver licence or learner permit for a further period of 2 months (i.e. until the 6 month period of suspension originally imposed under this Division has elapsed).".