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incur 12 or more demerit points the notice will give you a choice of
being disqualified for the following periods:
• 12 to 15 points – three months
• 16 to 19 points – four months or
• 20+ points – five months
OR
Losing your licence or permit
• electing to be of ‘good behaviour’ for a period of 12 months.
If you are the current holder of a licence to make an application to
Any licence or permit holder who breaches the laws that relate to enter into a ‘good behaviour’ option, you must first acknowledge
driving may:
receipt of your disqualification notice by attending a Customer
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have to pay a fine
have to go to court
lose their licence
Service Centre or Australia Post office, providing identification and
paying an administrative fee. At the time of acknowledgement you
will have the opportunity to nominate for the ‘good behaviour’ option
providing you are eligible. If you intend to elect the ‘good behaviour’
• go to prison
option you must do so within 21 days of the Notice issue date (for
• regress to a previous licence stage.
a first Notice) or within 21 days of the date of service (for a second
Notice that is issued by a Sheriff’s Officer).
If your licence or permit is cancelled, you will have to re-pass
If you choose the ‘good behaviour’ option, you must not
previous tests possibly including theory and practical, and pay for a accumulate 2 or more demerit points during the 12 months that
new licence or permit. A licence may also be suspended as a result your licence is subject to the Good Behaviour Condition otherwise
of non-payment of outstanding fines.
you will be disqualified for twice the original disqualification period.
There is no right of appeal against a disqualification imposed as a
Demerit points disqualifications
result of demerit points or breach of the ‘good behaviour’ option. In
Disqualification for accumulating 12 or more demerit points in any
three year period applies to all permit and licence holders and are in
addition to any other types of disqualification imposed, including for
breaching learner’s permit or provisional licence conditions. If you
addition, any disqualification for demerit points takes effect at the
end of any existing or Court-imposed disqualification.
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