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The penalty for exceeding the speed limit by 45 kilometres per hour or more will be $500. This penalty is the same as the penalty for driving with a blood alcohol level between .05 and .08 grams per 100 millilitres. This measure is reasonable because, if drivers exceed the speed limit by 45 kilometres per hour or more, they are not trying to stay within the limit and they pose a substantial threat to other road users. The regulations will increase other on-the-spot fines by $5. This increase approximates inflation and ensures that penalties are maintained in real terms.
Secondly, the Bill increases the maximum court imposed penalty. The Motor Traffic Act 1936 provides that any person who receives a traffic infringement notice may contest the issue in court. Where this occurs, there is a maximum court imposed penalty for persons found guilty. Currently, the maximum fine the court may impose is $500. Under this Bill, the maximum court penalty is increased to $2,000 in order to maintain the relativity between the maximum on-the-spot fine and the maximum court imposed penalty. Otherwise there would be an attraction in never paying the on-the-spot fine.
This Bill is part of the Government's ongoing commitment to improve road safety and reduce the road toll in the ACT. I present the explanatory memorandum for this Bill.
MR STEFANIAK (11.09): It is a pity that you do not have the same attitude to the criminal law. Mr Speaker, I move:
That the debate be now adjourned.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY LEGISLATION
Suspension of Standing and Temporary Orders
MR CONNOLLY (Attorney-General, Minister for Housing and Community Services and Minister for Urban Services) (11.10): Mr Speaker, I move:
That so much of standing and temporary orders be suspended as would prevent -
(1) The presentation together of the following ten Bills (of which notices have been given) which propose the implementation in ACT statutory authorities the policy of equal employment opportunity and the merit principle with respect to appointment and promotions:
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