Page 2235 - Week 07 - Thursday, 17 June 1993
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THIS BILL AMENDS THE MOTOR TRAFFIC ACT 1936 TO INTRODUCE GRADUATED DRIVER LICENSING AND POINTS DEMERIT FOR ALL DRIVERS OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND RIDERS OF MOTORCYCLES IN THE A.C.T. IT WILL ALIGN THE A.C.T. DRIVER LICENCE LEGISLATION WITH THE DRIVER LICENSING PRACTICES EMPLOYED BY ALMOST ALL OTHER LICENSING JURISDICTIONS IN AUSTRALIA.
THE ESSENCE OF THE GRADUATED LICENCE SCHEME IS TO PROVIDE A DECREASING LEVEL OF RESTRICTIONS AS DRIVING OR RIDING EXPERIENCE INCREASES, AND THUS PROVIDE AN INCENTIVE FOR NEW DRIVERS AND RIDERS TO PROGRESS TO A FULL LICENCE IN THE NHNIMUM PERIOD.
THE APPLICATION OF DEMERIT POINTS TO DRIVER LICENCES FOR TRAFFIC OFFENCES WILL MEAN DRIVERS AND RIDERS WILL NOW HAVE TO FACE THE POSSIBILITY OF EITHER LICENCE SUSPENSION OR RESTRICTIONS ON THEIR LICENCE IF THEY COMMIT REPEATED TRAFFIC OFFENCES.
LEARNER DRIVERS WILL BE ABLE TO OBTAIN A LEARNER LICENCE AT THE AGE OF 16 YEARS. THUS, IN THE COMPANY OF A DRIVER WHO MUST HOLD A FULL LICENCE, THEY WILL HAVE A PERIOD OF UP TO 12 MONTHS (TO THE AGE OF 17 YEARS) IN WHICH TO OBTAIN THE SKILL NECESSARY TO OBTAIN A PROVISIONAL DRIVER LICENCE. OF COURSE, LEARNERS WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE LONGER IF THEY REQUIRE IT.
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