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(a) is convicted or found guilty of a drug-related disqualifying offence; and

(b) is disqualified from holding or obtaining a driver licence; and

(d) has not completed a drug awareness course within the previous 12 months.

(2) The person must complete a drug awareness course before the end of the period of disqualification.

(3) Despite section 52 (3) (When probationary licence must be issued), if the person does not complete a drug awareness course and give the road transport authority written evidence to that effect before the end of the period of disqualification, the authority must not issue a probationary licence to the person.

(4) However, the road transport authority must issue a probationary licence to the person if the authority receives written evidence that the person has completed a drug awareness course after the end of the disqualification period.

73N Requirement to complete drug awareness course—person disqualified and eligible for restricted licence

(1) This section applies to a person if—

(a) the person is convicted or found guilty of a drug-related disqualifying offence; and

(b) the person is disqualified from holding or obtaining a driver licence; and

(c) the Magistrates Court has made an order authorising the road transport authority to issue a restricted licence to the person; and

(d) the person has not completed a drug awareness course within the previous 12 months.

(2) Despite section 49 (Issue of restricted licence by road transport authority), the road transport authority must not issue a restricted licence to the person unless the person has completed a drug awareness course and given the road transport authority written evidence to that effect.

73O Requirement to complete drug awareness course—person no longer disqualified and eligible for probationary licence

(1) This section applies to a person if—

(a) the person was convicted or found guilty of a drug-related disqualifying offence; and

(b) the person was disqualified from holding or obtaining a driver licence for the offence; and

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