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Driving or making licence application while licence cancelled (other than for non-payment of fine)
Offence title:
Driving or making licence application while licence cancelled (other than for non-payment of fine)
Act:
s.54(3) Road Transport Act (NSW)
Offence:
(3) A person whose driver licence is cancelled (otherwise than under section 66 of the Fines Act 1996) must not
drive on a road a motor vehicle of the class to which the cancelled driver licence relates,
make an application for a driver licence during the period of suspension, and in doing so:
falsely or incorrectly state their name, or
omit to mention the suspension.
Penalty:
30 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months, or both, for a first offence
50 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months, or both, for a second or subsequent offence
Disqualification:
For a first offence – for between 3 months and life. Default disqualification of 6 months
For a second offence – between 6 months and life. Default disqualification of 12 months
Summary/Indictable/mixed:
Summary
Jurisdiction:
Local Court
How committed:
Driving a motor vehicle whilst cancelled. This offence does not include an offence where you are suspended because of non-payment of fines
Important note:
A person is cancelled if a court has ordered that they are not permitted to drive for a certain period of time, that period of time has passed, and the person has not obtained a new driver licence