Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00706:clause:1_3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00706
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 3
Character Range: 12554–14688

3                                      20 or more                                                 5 months

 (4) If a person who has been served with a notice of licence suspension does not make an election under subprinciple (6), the person's driver licence is suspended for the period applicable under subprinciple (3) from the date specified in the notice.
 (5) On the commencement of a period of suspension or a period of good behaviour (see subprinciple (6)), all demerit points recorded in the demerit points register against the person at the date of the notice are taken to be deleted.

Alternative to suspension
 (6) A person who incurs at least 12 demerit points within the previous 3 years may, within 21 days after being served with a notice of licence suspension by the driver licensing authority, notify the authority in writing that he or she elects, as an alternative to undergoing the suspension, to be of good behaviour for a period of 12 months from the day on which the licence would have been suspended.
 (7) If a person who makes an election in accordance with subprinciple (6) incurs 2 or more demerit points during the 12 months period, the driver licensing authority must give the person a notice suspending the person's driver licence, commencing on a day specified in the notice, for twice the period that would have applied to the person under subprinciple (3) if the person had not made the election.
 (8) On the commencement of the period of suspension referred to in subprinciple (7), all demerit points recorded in the demerit points register against the person at the date of the notice are taken to be deleted.
 (9) However, demerit points incurred by a person:
 (a) after the person is served with a notice of licence suspension but before the suspension begins; or
 (b) if the person makes an election in accordance with subprinciple (6)—after the person is served with the notice of licence suspension and before the 12 month period of good behaviour;
are to be taken into account for the purposes of subprinciple (2) from the end of the period of licence suspension or period of good behaviour.