make other amendments to the Road Safety Act 1986 relating to licensing, registration and other matters; and to make miscellaneous amendments to the Heavy Vehicle National Law Application Act 2013. Clause 2 provides for the commencement of the Bill. Part 1 and section 33 will come into operation on the day after the day on which the Act receives Royal Assent. The remaining provisions will come into operation on a day or days to be proclaimed. If not proclaimed before 1 July 2015, any remaining provision will come into operation on that day. The date of 1 July 2015 has been chosen in order to allow adequate time for VicRoads to make necessary systems changes to implement a number of the proposals in the Bill. PART 2—AMENDMENTS RELATING TO DEMERIT POINT SCHEME Division 1—Amendments to the Road Safety Act 1986 Clause 3 repeals sections 25 and 26AA of the Road Safety Act 1986. These provisions are substantially re-enacted in new Part 4 inserted by clause 4. Clause 4 inserts a new Part 4 into the in relation to Road Safety Act 1986 demerit points. This new Part re-enacts most of the subsections of section 25 of the Road Safety Act 1986 with some modification, but also includes provisions that will accommodate multiple sanctions arising from the rapid accumulation of demerit points in a clear and linear manner. The new section 34 provides definitions for particular words and phrases used in Part 4. is defined to mean a notice served Demerit point option notice on the holder of a driver licence or learner permit under section 36(1) by VicRoads (which is referred to as "the Corporation" under the Road Safety Act 1986). This notice will be served on the driver once he or she incurs a specified number of demerit points. The notice will inform the driver that he or she may elect to have his or her driver licence or learner permit suspended for a specified period or to "extend the demerit point period" for 12 months. By electing to "extend the demerit point period"
make other amendments to the Road Safety Act 1986 relating to licensing, registration and other matters; and to make miscellaneous amendments to the Heavy Vehicle National Law Application Act 2013. Clause 2 provides for the commencement of the Bill. Part 1 and section 33 will come into operation on the day after the day on which the Act receives Royal Assent. The remaining provisions will come into operation on a day or days to be proclaimed. If not proclaimed before 1 July 2015, any remaining provision will come into operation on that day. The date of 1 July 2015 has been chosen in order to allow adequate time for VicRoads to make necessary systems changes to implement a number of the proposals in the Bill. PART 2—AMENDMENTS RELATING TO DEMERIT POINT SCHEME Division 1—Amendments to the Road Safety Act 1986 Clause 3 repeals sections 25 and 26AA of the Road Safety Act 1986. These provisions are substantially re-enacted in new Part 4 inserted by clause 4. Clause 4 inserts a new Part 4 into the Road Safety Act 1986 in relation to demerit points. This new Part re-enacts most of the subsections of section 25 of the Road Safety Act 1986 with some modification, but also includes provisions that will accommodate multiple sanctions arising from the rapid accumulation of demerit points in a clear and linear manner. The new section 34 provides definitions for particular words and phrases used in Part 4. Demerit point option notice is defined to mean a notice served on the holder of a driver licence or learner permit under section 36(1) by VicRoads (which is referred to as "the Corporation" under the Road Safety Act 1986). This notice will be served on the driver once he or she incurs a specified number of demerit points. The notice will inform the driver that he or she may elect to have his or her driver licence or learner permit suspended for a specified period or to "extend the demerit point period" for 12 months. By electing to "extend the demerit point period"
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