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Land Transport Act 1998

Driving offences involving drink or drugs, and penalties and procedures - Mandatory zero alcohol requirements for repeat offences

65B: Mandatory zero alcohol requirements for repeat offences and certain first offences

You could also call this:

“Zero alcohol rule for some drivers who have broken alcohol laws before”

If a court has allowed you to apply for a zero alcohol licence under certain sections of the law, you need to know some important things. A zero alcohol licence lasts for 3 years from when it’s given to you.

You can apply for this licence after your disqualification period ends or when the Director says you can if you had to use an alcohol interlock device. If you’re allowed to apply for a zero alcohol licence but don’t do it, you can’t have any kind of driver licence.

Remember, it’s very important that you don’t drink any alcohol at all when you have this special licence. The law is strict about this to keep everyone safe on the roads.

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Part 6 Driving offences involving drink or drugs, and penalties and procedures
Mandatory zero alcohol requirements for repeat offences

65BMandatory zero alcohol requirements for repeat offences and certain first offences

  1. This section applies if a court has authorised a person to apply for a zero alcohol licence under any of the following sections:

  2. section 65AC(2)(d):
    1. section 65AI(c):
      1. section 100B(2)(b).

        1. A zero alcohol licence has effect for a period of 3 years from the date the licence is issued.

        2. A person authorised under a section referred to in subsection (1) may apply for a zero alcohol licence,—

        3. in the case of a person who is subject to 1 or more orders of disqualification, no earlier than the day after the end of the last period of disqualification to which the person is subject; or
          1. in the case of a person who is subject to an alcohol interlock sentence, when the Director makes an order under section 100A(1).

            1. A person who has been authorised to apply for a zero alcohol licence and who does not apply for a zero alcohol licence is disqualified from holding or obtaining a driver licence.

            Notes
            • Section 65B: inserted, on , by section 30 of the Land Transport (Road Safety and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2011 (2011 No 13).
            • Section 65B heading: amended, on , by section 27(1) of the Land Transport Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 34).
            • Section 65B(1): replaced, on , by section 27(2) of the Land Transport Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 34).
            • Section 65B(2): replaced, on , by section 27(2) of the Land Transport Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 34).
            • Section 65B(3): amended, on , by section 27(3) of the Land Transport Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 34).
            • Section 65B(3)(b): amended, on , by section 63 of the Land Transport (NZTA) Legislation Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 48).
            • Section 65B(3)(b): amended, on , by section 27(4) of the Land Transport Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 34).
            • Section 65B(4): replaced, on , by section 27(5) of the Land Transport Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 34).