Plain language law

New Zealand law explained for everyone

Land Transport Act 1998

Driving offences involving drink or drugs, and penalties and procedures - Mandatory alcohol interlock sentence for repeat offences and certain first offences

65AK: Effect of other subsequent offences on alcohol interlock licence

You could also call this:

“What happens to your alcohol interlock licence if you get in trouble for another driving offence”

If you have an alcohol interlock licence and you commit another offence that isn’t a qualifying offence, but you still get disqualified from driving, here’s what happens:

The court can let you apply for a new alcohol interlock licence when your disqualification ends. This helps you keep using an alcohol interlock device.

Your new licence will work just like your old one. The rules that applied to your old licence will still apply to your new one.

When you apply for your new licence, the Director will count any progress you made with your old licence. You won’t have to start over from the beginning.

This way, even if you make a mistake, you can still continue using the alcohol interlock device to help you drive safely.

This text is automatically generated. It might be out of date or be missing some parts. Find out more about how we do this.

This page was last updated on

View the original legislation for this page at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=LMS61417.

Previous

65AJ: Effect of subsequent qualifying offences on alcohol interlock sentence, or

"What happens if you break alcohol driving rules while on an alcohol interlock sentence"

Next

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

"Zero alcohol rule for some drivers who have broken alcohol laws before"

Part 6 Driving offences involving drink or drugs, and penalties and procedures
Mandatory alcohol interlock sentence for repeat offences and certain first offences

65AKEffect of other subsequent offences on alcohol interlock licence

  1. This section applies to a person with an existing alcohol interlock licence—

  2. who is convicted of a subsequent offence that is not a qualifying offence; and
    1. who is disqualified under this Act or under section 124 of the Sentencing Act 2002 from holding or obtaining a driver licence for that subsequent offence.

      1. In order to continue the existing alcohol interlock licence, the court must authorise the person to apply for a new alcohol interlock licence at the end of the disqualification referred to in subsection (1)(b).

      2. Sections 65AG, 65AJ, and this section continue to apply to the new alcohol interlock licence as if it were the previous alcohol interlock licence and the previous alcohol interlock licence had not been interrupted by the disqualification.

      3. When the person applies under section 100A(1) in relation to the new alcohol interlock licence, the Director must accept any compliance with the requirements of section 65AG in relation to the person’s previous alcohol interlock licence as compliance with the requirements of section 65AG in relation to the person’s new alcohol interlock licence.

      Notes
      • Section 65AK: inserted, on , by section 26 of the Land Transport Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 34).
      • Section 65AK(4): amended, on , by section 62 of the Land Transport (NZTA) Legislation Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 48).