Section 76Part 7 — Control of Road Users
Dangerous or reckless driving
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76. A person who drives a vehicle or animal on a road dangerously or recklessly, or at a speed or in a manner or in a condition which is dangerous to the public, having regard to all the circumstances of the case, including the nature, condition and use of the road or place and the amount of traffic which is actually at the time, or which might reasonably be expected to be, on the road or place commits an offence and is liable —
on summary conviction to a fine of one thousand dollars or to imprisonment for one year, or to both, and in addition —
shall, without an order by the court, automatically be disqualified from holding or obtaining a driver’s licence for twelve months or such longer period as the court may order, the period of disqualification to run from the date of conviction or the expiration of the sentence of imprisonment, as the court may order; and driving record; and
the particulars of the offence shall be endorsed on that person’s
upon conviction on indictment, to a fine of three thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term of two years, or to both, and in addition —
shall, without an order by a court, automatically be disqualified for two years or such longer period as the court may order, from holding or obtaining a driver’s licence or driving a vehicle on the road, the period of disqualification to run from the date of conviction or the expiration of the sentence of imprisonment, as the court may order; and driving record.
the particulars of the offence shall be endorsed on that person’s