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Footnotes to Chapter 6

1 State of Missouri (USA), Department of Revenue, Submission to the Inquiry into the Demerit Points Scheme, 20 October 1993.

2 State of New York (USA), Department of Motor Vehicles, Submission to the Inquiry into the Demerit Points Scheme, 23 September 1993.

3 Province of Ontario (Canada), Ministry of Transportation, Submission to the Inquiry into the Demerit Points Scheme, 8 October 1993.

4 New Zealand, Land Transport Safety Authority, Submission to the Inquiry into the Demerit Points Scheme, 23 September 1993.

5 Hong Kong, Transport Department, Submission to the Inquiry into the Demerit Points Scheme, 8 September 1993.

6 State of Texas, Department of Public Safety, Submission to the Inquiry into the Demerit Points Scheme, 24 September 1993.

7 Britain, Department of Transport, Submission to the Inquiry into the Demerit Points Scheme, 7 June 1994.

8 Victorian Road Transport Association Inc., Submission to the Inquiry into the Demerit Points Scheme, 29 September 1993, p. 1.

9 Ibid., p. 2.

10 Taxi Drivers' Association of Victoria, Submission to the Inquiry into the Demerit Points Scheme, 15 December 1993, Alternative 2.

11 VicRoads, Submission to the Inquiry into the Demerit Points Scheme, 8 November 1993, p. 36.

12 VicRoads, op. cit., p. 45.

13 Ibid., p. 40.

14 Ibid., p. 28.

15 Queensland, Brochure on Demerit Points Scheme, 1991.

16 New South Wales, Minister for Transport, Submission to the Inquiry into the Demerit Points Scheme, 1 October 1993.

17 Australian Capital Territory, Brochure on Demerit Points Scheme, Department of Urban Services, 1993.

18 Province of Nova Scotia (Canada), Department of Transportation and Communications, Submission to the Inquiry into the Demerit Points Scheme, 13 September 1993.

19 Province of Ontario (Canada), op. cit.

20 Province of Ontario (Canada), 'Graduated Licensing and What it Means to You', 1993.

21 Drummond, A., Young Road Users, Safely on the Road to the 21st Century Conference, Canberra, October 1993.

22 VicRoads, correspondence, 28 July 1994.

23 VicRoads, correspondence, 2 September 1994.

24 Province of Ontario (Canada), Ministry of Transportation, op. cit.

25 Province of Nova Scotia, op. cit.

26 State of Missouri, op. cit.

27 Britain, op. cit.

28 Taxi Drivers' Association of Victoria, op. cit.

29 VicRoads, op. cit., p. 47.

30 Royal Automobile Club of Victoria (RACV) Ltd, Submission to the Inquiry into the Demerit Points Scheme, September 1993, p. 10.

31 Province of Ontario (Canada), op. cit.

32 VicRoads, correspondence, 10 August 1994.

33 New South Wales, op. cit.

34 VicRoads, op. cit., 8 November 1993, p. 47.

35 Ibid.

36 Victoria Police, Submission to the Inquiry into the Demerit Points Scheme, 1993, p. 8.

37 Ibid.

38 Victorian Council for Civil Liberties Inc., Submission to the Inquiry into the Demerit Points Scheme, November 1993, p. 10.

39 VicRoads, op. cit., p. 49.

40 Ibid.

41 Mr G. Cameron, Minutes of Evidence, 15 December 1993, p. 139.

42 Victorian Council for Civil Liberties Inc., op. cit., p. 11.

43 Mr G. Provis, Minutes of Evidence, 15 December 1993, p. 128.

44 VicRoads, op. cit., p. 9.

45 VicRoads, op. cit., p. 45.

46 VicRoads, op. cit., p. 23.

47 Ibid., pp. 32-34.

48 Ibid., p. 32.

49 Ibid., p. 46.

50 Ibid.

51 Ibid., p. 46.

52 Victoria Police, op. cit.

53 Assistant Commissioner W.F. Green, Minutes of Evidence, 15 December 1993, p. 106.

54 Royal Automobile Club of Victoria (RACV) Ltd, op. cit., p. 16.

55 Law Institute of Victoria, Road Trauma Committee, Submission to the Inquiry into the Demerit Points Scheme, 17 September 1993, p. 3.

56 Mr C. Jeffery, Submission to the Inquiry into the Demerit Points Scheme, 12 August 1993, p. 2.

57 Taxi Drivers' Association of Victoria, Submission to the Inquiry into the Demerit Points Scheme, 15 December 1993.

58 Mr R. Hoser, Submission to the Inquiry into the Demerit Points Scheme, 29 September 1993.

59 Mr G. Cameron, op. cit., p. 142.

60 Taxi Drivers' Association of Victoria, op. cit., Alternative 2.

61 Victorian Taxi Association Inc., Submission to the Inquiry into the Demerit Points Scheme, 14 September 1993, p. 1.

62 Victoria, Parliamentary Crime Prevention Committee, Developing a Safer Taxi Industry, October 1993, p. 97.

63 Ibid., p. 96.

64 Mr R. Frisby, Minutes of Evidence, 22 February 1994, p. 179.

65 VicRoads, op. cit., pp. 62-63.

66 Discussions with Research Officer, 24 March 1994.

67 Mr P. Franet, Minutes of Evidence, 15 December 1994, p. 117.

68 Discussions between Director, Victorian Taxi Directorate and Research Officer, 25 July 1994. A section of the Road Safety Act prevents public servants giving licence information to persons other than the driver concerned. The penalty is a fine of up to $10 000.

69 VicRoads, op. cit., p. 46.

70 State of California (USA), Department of Motor Vehicles, Correspondence, 2 February 1994.

71 Province of Ontario (Canada), op. cit.

72 South Australia, Minister of Transport Development, Submission to the Inquiry into the Demerit Points Scheme, 20 October 1993.

73 Mr A. Bishop, Minutes of Evidence, 22 February 1994, p.180.

74 Britain, Department of Transport, op. cit.

75 Royal Automobile Club of Victoria (RACV) Ltd, op. cit., p. 9.

76 Western Australia, Minister for Police and Emergency Services, Submission to the Inquiry into the Demerit Points Scheme, 7 October 1993.

77 Province of Ontario (Canada), op. cit.

78 Federal Office of Road Safety, Submission to the Inquiry into the Demerit Points Scheme, 27 January 1994, p. 21.

79 VicRoads, op cit., p. 44.

80 Ibid.

81 Ibid., p. 45.

82 Mr D.T. Anderson, Minutes of Evidence, 15 December 1993, p. 93.

83 Personal communication to Research Officer by Department of Transport and Works, Tasmania.

84 Dr R. Grzebieta, Minutes of Evidence, 14 December 1993, p. 36.

85 Lynn, C.W., Jernigan, J.D., Norris, A. and Froning, P., Investigation of the Effectiveness of the Virginia Habitual Offender Act, Transportation Research Record 1401, Transportation Research Board, pp. 90-99.

86 Ibid.

87 Parliament of New South Wales, Joint Standing Committee on Road Safety (STAYSAFE), Alcohol and Other Drugs on New South Wales Roads: 2. Offences, Penalties and the Management and Rehabilitation of Convicted Drivers, October 1993, pp. 11, 22 and 133-138.