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Since when has failing to vote resulted in the suspension of your drivers licence?

I just received a drivers licence suspension notice demanding payment of $145 directed by the State Debt Recovery Office. No details of the offence on the letter. Turns out I failed to vote at the last state election (NSW).

So if you dont vote you lose your drivers licence.

Think its time to get off the electoral role?
 
Krusty the Klown said:
I don't think you can, can you?
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If I move to the Phillippines (like Glen48), I should be right. Also, I wont have to have my vehicles inspected every 12 months under the misguided pretence of "safety" (none of the other States thinks it is necessary).
 
Just move houses and 'forget' to update your electoral role details.

Compulsary voting is a pet hate of mine.
 
overit said:
WOW... I had to check this out myself. Unbelievable. Add this to them wanting to put a GPS in you car you are buggered. NSW seems to be at war with the motorist or anyone who has a spare buck in their pocket.

Check out all the nasties they can bang you for if you fail to pay!
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Well at leaqst in the Uk, there are no booze buses and generally you can do 80 mph on the motorways un hindered. Most people do 100mph in certain places.

Australia is becoming a dictatorship under Krudd and his merry cohorts.
 
Krusty the Klown said:
What if you don't like ANY of the candidates on the ballot?
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you can always donkey vote;
-Even if it wasnt compulsory alot of idiots would still vote, and alot of those who are well informed wouldn't.
eg. -GW Bush.

i'd like a section that says - 'I choose not to elect anyone'

I think people feel forced to make a decision after travelling to a booth...
... but ofcourse an uninformed opinion is worth ****-all.
 
This is not legal advice, just a story of what I found when I went looking.

It appears the claim is that the state recovery office can cancel a licence and they claim the authority is allowed under the Fines Act 1996.

Part of the fines act appears to say a licence cancellation enforcement for a fine recovery can not be made if the offence is not a traffic offence.

Like I said, not legal advice. And of course I could be completely off-track.


FINES ACT 1996 - SECT 65
When enforcement action taken under this Division
65 When enforcement action taken under this Division
(3) Despite subsections (1) and (2), enforcement action with respect to a fine defaulter’s driver licence is not to be taken under this Division if:

(a) the offence:

(i) in respect of which the fine concerned was imposed on the fine defaulter by a court, or

(ii) in respect of which the penalty notice from which the fine concerned arises was served on the fine defaulter,

occurred while the fine defaulter was under the age of 18 years, and

(b) the offence is not a traffic offence.
 
I am shocked at the mind numbing stupidity of this.

Will cause an upsurge in unlicenced young drivers.

My son just turned 18, and I strongly advised him not to enrol.

being the well-educated young man he is, of course he ignored my opinion.

I said, well then politic boy, you pay the fine for every half-assed local, state, federal, not to mention by-election you forget...and your vote doesnt matter in our seat, as it has always been held by Labor.

I should have made myself more clear to him

Its not easy to get off, and they enforce the fines

http://www.aec.gov.au/FAQs/Electoral_Roll.htm

I know someone that got off, cause they were an airline stewardess and OS so often, always missing them, years back tho, doesnt seem like you can do that now.

You MIGHT be able to get out of the local and state ones by changing your electoral role addy to somewhere that doesnt fine you, in another State like perhaps Coober Pedy perhaps, then never changing it back.

Hide in a cupboard when the Census people come

Big Brother may still get you though, if the Electoral Commision ever commence Data Matching.

You are an official State Criminal Macquack, dont forget it!!:rolleyes::mad:

If you dont pay up, they might throw you into a remand cell with a 120kg Tongan, and you will call him Momma:(
 
LMAO @ awg. Is the 120kg Tongan called Bubba and does he OWN the top bunk? Now come over here and suck Mummy's .... you get my drift. LOLOL

integrity is onto something here with his post. I would DEFINITELY explore this avenue of defence. It appears that one law is contradicting another.
 
except for the "and" just above the (b)

but depends on how you read it

or to be tested in court

PS. Not legal advice.
 
Thanks integrity. As I understand it you are not offering legal advice in any way, shape or form that could be misconstrued in a manner that does not denote an opinion that could be used against you for whatever reason moreover. ;)
 

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awg said:
and your vote doesnt matter in our seat, as it has always been held by Labor.
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Maybe if enough people of his age a) enrolled and b) thought about their vote, something could be done ?

1. I am glad I am enrolled to vote
2. Voting isn't compulsory, attendance at the both is
3. In 25+ years of voting, I have never missed a federal, state of local election.
4. I haven't voted labor or coalition for 20+ years.
5. Much as it pains the libertarian in me, I think the consequences of a system of non compulsory voting is a worse then cumpsory voting.
 

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