New legislation has been passed by the South Australian Parliament to impose stricter penalties on drivers who cause harm and require owners of high-performance vehicles to obtain a new license. These changes were prompted by the death of pedestrian Sophia Naismith in 2019. The new law introduces an indictable offense for causing death or serious harm by careless use of a vehicle or vessel. This offense removes the factor of “causing death or serious harm” and replaces it with “causing harm” as an aggravating factor. Under the new laws, South Australian Police have the power to immediately suspend or disqualify a person’s driver’s license if they are charged with or have committed the new offense. The maximum penalty for the offense has been increased to five years’ imprisonment for a basic offense and seven years for an aggravated offense. The new law also prohibits drivers of high-powered vehicles from disabling automated intervention systems, with a maximum penalty of $5000 for offenders. In addition, new licensing laws require drivers of ultra high-powered vehicles to obtain a special “U Class” license. This license can be obtained by completing an online training course that will be available in the near future. Drivers who fail to obtain the new license will not be eligible to drive ultra high-powered vehicles after December 1, 2024. The introduction of these new laws aims to promote road safety and hold responsible those who cause harm through reckless driving.
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