1 / 15

Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO)

Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO). Gavin A Kelly. Why AARTO ??. Swift adjudication of infringements Enforced penalties Completed prosecution of offences Point demerit system for problem areas Provide education and awareness Monitored and recorded communication

wan
Download Presentation

Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO)

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) Gavin A Kelly

  2. Why AARTO ?? • Swift adjudication of infringements • Enforced penalties • Completed prosecution of offences • Point demerit system for problem areas • Provide education and awareness • Monitored and recorded communication • Effective policing of offences

  3. AARTO is . . . . . • Computer system • New fine and penalty structures • Tracking and tracing • Demerit point scheme Aim To promote road traffic quality by providing for a scheme to discourage road traffic contraventions

  4. Administrative Adjudication • Removes offences from the current court process • Requires intelligent / interactive policing • Controlled by Minister of Transport (not Justice) • Administration (notices, payments, points, contracts) • Prosecution (representation, penalties, warrants) • Communication (PR, education and awareness)

  5. Administration • E-NaTIS contravention register • Correspondence management (notices, etc) • Payment management (points / options / tracing) • Offence process tracking (outstanding) • Demerit points (allocation / withdrawal) • Retraining and property confiscation • Manage service agreements (police / suppliers)

  6. Prosecution • Uniform infringements and offences • Representation / withdrawal management • Enforcement support (technical / training) • Penalty tracking and enforcement • Provision of experts for prosecution • Generation of warrants / enforcement orders • Management of dedicated Sheriffs

  7. Accessible, secure personal data query facility Continuous, simple communication programmes Swift, transparent and fair prosecution Public education and help desk function Swift, documented and secure communication Communication

  8. Adjudication system Issue of Infringement Notice (Minor offences) Fine paid (Points allocated) Process complete 32 days to pay (50% discount)

  9. Adjudication system Issue of Infringement Notice (Minor offences) Not paid in 32 days Courtesy Letter (32 days) 100% fine payable Fee for courtesy letter Full fine paid Fee for letter paid (Points allocated) Process complete

  10. Adjudication system Issue of Infringement Notice (Minor offences) Enforcement Order 32 days Fee for Order First notice 32 days Courtesy 32 days Full fine paid Fee for letter paid Fee for Order paid (Points allocated) Process complete

  11. Adjudication Warrant Ignore all notices (96 days) Payment failure Seize property Seize licence / permit Seize vehicle licence / operator card Immobilise vehicle

  12. Adjudication Legal Processes Court AARTO Any time in process Representation Defend charges Nominate driver Special traffic court Charge withdrawn

  13. Adjudication Demerit Points Allocation Reduction Driver / owner / operator Driver / owner / operator Various values / weights 1 point per 3 months Suspension from 13 Reinstated from 12

  14. Licence / PrDP / operator card implications 1st time - suspension Exceed 12 points as a driver / owner or operator 2nd time - suspension 3rd time - cancellation

  15. Outside the Box Sustainable growth of a safe transport system means attitude change is necessary. This is both in road users and road police. AARTO aims to encourage all road users to be better behaved – by aiming at violations and dealing with them. Thank you

More Related