Medical condition of drivers
47 Medical condition of drivers
On attaining the age of 60 years and from then on at intervals of 12 months, the driver of a public passenger vehicle must, at the driver’s own expense, furnish TfNSW with a certificate from a medical practitioner containing the medical practitioner’s assessment, in accordance with any requirements of TfNSW, of the driver’s medical condition.
Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
TfNSW may, by notice in writing, require a driver of a public passenger vehicle to attend a medical practitioner specified in the notice, by a date specified in the notice, for the purposes of undergoing a medical fitness examination.
The driver of a public passenger vehicle must (in so far as the driver is capable of doing so) furnish TfNSW, within 48 hours after any change in the physical or mental condition of the driver of which the driver is aware that may affect the driver’s ability to drive public passenger vehicles safely, with written details of the change.
Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
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