Authority withdrawn if foreign driver licence holders take up residence
212 Authority withdrawn if foreign driver licence holders take up residence
If the holder of a foreign driver licence takes up residence in Queensland, the holder’s authority under division 1 to drive, or learn to drive, under the licence is withdrawn on the day that is 3 months after—
if the holder is an Australian citizen—the day the holder takes up residence; or
if the holder is not an Australian citizen but is granted a resident visa before taking up residence—the day the holder takes up residence; or
if the holder is not an Australian citizen but is granted a resident visa after taking up residence—the day the visa is granted.
In this section—
resident visa means a permanent visa, or a special category visa, under the Migration Act 1958 (Cwlth).
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