Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Driver Licensing) Regulation 2021

This section applies if, after seizing a Queensland driver licence under section 376, an authorised officer finds—

for a licence seized because of an authorised officer’s belief under section 376(1)(b)—the person who produced the licence is the licensee; or

for a licence seized because of an authorised officer’s belief under section 376(2)(b)(i)—the licence has not been cancelled or otherwise stopped having effect, or has stopped having effect only because the licence is suspended; or

for a licence seized because of an authorised officer’s belief under section 376(2)(b)(ii)—the person who produced the licence—

was not disqualified, as mentioned in that section, when the licence was seized; or

was disqualified, as mentioned in that section, when the licence was seized but the disqualification has been set aside by a court.

This section also applies if an authorised officer finds a document seized under section 377 is a Queensland driver licence.

The authorised officer must return the Queensland driver licence to the licensee within 28 days after the day the finding mentioned in subsection (1) or (2) is made.

However, the authorised officer is not required to return the Queensland driver licence if—

the licence is no longer valid, other than because the licence is suspended; or

a replacement Queensland driver licence has been issued to the licensee.

The authorised officer complies with subsection (3) if the officer sends the Queensland driver licence by post to either of the following addresses—

the last known address recorded by the chief executive for the licensee;

if there is a current postal address for the licensee—the current postal address.

Subsection (5) does not limit the ways in which the authorised officer may otherwise comply with subsection (3).