Vehicle and Traffic (Driver Licensing and Vehicle Registration) Regulations 2021

This regulation applies to the following:a driver licence; an ancillary certificate; an identification card; a certificate of registration; a number plate; a trade plate; a document, plate or device issued by the Registrar under the Act or these regulations.

If a document, plate or device to which this regulation applies has been lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed, the Registrar may, on application under this regulation, issue a duplicate document, plate or device.

An application under this regulation must – be made to the Registrar in an approved form; and contain the information required in the approved form; and be accompanied by the applicable scheduled fee, if any.

The Registrar may, on application under this regulation or on the Registrar's own initiative, issue a replacement document, plate or device to which this regulation applies if it is desirable to do so to correct an error or to reflect a change of circumstance occurring since the document, plate or device was issued.

If the expiry date for a P1 provisional licence or a P2 provisional licence changes under section 13B of the Act, the Registrar, on application by the provisional licence holder under this regulation, is to issue a replacement licence.

The applicable scheduled fee payable in respect of an application under subregulation (5) is the fee payable for the issue of a duplicate licence.

If an application under this regulation is for a duplicate or replacement driver licence or ancillary certificate, the applicant must, if the Registrar so requires – submit to the taking of a photograph, for inclusion on the driver licence or ancillary certificate – by a person authorised by the Registrar to take such photographs; or under alternative arrangements acceptable to the Registrar; and provide a specimen signature as required by the Registrar for inclusion on the driver licence or ancillary certificate; and provide any further information or evidence that the Registrar may require.

The Registrar may, by written notice, recall a document, plate or device to which this regulation applies.

A notice of recall must be addressed – in the case of a driver licence or ancillary certificate, to the holder or former holder of the licence or certificate; or in the case of a document, plate or device issued in respect of a vehicle, to the registered operator or person in charge of the vehicle; or in any case, to a person to whom the document, plate or device was issued or whom the Registrar reasonably believes to be in possession of it.

A person to whom a notice of recall is given under this regulation must deliver the document, plate or device to which the notice relates to the Registrar within the period specified in the notice. Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.