Australian Capital Territory Current Regulations Australian Capital Territory Current Regulations(1) This section applies if—
(a) a person holds a public vehicle licence; and
(b) when the person applied for the licence, the person was eligible, under section 62 (3) (d), to apply because the person was a temporary resident who held a visa that allowed the person to work as a public vehicle driver.
(2) The person's public vehicle licence is taken to be cancelled if the visa expires, is revoked or changes so that the person is no longer allowed to work as a public vehicle driver.
(3) However, subsection (2) does not apply if the person may lawfully work as a public vehicle driver for another reason.
Examples—other reasons
1 the person is issued with a permanent resident visa
2 the person is issued with a new temporary visa
(4) If a person's public vehicle licence is taken to be cancelled under this section, the person must return the licence, and the person's public vehicle driver authority card, as soon as practicable (but within 7 days) after the day the licence is taken to be cancelled, to the road transport authority.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
(5) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.