New South Wales Consolidated Acts New South Wales Consolidated Acts(cf DL Act, s 9)
(1) Transport for NSW must not issue a driver licence to a person unless it is satisfied that the person is a resident of this jurisdiction and that--(a) the person is eligible to be issued with, or to apply for, the driver licence, and(b) if the person is the holder of an Australian driver licence or a licence to drive a motor vehicle in a foreign country, that licence has been surrendered,in accordance with the statutory rules.
(2) However, Transport for NSW may issue a driver licence to a person without the person surrendering the person's licence to drive a motor vehicle in a foreign country in circumstances prescribed by the statutory rules.
(3) Transport for NSW must not renew a driver licence of a person if it is satisfied that the person is no longer a resident of this jurisdiction.
(4) Subsections (1) and (3), to the extent that they require a person to be a resident of this jurisdiction, do not apply to a person who resides temporarily outside this jurisdiction.
(5) This section does not limit the other circumstances in which Transport for NSW may refuse to issue or renew a licence.