New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

ROAD TRANSPORT (DRIVER LICENSING) REGULATION 2017 - REG 55

55 Requirement for surrender of current licence before issue or variation

(cf 2008 Reg cl 45)

(1) If an applicant for issue or a variation of a driver licence, holds a current Australian driver licence, or a current licence to drive a motor vehicle issued by a driver licensing authority in another country, the applicant must surrender that licence to Transport for NSW before the issue of a driver licence or varied driver licence.

(2) Transport for NSW may exempt the applicant from surrendering a licence issued by a driver licensing authority in another country if satisfied that Transport for NSW has obtained, or has access to, sufficient information about the licence and licence holder to make the surrender of the licence unnecessary.

(3) If a foreign driver licence is surrendered under this clause, Transport for NSW may advise the authority that issued that foreign driver licence that the licence has been surrendered.