New South Wales Consolidated Regulations New South Wales Consolidated Regulations(cf 2008 Reg cl 53)
(1) The holder of a driver licence may apply to Transport for NSW to renew the driver licence at any time within 5 years after the licence expiry date by giving Transport for NSW--(a) an application for renewal of the driver licence in an approved form, and(b) personal particulars necessary to identify the applicant, including any evidence that Transport for NSW may reasonably require to verify those particulars, and(c) the applicable fee.
(2) Transport for NSW may require the applicant to comply with any of the requirements of clause 54(2) in addition to the requirements specified in subclause (1).
(3) Transport for NSW may refuse to renew the driver licence only if--(a) the circumstances are such that, if the applicant for renewal were applying for a new licence, Transport for NSW would refuse that application under Part 6, or(b) Transport for NSW is satisfied that the photograph contained in the previous driver licence is no longer a true likeness of the applicant.
(4) If a driver licence (the
"old licence" ) is renewed, the expiry date of the renewed licence may be calculated from--(a) in the case of renewal before or on, or within 6 months after, the licence expiry date of the old licence--that expiry date of the old licence, or(b) in the case of renewal 6 months after the licence expiry date of the old licence, but within 5 years after that expiry--the day the licence is renewed.
(5) A person whose driver licence is not renewed within 5 years after the licence expiry date is not entitled to apply for a renewal, but may apply for a new licence in accordance with the requirements of Part 6.