Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current ActsS. 18A(1) amended by No. 30/2021 s. 34(1)(a).
(1) If a person is granted a driver licence or learner permit under this Act (a Victorian licence or permit ), any non-Victorian licence or permit held by the person ceases to authorise the person to drive a motor vehicle on a highway unless—
S. 18A(1)(a) amended by No. 30/2021 s. 34(1)(b).
(a) the Victorian licence or permit expires and the person has resided in Victoria for a period of less than 6 months; or
S. 18A(1)(b) amended by Nos 49/2019 s. 116(Sch. 1 item 32), 30/2021 s. 34(1)(c).
(b) the Secretary agrees to cancel the Victorian licence or permit at the request of the person and the person has resided in Victoria for a period of less than 6 months.
Note
Consequently, the person has no authority to drive a motor vehicle on a highway if, as a result of an offence committed by the person—
(a) the person's Victorian licence or permit is suspended; or
(b) the person's Victorian licence or permit is cancelled (whether or not the person is also disqualified from obtaining a driver licence or learner permit).
S. 18A(2) amended by Nos 5/2016 s. 36(Sch. 1 item 2), 30/2021 s. 34(2), 46/2024 s. 24.
(2) A person who is requested to produce or display for inspection the person's driver licence document or learner permit document by anyone referred to in section 59(1)(a) or (ab) must not produce or display a non‑Victorian licence or permit document held by the person that does not authorise the person to drive a motor vehicle on a highway.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
S. 18A(3) inserted by No. 30/2021 s. 34(3).
(3) In this section—
"non-Victorian licence or permit" means a licence or permit issued in—
(a) another State or a Territory authorising the holder of the licence or permit to drive a motor vehicle on a highway; or
(b) another country, authorising the holder of the licence or permit to drive a motor vehicle.
S. 18B (Heading) amended by Nos 49/2019 s. 116(Sch. 1 item 33), 46/2024 s. 25(1).
S. 18B inserted by No. 68/2017 s. 42.