Western Australian Current Acts

ROAD TRAFFIC (AUTHORISATION TO DRIVE) ACT 2008 - SECT 8

8 .         Driver’s licence not to be granted in certain circumstances

        (1)         Except as allowed by subsection (2) or in a case described in subsection (3), the CEO cannot grant a driver’s licence to a person unless —

            (a)         the CEO —

                  (i)         is satisfied that the person usually resides in this State; or

                  (ii)         is satisfied that the person does not usually reside in any other jurisdiction and does not hold, and has never held, an Australian driver licence granted under the law of another jurisdiction;

                and

            (b)         if the person has held —

                  (i)         any Australian driver licence; or

                  (ii)         any licence or authorisation to drive a motor vehicle granted to the person by an external licensing authority,

                the person has ceased to hold the licence or authorisation and has notified the CEO, in a form approved by the CEO, of that fact.

        (2)         Despite subsection (1), the CEO may, in circumstances prescribed in the regulations, grant a driver’s licence to a person who still holds a licence or authorisation to drive a motor vehicle granted to the person by an external licensing authority.

        (3)         This section does not prevent the CEO from granting an extraordinary licence to a person —

            (a)         even though the person may not usually reside in this State, and whether or not the person usually resides in any other jurisdiction; and

            (b)         even though the person may have a licence or authorisation referred to in subsection (1)(b).

        (4)         This section does not limit the circumstances in which the CEO may refuse to grant a driver’s licence.