New South Wales Consolidated Acts

FINES ACT 1996 - SECT 69

69 Interim restoration or reinstatement of licence or registration pending appeal etc

(1) A person may apply to Roads and Maritime Services for restoration or reinstatement of a driver licence suspended or cancelled, or vehicle registration cancelled, under this Division if:

(a) in the case of a penalty notice enforcement order-the person has lodged an application under Division 5 of Part 3 to have an application to annul the fine enforcement order concerned determined by the Local Court, or

(b) in the case of a court fine enforcement order-the person has lodged an appeal against the conviction or sentence in respect of which the fine concerned was imposed or the person has lodged an application under Part 2 of the Crimes (Local Courts Appeal and Review) Act 2001 to annul that conviction or sentence,

and those proceedings have not been determined.

(2) Roads and Maritime Services must issue the person with a driver licence or certificate of vehicle registration, as the case requires, by way of restoration or reinstatement of the driver licence or vehicle registration suspended or cancelled under this Division.

(3) A driver licence or vehicle registration so restored or reinstated has effect, subject to this Act, the Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Act 1997 and the Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1998 , until the date on which:

(a) the licence would have expired if the licence had not been suspended or cancelled, or

(b) the registration would have expired if the registration had not been cancelled.

(4) Any such restored or reinstated licence or registration may be suspended or cancelled under this Act following the determination of the proceedings referred to in subsection (1) or in connection with a different fine payable by the person.

(5) A licence or registration cannot be restored or reinstated under this section if the licence or registration was also suspended or cancelled for reasons that do not give rise to a right of restoration or reinstatement under this section.