New South Wales Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

ROAD TRANSPORT (GENERAL) ACT 1999 - SECT 20

20 Authorised officer may require production of driver licence and name and address from certain passengers

(cf Traffic Act, s 5 (1B) and (1C))

(1) A person occupying the seat in or on a motor vehicle (other than a motor cycle) next to a driver who holds a learner licence must, when required to do so by an authorised officer, produce the person’s driver licence and state the person’s name and home address.

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.

(2) A person accompanying another person who is attending a motor registry for the purpose of undergoing any test or examination required by the road transport legislation must, on request, produce his or her driver licence and state his or her name and home address if:

(a) the request is made by an authorised officer, and

(b) the person making the request believes on reasonable grounds that the person accompanying the person who is to undergo the test or examination has been giving driving instruction to that person.

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.

(3) In this section:
"motor registry" means a place at which registration of a vehicle can be effected by or on behalf of the Authority.