MOTOR VEHICLES ACT 1959 - SECT 97
MOTOR VEHICLES ACT 1959 - SECT 97
97—Duty to produce licence or permit at court
(1) A driver who holds
a licence or learner's permit and is charged with an offence against any
provision of any Act relating to motor vehicles must, if so required by the
court, a police officer or the Registrar, produce the driver's licence or
learner's permit to the court at the time of the hearing of the charge.
Maximum penalty: $1 250.
(2) It is a defence to
a charge under this section to prove that the defendant had a reasonable
excuse for not producing the licence or learner's permit.