Victorian Consolidated Regulations

2 Reg. 302A(1)(b): S.R. No. 27/1999. Reprint No. 2 as at 15 December 2002. Reprinted to S.R. No. 114/2002. Subsequently amended by S.R. No. 87/2003. - SECT 204

Surrender of current driver licence or permit

204. Surrender of current driver licence or permit



(1) If an applicant for a driver licence or permit, or a variation of a driver
licence or permit, holds a current licence or permit to drive a motor vehicle
issued in another Australian State or Territory or another country, the
applicant must surrender that licence or permit to the Corporation before the
issue of the driver licence or permit in Victoria.

Penalty: 2 penalty units.

(2) The Corporation may exempt a person from surrendering a licence or permit
issued in another country if the Corporation is satisfied that-

   (a)  the person will require the licence or permit for driving in the
        country of issue during the period of the licence or permit issued
        under the Act; or

   (b)  the licence or permit is part of another authority that the person
        requires during the period of the driver licence or permit issued in
        Victoria.

(3) If an applicant for a driver licence surrenders a licence to drive a motor
vehicle referred to in subregulation (1), the Corporation-

   (a)  may issue a driver licence which expires on the day on which the
        surrendered licence would have expired; and

   (b)  must waive the licence fee if the surrendered licence was issued in
        another jurisdiction.