Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) Except as provided
in section 17 of the Act, where an application for the renewal of a
vehicle licence is made within the renewal period, the Director General is to
renew the licence for a period referred to in regulation 4D.
(2) Where an
application for the renewal of a vehicle licence is made before the renewal
period, the Director General is to refuse to renew the licence.
(3) Where an
application for the renewal of a vehicle licence is made after the renewal
period, the Director General is to refuse to renew the licence and the
application is to be regarded as an application for the grant of a licence for
the vehicle.
(4) A renewal of a
vehicle licence under this regulation is to be taken to continue the licence.
(5) For the purposes
of section 15(3)(a) of the Act, when a vehicle licence is renewed within
the period of 15 days after the day on which the licence expired, the
renewal is to be regarded as having taken effect immediately after the licence
expired.
(6) For the purposes
of section 18(2)(c) of the Act, when a vehicle licence is renewed more
than 15 days after the day on which the licence expired, the licence is
to be regarded as having been suspended on and from the day of its expiry to
the day before the renewal.
[Regulation 4C inserted in Gazette
28 Nov 2006 p. 4902.]