Section 41Part 3 — Licensing of Drivers of Vehicles
Duration of driver's licence
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A driver's licence shall, unless previously revoked or surrendered, remain in force for three, five or ten years after the issue of the driver's licence according to the period for which the prescribed fee is paid and may be renewed for consecutive periods of three, five or ten years at a time.
Where an applicant is suffering from a relevant disability but the disability is appropriately controlled, the Director may, subject to section 31, issue a driver's licence to that person to be valid for a stated period of not more than one year.
Notwithstanding subsection (1), a driver's licence shall not be issued to a visitor or renewed in respect of a visitor for a period longer than six months.
A driver's licence may be renewed at any time during the six months before the date of expiration of the licence, but the renewal only takes effect on the date of expiry of the licence.
If an applicant elects to have the applicant's renewed driver's licence expire on the anniversary of the applicant's birth immediately preceding the expiry of the three, five or ten year period for which the prescribed fee is paid, the fee shall be reduced on a pro rata basis, taking into account the number of days between the applicant's birthday and the expiry of the period for which the prescribed fee is paid.
Defined Terms
relevant disability
Cross References
- Section 31 of Traffic Act
physical fitness requirements