Australian Capital Territory
Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Regulation 2015 (No 1)
Subordinate Law SL2015-9

The Australian Capital Territory Executive makes the following regulation under the Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1999.
Dated 12 March 2015.
Shane Rattenbury
Minister
Simon Corbell
Minister

Australian Capital Territory
Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Regulation 2015 (No 1)
Subordinate Law SL2015-9
made under the
Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1999

    

1	Name of regulation
This regulation is the Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Regulation 2015 (No 1).
2	Commencement
This regulation commences on the day after its notification day.
Note	The naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).
3	Legislation amended
This regulation amends the Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Regulation 2000.
4	Section 12 (2)
substitute
	(2)	However, the road transport authority may issue a driver licence—
	(a)	without a photograph, and with the space on the licence for the photograph marked ‘Valid without photo’, if—
	(i)	in the authority’s opinion it is impractical for the person to go to a place designated by the authority to have a photograph taken; and
	(ii)	the person cannot provide a photograph that the authority considers is suitable for use on a driver licence; and
	(b)	with a different address, if the licence is for one of the following people:
	(i)	a judicial officer;
	(ii)	the director of public prosecutions or a staff member mentioned in the Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1990, section 30;
	(iii)	a police officer, if the driver licence register shows that information relating to the officer’s home address is suppressed;
	(iv)	a person who has the same home address as a person mentioned in subparagraph (i), (ii) or (iii).
5	New section 12 (9)
insert
	(9)	In this section:
appeal president—see the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2008, dictionary.
general president—see the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2008, dictionary.
judicial officer means a judge, the master, a magistrate, a registrar of the Supreme Court or Magistrates Court, the principal registrar of the ACT Law Courts and Tribunal or the ACAT appeal president or general president. 
6	Dictionary, note 2
insert
·	ACAT
·	ACT
·	director of public prosecutions
·	judge
·	magistrate
·	Magistrates Court
·	master
·	Supreme Court
7	Dictionary, note 3
insert
·	driver licence register

Endnotes
1	Notification
	Notified under the Legislation Act on 12 March 2015.
2	Republications of amended laws
	For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au.

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