197Application for licence

197 Application for licence

(1) A person who is a resident in Victoria and holds a driver licence may apply to the licensing authority for a dangerous goods driver licence.

(2) The application must be in the form required by the Authority and be accompanied by—

(a) the driver licence evidence required by regulation 198; and

(b) the competency evidence required by regulation 199; and

(c) the medical fitness evidence required by regulation 200; and

(d) if required by the Authority, a photograph of the applicant of the size, and in the form, specified by the Authority; and

(e) the declaration required by subregulation (3); and

(f) a fee of 5·77 fee units.

(3) The declaration required for an application for a dangerous goods driver licence must state—

(a) whether or not the applicant has ever been found guilty of any offence under any relevant occupational health and safety, dangerous goods or road transport legislation and, if so, the details of every such finding, including—

(i) when and where it occurred; and

(ii) details of the offence in respect of which it occurred; and

(iii) a brief description of the circumstances of the offence; and

(b) whether or not the applicant has ever had a licence or approval suspended or revoked under any relevant occupational health and safety, dangerous goods or road transport legislation, and if so, details of the suspension or revocation; and

(c) that the information contained in the application is, to the best of the applicant's knowledge, true.