Dangerous Goods (Transport by Road or Rail) Regulations 2018
198Required driver licence evidence
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198 Required driver licence evidence
(1) The following documents are required for an application for the issue or renewal of a dangerous goods driver licence—
(a) a current certified extract of entries about the applicant in the driver licences register kept by the driver licensing authority in each jurisdiction where the applicant has held a licence to drive;
(b) either—
(i) the document mentioned in subregulation (2); or
(ii) the authorisation mentioned in subregulation (3).
(2) For the purposes of subregulation (1)(b)(i), the document is a certified copy, dated not more than 6 months before the day the application is made, by the appropriate authority of the jurisdiction where the applicant was convicted, of the records of any conviction of the applicant for an offence involving the driving of a road vehicle.
(3) For the purposes of subregulation (1)(b)(ii), the authorisation is the authorisation by the applicant for the licensing authority to have access to—
(a) entries about the applicant in the driver licences register of any State or Territory; and
(b) records of any conviction of the applicant for a driving offence in any State or Territory.
(4) For the purposes of subregulation (1)(a), a current certified extract is an extract certified by the driver licensing authority not more than 6 months before the day when the application is made.