sec.39Power to require production of driver licence

### sec.39 Power to require production of driver licence An authorised officer may, for compliance purposes, require the driver of a heavy vehicle to produce for inspection by the officer the driver’s driver licence. A person of whom a requirement is made under subsection (1) must comply with the requirement, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—45 penalty units. It is not a reasonable excuse for the person to fail to comply with a requirement made under subsection (1) — that the person does not have the driver licence in his or her immediate possession; or that complying with the requirement might tend to incriminate the person or make the person liable to a penalty. The authorised officer may take a copy of, or an extract from, the driver’s driver licence. s 39 ins 2013 No. 26 s 15 om 2025 No. 26 s 7 (uncommenced amendment) (sec.39-ssec.1) An authorised officer may, for compliance purposes, require the driver of a heavy vehicle to produce for inspection by the officer the driver’s driver licence. (sec.39-ssec.2) A person of whom a requirement is made under subsection (1) must comply with the requirement, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—45 penalty units. (sec.39-ssec.3) It is not a reasonable excuse for the person to fail to comply with a requirement made under subsection (1) — that the person does not have the driver licence in his or her immediate possession; or that complying with the requirement might tend to incriminate the person or make the person liable to a penalty. (sec.39-ssec.4) The authorised officer may take a copy of, or an extract from, the driver’s driver licence. - (a) that the person does not have the driver licence in his or her immediate possession; or - (b) that complying with the requirement might tend to incriminate the person or make the person liable to a penalty.