80FLicensing authorities required to accept photographs provided under information-access arrangements

80F Licensing authorities required to accept photographs provided under information-access arrangements

80F Licensing authorities required to accept photographs provided under information-access arrangements

(1) A photograph of an applicant provided under information-access arrangements is to be accepted by a licensing authority as having been provided by the applicant, unless the licensing authority is permitted under the arrangements to reject the photograph.

(2) A licensing authority may reject a photograph provided under an information-access arrangement, but only in the following circumstances—

(a) the photograph is not a sufficiently recent photograph, having regard to the need for the photograph to be adequate for use as a means of identification until the end of the period of currency of the licence or certificate of registration concerned,

(b) the image quality or other technical qualities of the photograph are not adequate, having regard to any special aspects of the purpose for which the photograph is to be used,

(c) the circumstances prescribed by the regulations as justifying the rejection of the photograph by a licensing authority.

s 80F: Ins 2004 No 105, Sch 1 [5]. Subst 2020 No 27, Sch 2[1].