4Recognised licence to be a deemed local licence

4 Recognised licence to be a deemed local licence

4 Recognised licence to be a deemed local licence

(1) A person who holds a recognised licence under the law of another jurisdiction is deemed to hold the local licence (a deemed local licence) that is prescribed by the regulations as equivalent to that recognised licence, but only if the person’s principal place of residence is in that other jurisdiction.

Note—

The person is deemed to hold a local licence only while the recognised licence in the other jurisdiction is in force.

(2) For the purposes of this section, a person’s principal place of residence includes any jurisdiction that was, within the last 3 months, the person’s principal place of residence.

(3) A person does not hold a deemed local licence in New South Wales if the person actually holds the local licence concerned.