23Driver licence document and learner permit document to remain property of State of Victoria

23 Driver licence document and learner permit document to remain property of State of Victoria

(1) A physical driver licence document or physical learner permit document issued by the Secretary remains the property of the State.

S. 23(2) inserted by No. 46/2024 s. 31(3).

(2) A digital driver licence document or digital learner permit document issued by the Secretary remains the intellectual property of the State.

S. 23AA inserted by No. 46/2024 s. 32.

23AA Secretary may approve software application for digital driver licence documents and digital learner permit documents

(1) The Secretary, by notice published in the Government Gazette, may approve a software application or a class of software applications for the purposes of delivering and displaying digital driver licence documents and digital learner permit documents.

(2) A notice under subsection (1) must include the following information—

(a) the name of the software application or a description of the class of software applications;

(b) the date on and from which the software application or the class of software applications is approved for use.

S. 23AAB inserted by No. 46/2024 s. 32.

23AAB Use of digital driver licence document or digital learner permit document after expiry, suspension, cancellation or surrender of licence or permit

(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), if a person's driver licence or learner permit expires or is suspended, cancelled or surrendered and the person holds a digital driver licence document or digital learner permit document—

(a) the Secretary must vary any digital driver licence document or digital learner permit document to record the expiry, suspension, cancellation or surrender; and

(b) the person may continue to use the digital driver licence document or digital learner permit document during the prescribed period solely for the purpose of providing evidence of the person's age or identity.

(2) The Secretary must ensure that a person whose driver licence or learner permit is cancelled on the grounds that the person obtained the licence or permit fraudulently is unable to access through the application approved under section 23AA that digital driver licence document or digital learner permit document for any purpose.

(3) The Secretary must ensure that a person who surrenders a driver licence document or learner permit document to the Secretary or to the driver licensing authority in another jurisdiction for cancellation is unable to access or use for any purpose any digital driver licence document or digital learner permit document issued to the person.