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#### 28 TfNSW not to issue or renew licence in certain circumstances
28 TfNSW not to issue or renew licence in certain circumstances
(cf DL Act, s 9)
> > (1) Transport for NSW must not issue a driver licence to a person unless it is satisfied that the person is a resident of this jurisdiction and that—
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> > > (a) the person is eligible to be issued with, or to apply for, the driver licence, and
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> > > (b) if the person is the holder of an Australian driver licence or a licence to drive a motor vehicle in a foreign country, that licence has been surrendered,
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> > in accordance with the statutory rules.
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> > (2) However, Transport for NSW may issue a driver licence to a person without the person surrendering the person’s licence to drive a motor vehicle in a foreign country in circumstances prescribed by the statutory rules.
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> > (3) Transport for NSW must not renew a driver licence of a person if it is satisfied that the person is no longer a resident of this jurisdiction.
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> > (4) Subsections (1) and (3), to the extent that they require a person to be a resident of this jurisdiction, do not apply to a person who resides temporarily outside this jurisdiction.
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> > (5) This section does not limit the other circumstances in which Transport for NSW may refuse to issue or renew a licence.
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> **s 28:** Am 2020 No 30, Sch 4.85\[4\].