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Road Transport Act 2013
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#### 49 Obtaining driver licence by false statements
49 Obtaining driver licence by false statements
(cf DL Act, s 22)
> > (1) A person must not—
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> > > (a) by a false statement or any misrepresentation or other dishonest means, obtain or attempt to obtain a driver licence or the renewal of a driver licence, or
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> > > (b) without lawful authority or excuse, possess a driver licence obtained or renewed using those means.
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> > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
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> > (2) A driver licence so obtained or renewed is void, and Transport for NSW may alter the NSW driver licence register accordingly.
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> > (3) Subsection (1) does not apply to a driver licence receipt issued by another jurisdiction.