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Road Transport Act 2013
51Unlawful alteration or use of licence
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51 Unlawful alteration or use of licence
51 Unlawful alteration or use of licence
(cf DL Act, s 23(2)–(4))
(1) A person must not alter a driver licence in a way that is calculated to deceive.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
(2) A person must not produce a driver licence that has been altered in a manner that is calculated to deceive.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
(3) A person must not—
(a) forge a driver licence, or
(b) fraudulently alter or use a driver licence, or
(c) fraudulently lend, or allow another person to use, a driver licence.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.