12Form of driver licences

12 Form of driver licences (1) A driver licence (including a driver licence receipt) must show— (a) the licence number allocated to the person to whom it is issued; and (b) the person’s full name; and (c) for a driver licence only—a photograph of the person that complies with any standards determined under subsection (7); and (d) the person’s date of birth; and (e) the person’s home address; and (f) for a driver licence only—the person’s signature (or a reproduction of the signature); and (g) the code of the class or classes of driver licence held by the person, as set out in table 7 (Driver licence classes); and (h) the expiry date of the licence; and (i) if the licence shows a class as an additional provisional class— the date the class ceases to be a provisional class; and

(j) if the licence is also a conditional licence—the driver licence condition code for each condition imposed by the road transport authority to which the licence is subject, as set out in table 10 (Driver licence condition codes); and (k) if the licence is also a public vehicle licence—the code of each kind of public vehicle that the person is authorised to drive for hire or reward, as set out in table 11 (Public vehicle licence codes). (2) However, the road transport authority may issue a driver licence— (a) without a photograph, and with the space on the licence for the photograph marked ‘Valid without photo’, if— (i) in the authority’s opinion it is impractical for the person to go to a place designated by the authority to have a photograph taken; and (ii) the person cannot provide a photograph that the authority considers is suitable for use on a driver licence; and (b) with a different address, if the licence is for one of the following people: (i) a judicial officer; (ii) the director of public prosecutions or a staff member mentioned in the Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1990, section 30; (iii) a police officer, if the driver licence register shows that information relating to the officer’s home address is suppressed; (iv) a person who has the same home address as a person mentioned in subparagraph (i), (ii) or (iii).

(3) If the person to whom a driver licence is issued holds 2 or more classes of driver licence included in the driver licence class hierarchy, the code of the highest of those classes only need be shown on the (4) A driver licence must be colour coded as follows: (a) learner licence—green; (b) provisional licence—red; (c) full licence—gold; (d) restricted licence—blue; (e) probationary licence—blue. (5) However, a full heavy rigid vehicle, heavy combination vehicle or multi-combination vehicle licence may be coloured magenta. (6) If a driver licence shows a code mentioned in subsection (1), the licence must include a note to the effect that the meaning of the code can be found out by asking the road transport authority. (7) The road transport authority may determine standards for subsection (1) (c). (8) A determination is a notifiable instrument. (9) Subsections (4) and (5) do not apply to a driver licence receipt. (10) In this section: judicial officer means a judge, a magistrate, a registrar of the Supreme Court or Magistrates Court, the chief executive officer appointed under the Court Procedures Act 2004, section 11A (1) or the president of the ACAT. president, of the ACAT—see the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2008, dictionary.