92Non-ACT licence holders to hold driver licence in certain

92 Non-ACT licence holders to hold driver licence in certain circumstances (1) In this section: non-ACT licence holder means a person who is the holder of an Australian driver licence issued under the law of another jurisdiction, an external territory driver licence or a New Zealand driver licence and is not the holder of a driver identification document issued by the Commonwealth Department of Defence. (2) A non-ACT licence holder who has resided in the ACT for a continuous period of longer than 3 months must not drive a motor vehicle on a road or road related area in the ACT unless the person holds a driver licence that authorises the person to drive a motor vehicle of that kind. (3) A holder of a foreign driver licence who has held a permanent visa under the Migration Act 1958 (Cwlth) for longer than 3 months must not drive a motor vehicle on a road or road related area in the ACT unless the person holds an Australian driver licence that authorises the person to drive a motor vehicle of that kind.

Note See the Road Transport (General) Act 1999 for the consequences of the following for a person who is exempt under this div: • nonpayment of an infringement notice penalty, failure to comply with a notice given under an infringement notice management plan about a failure to make a payment or participate in an approved community work or social development program (s 44, s 44A); • nonpayment of a fine (s 84).