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Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Regulation 2017
63Renewal of driver licence
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#### 63 Renewal of driver licence
63 Renewal of driver licence
(cf 2008 Reg cl 53)
> > (1) The holder of a driver licence may apply to Transport for NSW to renew the driver licence at any time within 5 years after the licence expiry date by giving Transport for NSW—
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> > > (a) an application for renewal of the driver licence in an approved form, and
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> > > (b) personal particulars necessary to identify the applicant, including any evidence that Transport for NSW may reasonably require to verify those particulars, and
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> > > (c) the applicable fee.
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> > (2) Transport for NSW may require the applicant to comply with any of the requirements of clause 54(2) in addition to the requirements specified in subclause (1).
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> > (3) Transport for NSW may refuse to renew the driver licence only if—
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> > > (a) the circumstances are such that, if the applicant for renewal were applying for a new licence, Transport for NSW would refuse that application under Part 6, or
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> > > (b) Transport for NSW is satisfied that the photograph contained in the previous driver licence is no longer a true likeness of the applicant.
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> > (4) If a driver licence (the old licence) is renewed, the expiry date of the renewed licence may be calculated from—
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> > > (a) in the case of renewal before or on, or within 6 months after, the licence expiry date of the old licence—that expiry date of the old licence, or
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> > > (b) in the case of renewal 6 months after the licence expiry date of the old licence, but within 5 years after that expiry—the day the licence is renewed.
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> > (5) A person whose driver licence is not renewed within 5 years after the licence expiry date is not entitled to apply for a renewal, but may apply for a new licence in accordance with the requirements of Part 6.