147Certain decisions stayed pending appeal

147 Certain decisions stayed pending appeal

147 Certain decisions stayed pending appeal

(1) In this section, a relevant decision means—

(a) a decision of Transport for NSW to suspend, vary or cancel a driver licence under the Act on any ground other than medical unfitness or incompetence to drive a motor vehicle,

(b) a decision of Transport for NSW that an exemption under the Act from a requirement to hold a driver licence no longer applies to a person,

(c) a decision of Transport for NSW of the kind referred to in section 141(1)(c),

(d) a decision of Transport for NSW to suspend or cancel an examiner’s authority or proprietor’s authority,

(e) a decision of Transport for NSW to suspend the registration of a motor vehicle under the Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Regulation 2017, clause 45(2), (3) or (4).

(2) However, a decision referred to in subsection (1)(a) or (b) is not a relevant decision if it is a decision of the kind referred to in section 148.

(3) If a person appeals to the Local Court against a relevant decision, the decision—

(a) has effect—

(i) only if the Local Court hearing the appeal confirms the decision, or the appeal is withdrawn, and

(ii) subject to a variation of a decision by the Local Court, and

(b) takes effect on and from—

(i) the date on which the Local Court confirms the decision, or

(ii) a later date the Local Court may order, or

(iii) if the appeal is withdrawn—the date on which it is withdrawn.