17Surrender of licence and identity card

### 17 Surrender of licence and identity card > > (1)  [*\[Section 17 Subsection (1) amended by No. 39 of 2010, s. 18, Applied:01 Jul 2011\]*](/view/html/inforce/2011-07-01/act-2010-039#GS18@Hpb@EN) [*\[Section 17 Subsection (1) amended by No. 39 of 2010, s. 18, Applied:01 Jul 2011\]*](/view/html/inforce/2011-07-01/act-2010-039#GS18@Hpa@EN) A person whose licence has expired or has been cancelled or suspended must surrender the licence and his or her identity card to the Director. > > > > Penalty:  In the case of – > > > > > > (a) a body corporate, 100 penalty units; and > > > > > > > (b) a natural person, 20 penalty units. > > > (2)  [*\[Section 17 Subsection (2) amended by No. 39 of 2010, s. 18, Applied:01 Jul 2011\]*](/view/html/inforce/2011-07-01/act-2010-039#GS18@Hpc@EN) The holder of a licence who no longer intends to undertake any activity under the authority of the licence must surrender the licence and his or her identity card to the Director. > > > > Penalty:  In the case of – > > > > > > (a) a body corporate, 100 penalty units; and > > > > > > > (b) a natural person, 20 penalty units. > > > (3)  [*\[Section 17 Subsection (3) inserted by No. 58 of 2005, s. 17, Applied:01 Jan 2006\]*](/view/html/inforce/2006-01-01/act-2005-058#GS17@EN) If a person fails to surrender a licence or identity card as required by [subsection (1)](#GS17@Gs1@EN) or [(2)](#GS17@Gs2@EN) , a police officer or authorised person may do one or more of the following: > > > > > > (a) require the person to surrender the licence or identity card to the police officer or authorised person; > > > > > > > (b) seize the licence or identity card. > > > (4)  [*\[Section 17 Subsection (4) inserted by No. 39 of 2010, s. 18, Applied:01 Jul 2011\]*](/view/html/inforce/2011-07-01/act-2010-039#GS18@Hpd@EN) If a person has surrendered his or her suspended licence and identity card as required by [subsection (1)](#GS17@Gs1@EN) , the Director is to return the licence and identity card to the person as soon as practicable after the end of the period of suspension.