sec.32Refusal of driver authorisation— Act , s 29

sec.32 Refusal of driver authorisation— Act , s 29

The chief executive may refuse to grant driver authorisation to a person, or to renew a person’s driver authorisation, if— the person has not complied, or is not complying, with— the authorisation requirements; or the prescribed driver authorisation requirements applying to the driver authorisation; or the chief executive is satisfied— if the person has a safety duty under chapter 6A , part 2 of the Act —the person has contravened, or is contravening, the duty and the contravention exposes an individual, or class of individuals, to a risk of death or serious injury or illness; or the person has contravened, or is contravening, section 67ZC (4) of the Act and the contravention exposes an individual, or class of individuals, to a risk of death or serious injury or illness; or a driver authorisation granted to the person has been cancelled or suspended; or the person has been convicted of a category C driver disqualifying offence; or See sections 28A and 28B of the Act for the effect of convictions for category A and category B driver disqualifying offences. the person has been charged with a driver disqualifying offence and the charge has not been dealt with; or the chief executive considers it necessary in the public interest having regard to the purpose of driver authorisation as stated in section 23 of the Act ; or The chief executive considers a person has contravened a written direction given to the person under section 67ZH (2) of the Act without reasonable excuse. the chief executive considers the person is unsuitable to hold driver authorisation having regard to the person’s driving history; or the chief executive is not satisfied with the person’s proof of identity. If the chief executive refuses to grant or renew driver authorisation under this section, the chief executive must give the applicant a regulation notice about the decision. To remove any doubt, it is declared that subsection (2) applies even if the chief executive grants the applicant provisional driver authorisation before refusing to grant or renew driver authorisation under this section. s 32 amd 2026 SL No. 4 s 15 (sec.32-ssec.1) The chief executive may refuse to grant driver authorisation to a person, or to renew a person’s driver authorisation, if— the person has not complied, or is not complying, with— the authorisation requirements; or the prescribed driver authorisation requirements applying to the driver authorisation; or the chief executive is satisfied— if the person has a safety duty under chapter 6A , part 2 of the Act —the person has contravened, or is contravening, the duty and the contravention exposes an individual, or class of individuals, to a risk of death or serious injury or illness; or the person has contravened, or is contravening, section 67ZC (4) of the Act and the contravention exposes an individual, or class of individuals, to a risk of death or serious injury or illness; or a driver authorisation granted to the person has been cancelled or suspended; or the person has been convicted of a category C driver disqualifying offence; or See sections 28A and 28B of the Act for the effect of convictions for category A and category B driver disqualifying offences. the person has been charged with a driver disqualifying offence and the charge has not been dealt with; or the chief executive considers it necessary in the public interest having regard to the purpose of driver authorisation as stated in section 23 of the Act ; or The chief executive considers a person has contravened a written direction given to the person under section 67ZH (2) of the Act without reasonable excuse. the chief executive considers the person is unsuitable to hold driver authorisation having regard to the person’s driving history; or the chief executive is not satisfied with the person’s proof of identity. (sec.32-ssec.2) If the chief executive refuses to grant or renew driver authorisation under this section, the chief executive must give the applicant a regulation notice about the decision. (sec.32-ssec.3) To remove any doubt, it is declared that subsection (2) applies even if the chief executive grants the applicant provisional driver authorisation before refusing to grant or renew driver authorisation under this section.