sec.54Application for replacement authorising document

sec.54 Application for replacement authorising document

This section applies if— information stated on an authorising document for a driver authorisation is incorrect; or an authorised driver reasonably suspects the authorised driver’s authorising document for the driver authorisation has been damaged, lost or stolen. The authorised driver may apply to the chief executive for the issue of a replacement authorising document for the driver authorisation. An application under this section, other than an exempt application, must be— made in the approved form; and accompanied by the authorising document for the driver authorisation unless the authorising document has been, or the driver reasonably suspects it has been, destroyed, lost or stolen. After receiving the application, the chief executive must give the authorised driver a replacement authorising document for the driver authorisation if the chief executive is satisfied— if subsection (1) (a) applies—the information stated on the authorising document is incorrect; or if subsection (1) (b) applies—the authorising document has been damaged, lost or stolen. If the authorising document that has been replaced (the original document ) comes into, or returns to, the authorised driver’s possession or control after a replacement authorising document for the driver authorisation has been issued to the authorised driver, the authorised driver must destroy the original document. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. In this section— exempt application means an application for the replacement of an authorising document for driver authorisation if the chief executive is satisfied the authorising document was never received by the authorised driver because it was lost or stolen. (sec.54-ssec.1) This section applies if— information stated on an authorising document for a driver authorisation is incorrect; or an authorised driver reasonably suspects the authorised driver’s authorising document for the driver authorisation has been damaged, lost or stolen. (sec.54-ssec.2) The authorised driver may apply to the chief executive for the issue of a replacement authorising document for the driver authorisation. (sec.54-ssec.3) An application under this section, other than an exempt application, must be— made in the approved form; and accompanied by the authorising document for the driver authorisation unless the authorising document has been, or the driver reasonably suspects it has been, destroyed, lost or stolen. (sec.54-ssec.4) After receiving the application, the chief executive must give the authorised driver a replacement authorising document for the driver authorisation if the chief executive is satisfied— if subsection (1) (a) applies—the information stated on the authorising document is incorrect; or if subsection (1) (b) applies—the authorising document has been damaged, lost or stolen. (sec.54-ssec.5) If the authorising document that has been replaced (the original document ) comes into, or returns to, the authorised driver’s possession or control after a replacement authorising document for the driver authorisation has been issued to the authorised driver, the authorised driver must destroy the original document. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.54-ssec.6) In this section— exempt application means an application for the replacement of an authorising document for driver authorisation if the chief executive is satisfied the authorising document was never received by the authorised driver because it was lost or stolen.