sec.78APermit to drive—recently expired driver licence

### sec.78A Permit to drive—recently expired driver licence This section applies if a police officer issues an infringement notice under the State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999 to a person with a recently expired licence for a contravention of section 78 (1) . The police officer may issue a permit authorising the person to drive to a stated place. The permit must— be in the approved form; and state the number of the infringement notice; and state the term, not longer than 24 hours, for which it is issued; and state the conditions, if any, on which it is issued. If the permit is issued on a condition, the permit is cancelled if the condition is contravened. To remove any doubt, it is declared that a police officer issuing a permit under subsection (2) does not contravene section 78 (5) . In this section— recently expired licence , in relation to a person’s contravention of section 78 (1) , means— a driver licence that has been expired for no more than 1 year before the contravention; or a non-Queensland driver licence if, within the 1 year before the contravention, the authority to drive on a Queensland road under the licence has been withdrawn, other than because— the person was granted a Queensland driver licence; or the chief executive reasonably believed the person had a mental or physical incapacity that was likely to adversely affect the person’s ability to drive safely. s 78A ins 2002 No. 4 s 4 amd 2002 No. 71 s 22 (sec.78A-ssec.1) This section applies if a police officer issues an infringement notice under the State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999 to a person with a recently expired licence for a contravention of section 78 (1) . (sec.78A-ssec.2) The police officer may issue a permit authorising the person to drive to a stated place. (sec.78A-ssec.3) The permit must— be in the approved form; and state the number of the infringement notice; and state the term, not longer than 24 hours, for which it is issued; and state the conditions, if any, on which it is issued. (sec.78A-ssec.4) If the permit is issued on a condition, the permit is cancelled if the condition is contravened. (sec.78A-ssec.5) To remove any doubt, it is declared that a police officer issuing a permit under subsection (2) does not contravene section 78 (5) . (sec.78A-ssec.6) In this section— recently expired licence , in relation to a person’s contravention of section 78 (1) , means— a driver licence that has been expired for no more than 1 year before the contravention; or a non-Queensland driver licence if, within the 1 year before the contravention, the authority to drive on a Queensland road under the licence has been withdrawn, other than because— the person was granted a Queensland driver licence; or the chief executive reasonably believed the person had a mental or physical incapacity that was likely to adversely affect the person’s ability to drive safely. - (a) be in the approved form; and - (b) state the number of the infringement notice; and - (c) state the term, not longer than 24 hours, for which it is issued; and - (d) state the conditions, if any, on which it is issued. - (a) a driver licence that has been expired for no more than 1 year before the contravention; or - (b) a non-Queensland driver licence if, within the 1 year before the contravention, the authority to drive on a Queensland road under the licence has been withdrawn, other than because— (i) the person was granted a Queensland driver licence; or (ii) the chief executive reasonably believed the person had a mental or physical incapacity that was likely to adversely affect the person’s ability to drive safely. - (i) the person was granted a Queensland driver licence; or - (ii) the chief executive reasonably believed the person had a mental or physical incapacity that was likely to adversely affect the person’s ability to drive safely. - (i) the person was granted a Queensland driver licence; or - (ii) the chief executive reasonably believed the person had a mental or physical incapacity that was likely to adversely affect the person’s ability to drive safely.