Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Dangerous Goods) Regulation 2018
sec.221Applications by licensees for replacement licence documents
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sec.221 Applications by licensees for replacement licence documents
This section applies if— information stated on a licence document is incorrect; or the licensee becomes aware, or reasonably suspects, the licence document has been damaged, lost or stolen. See also section 228 for notifying the chief executive if a licence document has been damaged, lost or stolen. The licensee may apply to the chief executive for a replacement licence document. See division 7 , subdivision 2 for requirements about the application. The application must be accompanied by— the licence document, unless it has been, or the licensee reasonably suspects it has been, damaged, lost or stolen; and if a fee is stated for the application under section 246 —the stated fee. After receiving the application, the chief executive must give the licensee a replacement licence document if the chief executive is satisfied— if subsection (1) (a) applies—the information on the licence document was incorrect; or if subsection (1) (b) applies—the licence document has been damaged, lost or stolen. If the licence document that has been replaced (the original licence document ) comes into, or returns to, the licensee’s possession after a replacement licence document has been issued to the licensee, the licensee must destroy the original licence document. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. The chief executive may waive payment of the fee mentioned in subsection (3) (b) if— the licence document being replaced was a smartcard dangerous goods driver licence; and the chief executive is satisfied the licensee has not received the smartcard dangerous goods driver licence because it has been lost or stolen. (sec.221-ssec.1) This section applies if— information stated on a licence document is incorrect; or the licensee becomes aware, or reasonably suspects, the licence document has been damaged, lost or stolen. See also section 228 for notifying the chief executive if a licence document has been damaged, lost or stolen. (sec.221-ssec.2) The licensee may apply to the chief executive for a replacement licence document. See division 7 , subdivision 2 for requirements about the application. (sec.221-ssec.3) The application must be accompanied by— the licence document, unless it has been, or the licensee reasonably suspects it has been, damaged, lost or stolen; and if a fee is stated for the application under section 246 —the stated fee. (sec.221-ssec.4) After receiving the application, the chief executive must give the licensee a replacement licence document if the chief executive is satisfied— if subsection (1) (a) applies—the information on the licence document was incorrect; or if subsection (1) (b) applies—the licence document has been damaged, lost or stolen. (sec.221-ssec.5) If the licence document that has been replaced (the original licence document ) comes into, or returns to, the licensee’s possession after a replacement licence document has been issued to the licensee, the licensee must destroy the original licence document. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.221-ssec.6) The chief executive may waive payment of the fee mentioned in subsection (3) (b) if— the licence document being replaced was a smartcard dangerous goods driver licence; and the chief executive is satisfied the licensee has not received the smartcard dangerous goods driver licence because it has been lost or stolen.