Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Driver Licensing) Regulation 2021
sec.282Persons given notice under s 268 then Queensland driver licence expires or is surrendered
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sec.282 Persons given notice under s 268 then Queensland driver licence expires or is surrendered
This section applies in relation to a person who is given a notice under section 268 (1) (a suspension notice ). Subsection (3) applies if, after the suspension notice is given but before the period mentioned in section 268 (1) (b) (the suspension period ) starts— the person’s Queensland driver licence expires or is surrendered; and the person is granted another Queensland driver licence (the new licence ). Section 268 (3) continues to apply in relation to the person, and the suspension notice continues in effect for the person, as if a reference in the section or the notice to the person’s Queensland driver licence were a reference to the new licence. If, after the suspension notice is given but before the suspension period starts, the person’s Queensland driver licence expires or is surrendered and the person is not granted another Queensland driver licence— the suspension notice stops having effect; and the person is not eligible to hold a Queensland driver licence for the suspension period; and the person is not authorised to drive, or learn to drive, on a Queensland road under a non-Queensland driver licence for the suspension period. Subsection (6) applies if— the person’s Queensland driver licence is suspended under section 268 (3) ; and the licence expires or is surrendered during the suspension period. From the day the person’s Queensland driver licence expires or is surrendered until the end of the suspension period, the person— is not eligible to hold a Queensland driver licence; and is not authorised to drive, or learn to drive, on a Queensland road under a non-Queensland driver licence. (sec.282-ssec.1) This section applies in relation to a person who is given a notice under section 268 (1) (a suspension notice ). (sec.282-ssec.2) Subsection (3) applies if, after the suspension notice is given but before the period mentioned in section 268 (1) (b) (the suspension period ) starts— the person’s Queensland driver licence expires or is surrendered; and the person is granted another Queensland driver licence (the new licence ). (sec.282-ssec.3) Section 268 (3) continues to apply in relation to the person, and the suspension notice continues in effect for the person, as if a reference in the section or the notice to the person’s Queensland driver licence were a reference to the new licence. (sec.282-ssec.4) If, after the suspension notice is given but before the suspension period starts, the person’s Queensland driver licence expires or is surrendered and the person is not granted another Queensland driver licence— the suspension notice stops having effect; and the person is not eligible to hold a Queensland driver licence for the suspension period; and the person is not authorised to drive, or learn to drive, on a Queensland road under a non-Queensland driver licence for the suspension period. (sec.282-ssec.5) Subsection (6) applies if— the person’s Queensland driver licence is suspended under section 268 (3) ; and the licence expires or is surrendered during the suspension period. (sec.282-ssec.6) From the day the person’s Queensland driver licence expires or is surrendered until the end of the suspension period, the person— is not eligible to hold a Queensland driver licence; and is not authorised to drive, or learn to drive, on a Queensland road under a non-Queensland driver licence.