Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Driver Licensing) Regulation 2021
sec.363Changes of name, address or postal address
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sec.363 Changes of name, address or postal address
The holder of a Queensland driver licence must, unless the holder has a reasonable excuse, notify the chief executive of the following changes within 14 days after the change— a change of the holder’s name or address; if there is a current postal address for the holder—a change of the holder’s postal address. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. Subsection (1) applies even if the Queensland driver licence is suspended. If the chief executive is satisfied the information given by the holder under subsection (1) (a) is correct, the chief executive must issue to the holder— for a change of name—a driver licence receipt stating the holder’s new name; or for a change of address—a change of address label. However, if the Queensland driver licence is suspended, the chief executive is not required to comply with subsection (3) until after the suspension ends. A person who receives a change of address label under subsection (3) (b) must, within 14 days after the day the label is received, attach the label to the back of the person’s Queensland driver licence in the space provided for a change of address label, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—10 penalty units. (sec.363-ssec.1) The holder of a Queensland driver licence must, unless the holder has a reasonable excuse, notify the chief executive of the following changes within 14 days after the change— a change of the holder’s name or address; if there is a current postal address for the holder—a change of the holder’s postal address. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.363-ssec.2) Subsection (1) applies even if the Queensland driver licence is suspended. (sec.363-ssec.3) If the chief executive is satisfied the information given by the holder under subsection (1) (a) is correct, the chief executive must issue to the holder— for a change of name—a driver licence receipt stating the holder’s new name; or for a change of address—a change of address label. (sec.363-ssec.4) However, if the Queensland driver licence is suspended, the chief executive is not required to comply with subsection (3) until after the suspension ends. (sec.363-ssec.5) A person who receives a change of address label under subsection (3) (b) must, within 14 days after the day the label is received, attach the label to the back of the person’s Queensland driver licence in the space provided for a change of address label, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
- (a) a change of the holder’s name or address;
- (b) if there is a current postal address for the holder—a change of the holder’s postal address.
- (a) for a change of name—a driver licence receipt stating the holder’s new name; or
- (b) for a change of address—a change of address label.