sec.157Fraud and unlawful possession of licence etc.

### sec.157 Fraud and unlawful possession of licence etc. A person must not— without reasonable excuse, have possession of— a licence; or anything resembling a licence; or any document which was formerly a licence but which is suspended, cancelled, revoked or surrendered; or without reasonable excuse, lend, or permit or allow to be used any licence issued in that person’s name by any other person; or unless authorised by or under this Act, make or attempt to make or cause, permit or allow to be made any endorsement on or addition or alteration to or erasure from a licence or any approval under this Act. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment. A licence or approval obtained by any false statement or misrepresentation is void. s 157 amd 1994 No. 13 s 3 sch ; 1996 No. 41 s 3 sch 1 ; 2003 No. 37 s 71 ; 2007 No. 1 s 32 sch 2 (sec.157-ssec.1) A person must not— without reasonable excuse, have possession of— a licence; or anything resembling a licence; or any document which was formerly a licence but which is suspended, cancelled, revoked or surrendered; or without reasonable excuse, lend, or permit or allow to be used any licence issued in that person’s name by any other person; or unless authorised by or under this Act, make or attempt to make or cause, permit or allow to be made any endorsement on or addition or alteration to or erasure from a licence or any approval under this Act. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment. (sec.157-ssec.2) A licence or approval obtained by any false statement or misrepresentation is void. - (a) without reasonable excuse, have possession of— (i) a licence; or (ii) anything resembling a licence; or (iii) any document which was formerly a licence but which is suspended, cancelled, revoked or surrendered; or - (i) a licence; or - (ii) anything resembling a licence; or - (iii) any document which was formerly a licence but which is suspended, cancelled, revoked or surrendered; or - (b) without reasonable excuse, lend, or permit or allow to be used any licence issued in that person’s name by any other person; or - (c) unless authorised by or under this Act, make or attempt to make or cause, permit or allow to be made any endorsement on or addition or alteration to or erasure from a licence or any approval under this Act. - (i) a licence; or - (ii) anything resembling a licence; or - (iii) any document which was formerly a licence but which is suspended, cancelled, revoked or surrendered; or