Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

ROAD TRANSPORT (DRIVER LICENSING) REGULATIONS 2000 (2000 NO 14) - REG 12

(1)     A driver licence (including a driver licence receipt) must show—

        (a)     the licence number allocated to the person to whom it is issued; and

        (b)     the person's full name; and

        (c)     for a driver licence only—a photograph of the person; and

        (d)     the person's date of birth; and

        (e)     the person's home address; and

        (f)     the person's signature (or a reproduction of the signature); and

        (g)     the code of the class or classes of driver licence held by the person, as set out in the table of driver licence classes in regulation 7; and

        (h)     the expiry date of the licence; and

              (i)     if the licence shows a class as an additional provisional class—the date the class ceases to be a provisional class; and

        (j)     if the licence is also a conditional licence—the driver licence condition code for each condition imposed by the road transport authority to which the licence is subject, as set out in the table of driver licence condition codes in regulation 10; and

        (k)     if the licence is also a public vehicle licence—the code of each kind of public vehicle that the person is authorised to drive for hire or reward, as set out in the table of public vehicles licence codes in regulation 11.

(2)     However, the road transport authority may issue a driver licence without a photograph, and with the space on the licence for the photograph marked ‘Valid without photo', if—

        (a)     in the authority's opinion it is impractical for the person to go to a place designated by the authority to have a photograph taken; and

        (b)     the person cannot provide a photograph that the authority considers is suitable for use on a driver licence.

(3)     If the person to whom a driver licence is issued holds 2 or more classes of driver licence included in the driver licence class hierarchy, the code of the highest of those classes only need be shown on the driver licence.

(4)     A driver licence must be colour coded as follows:

        (a)     learner licence—green;

        (b)     provisional licence—red;

        (c)     full licence—gold;

        (d)     restricted licence—blue;

        (e)     probationary licence—blue.

(5)     However, a full heavy rigid vehicle, heavy combination vehicle or multi-combination vehicle licence may be coloured magenta.

(6)     If a driver licence shows a code mentioned in subregulation (1), the licence must include a note to the effect that the meaning of the code can be found out by asking the road transport authority.