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Land Transport Act 1998

Disqualification, demerit points, licence suspension, and vehicle impoundment - Disqualification

82A: Application for reinstatement if suspended for any period (other than under section 95), or disqualified for period not exceeding 12 months

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This law applies to you if your driver licence is suspended for any reason except under section 95, or if you are disqualified from driving for 12 months or less. When your suspension or disqualification period ends, your driver licence doesn’t automatically start working again. You need to ask the Director to give you back your licence. The Director can only give you back your licence if the rules allow it. They will follow the regulations and rules when deciding whether to reinstate your licence.

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Part 7 Disqualification, demerit points, licence suspension, and vehicle impoundment
Disqualification

82AApplication for reinstatement if suspended for any period (other than under section 95), or disqualified for period not exceeding 12 months

  1. This section applies to a person if—

  2. the person’s driver licence is suspended for any period (other than under section 95); or
    1. the person’s disqualification does not exceed 12 months.

      1. If this section applies, a person’s driver licence remains of no effect when the period of suspension or disqualification ends until—

      2. the person applies to the Director to have the licence reinstated; and
        1. the Director reinstates, if permitted by the regulations or the rules, the person’s licence in accordance with the regulations and the rules.

          Notes
          • Section 82A: inserted, on , by section 48(1) of the Land Transport (Road Safety and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2011 (2011 No 13).
          • Section 82A(2)(a): amended, on , by section 68 of the Land Transport (NZTA) Legislation Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 48).
          • Section 82A(2)(b): amended, on , by section 68 of the Land Transport (NZTA) Legislation Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 48).