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Land Transport Act 1998

Driver licensing

26: Drivers may be tested and examined

You could also call this:

“You might need to take courses or tests to get or keep your driver licence”

The Director can ask you to do certain things if you want a driver licence or if you already have one. You might need to take courses that the Director has approved. You might also need to pass tests and exams that the Director has approved. These rules apply to both new drivers and people who already have licences.

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Part 4 Driver licensing

26Drivers may be tested and examined

  1. The Director may require an applicant for a driver licence and holders of driver licences to—

  2. complete courses that are approved by the Director:
    1. pass tests and examinations that are approved by the Director.

      Notes
      • Section 26: substituted, on , by section 13 of the Land Transport Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 77).
      • Section 26: amended, on , by section 33(1) of the Land Transport (NZTA) Legislation Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 48).
      • Section 26(a): amended, on , by section 33(2) of the Land Transport (NZTA) Legislation Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 48).
      • Section 26(b): amended, on , by section 33(2) of the Land Transport (NZTA) Legislation Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 48).