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Land Transport Act 1998

Offences relating to transport services and penalties

79D: Contravention of section 30K

You could also call this:

“Breaking the law by trying to get a transport licence when you're not allowed”

If you apply for a transport service licence when you’re not allowed to have one, you’re breaking the law. This is a serious offence.

If you’re found guilty of this offence, you could go to jail for up to 3 months or have to pay a fine of up to $4,500. The court will also stop you from getting or having a transport service licence for at least 6 months.

When the court decides to stop you from having a licence, they will look at the same things they consider in section 81 of the law, but they might change them a bit to fit this situation.

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Part 6A Offences relating to transport services and penalties

79DContravention of section 30K

  1. A person commits an offence if the person applies for a transport service licence while disqualified from holding or obtaining a transport service licence.

  2. If a person is convicted of an offence against subsection (1),—

  3. the maximum penalty is imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or a fine not exceeding $4,500; and
    1. the court must order the person to be disqualified from holding or obtaining a transport service licence for 6 months or more.

      1. The imposition of a mandatory disqualification under this section is subject, with all necessary modifications, to the criteria specified in section 81.

      Notes
      • Section 79D: inserted, on , by section 38 of the Land Transport Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 77).