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Land Transport Act 1998

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

84: New licence to be issued if disqualified driver qualifies for specified vehicle classes

You could also call this:

“You can get a new licence for some vehicles if you were banned from driving”

If you have been disqualified from driving, you might be able to get a new licence for certain types of vehicles. This can happen if you apply for the same type of licence you had before you were disqualified. You also need to qualify for that licence by doing approved courses or passing tests set by the Director.

If you meet these requirements, the Director must give you a new licence. This licence will let you drive the type of vehicle you applied for, as well as any lower classes of vehicles you were allowed to drive before you were disqualified.

It’s important to know that if you get a licence to drive a motorcycle, this doesn’t mean you can drive other types of vehicles. You can only drive the vehicles that your specific licence allows.

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

84New licence to be issued if disqualified driver qualifies for specified vehicle classes

  1. This section applies if—

  2. section 82A or 83(1) applies; and
    1. the person—
      1. applies for a class of licence that the person held immediately before that person was disqualified; and
        1. qualifies for that class of licence by any or all of the following:
          1. completing any courses approved by the Director for that purpose:
            1. passing the tests and examinations approved by the Director for that purpose.

          2. If this section applies, then the Director must issue a new licence to that person to authorise that person to drive the relevant class of motor vehicle and all lower classes of motor vehicles for which that person held a licence immediately before he or she was disqualified.

          3. A class of licence to drive a motorcycle does not entitle a person to drive a motor vehicle other than a motor vehicle authorised by that class of licence.

          Notes
          • Section 84 heading: amended, on , by section 49(1) of the Land Transport (Road Safety and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2011 (2011 No 13).
          • Section 84: substituted, on , by section 44 of the Land Transport Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 77).
          • Section 84(1)(a): amended, on , by section 49(2) of the Land Transport (Road Safety and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2011 (2011 No 13).
          • Section 84(1)(b)(ii)(A): amended, on , by section 71(1) of the Land Transport (NZTA) Legislation Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 48).
          • Section 84(1)(b)(ii)(B): amended, on , by section 71(1) of the Land Transport (NZTA) Legislation Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 48).
          • Section 84(2): substituted, on , by section 49(3) of the Land Transport (Road Safety and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2011 (2011 No 13).
          • Section 84(2): amended, on , by section 71(2) of the Land Transport (NZTA) Legislation Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 48).