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Land Transport Act 1998

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

82C: Application for reinstatement following expiry of alcohol interlock licence or zero alcohol licence

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“How to get your driver licence back after an alcohol-related licence expires”

When your alcohol interlock licence or zero alcohol licence runs out, your driver licence doesn’t work anymore. To get it working again, you need to do two things. First, you have to ask the Director to give you back your licence. Then, if the rules allow it, the Director can give you back your licence. The Director will follow the rules when deciding whether to give your licence back. Your licence won’t work until both of these steps are done.

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

82CApplication for reinstatement following expiry of alcohol interlock licence or zero alcohol licence

  1. This section applies to a person whose alcohol interlock licence or zero alcohol licence (as the case may be) has expired.

  2. If this section applies, a person’s driver licence remains of no effect when the alcohol interlock licence or zero alcohol licence expires until—

  3. 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 82C: inserted, on , by section 48(2) of the Land Transport (Road Safety and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2011 (2011 No 13).
      • Section 82C(2)(a): amended, on , by section 69 of the Land Transport (NZTA) Legislation Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 48).
      • Section 82C(2)(b): amended, on , by section 69 of the Land Transport (NZTA) Legislation Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 48).