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MOTOR VEHICLES ACT 1959 - SECT 77BA

77BA—Use of photographs by Registrar

        (1)         This section applies to a photograph of a person taken or supplied for inclusion on a licence or learner's permit.

        (2)         A photograph to which this section applies may be used by the Registrar only for one or more of the following purposes:

            (a)         for inclusion on a licence, learner's permit or proof of age card;

            (b)         to assist in determining the identity of a person applying for—

                  (i)         the issue or renewal of a licence or learner's permit; or

                  (ii)         the issue of a duplicate licence or learner's permit; or

                  (iii)         the issue of a proof of age card; or

                  (iv)         the registration of a motor vehicle;

            (c)         in connection with the investigation of a suspected offence against this Act;

            (d)         for the purposes of any legal proceedings arising out of the administration of this Act or the Road Traffic Act 1961 ;

            (e)         for a purpose prescribed by the regulations.

        (3)         A photograph to which this section applies may be used for a purpose set out in subsection (2) at the time that the photograph is taken or supplied or at any later time.

        (4)         The Registrar must ensure that a photograph to which this section applies is not released except in accordance with a request of a person or body responsible under the law of another State or a Territory of the Commonwealth for the registration or licensing of motor vehicles or the licensing of drivers, where the photograph is required for the proper administration of that law.

        (5)         In this section—

"proof of age card" means a card that may be used for the purposes of identifying the cardholder and providing evidence of the age of the cardholder.



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