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Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 (SR 1999/100) PURSUANT to the Land Transport Act 1998, the Minister of Trans­ port makes the following ordinary rule.
Contents Part 1 Preliminary provisions Title and commencement Interpretation Objective of rule Consultation Application Restrictions on granting of exemptions by Director [Revoked] Part 2 Classiﬁcation of driver licences and endorsements Classes of licences Types of endorsements Part 3 General provisions relating to applications Application for driver licence, endorsement, or driver identiﬁcation card Identiﬁcation Application must be lodged with licensing agent Images on driver licences and driver identiﬁcation cards Eyesight test Fees Note This rule is administered in the Ministry of Transport.
Page 8 8 19 19 19 20 21 21 21 22 25 25 26 26 1 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Part 4 Learner licences, restricted licences, and full licences Learner licences 15 16 17 18 Obtaining learner licence Conditions of learner licence Restricted licences Obtaining restricted licence Conditions of restricted licence Full licences 19 Obtaining full licence Part 5 Endorsements Dangerous goods (D) endorsement When dangerous goods endorsement required Obtaining dangerous goods endorsement Driving instructor (I) endorsement When driving instructor endorsement required Obtaining driving instructor endorsement Vehicles in which driving instructor endorsement authorises instruction Holder of driving instructor endorsement must retain records of instruction provided and comply with requirements arising out of audits Passenger (P) endorsement When passenger endorsement required Obtaining passenger endorsement Forklift, roller, tracks, and wheels (special­type vehicle F, R, T and W) endorsements When special­type vehicle endorsement required Obtaining special­type endorsement Testing ofﬁcer (O) endorsement When testing ofﬁcer endorsement required Obtaining testing ofﬁcer endorsement Holder of testing ofﬁcer endorsement must retain records of driver testing undertaken and comply with requirements arising out of audits Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999
 Vehicle recovery (V) endorsement 33 34 35 When vehicle recovery endorsement required Obtaining vehicle recovery endorsement Criteria and procedure in relation to ﬁt and proper person test Part 6 Driver identiﬁcation cards 36 Application for driver identiﬁcation card Driver identiﬁcation card property of Director 37 Driver identiﬁcation card property of Director Part 7 Medical ﬁtness 38 39 40 41 42 43 Eyesight testing Medical declaration Special medical examination Requirements of medical examination Powers
 of Director Advice of right to appeal General provision about medical certiﬁcates 44 44A 44B Medical certiﬁcates Obligations of person who issues medical certiﬁcate Applicants may be referred for on­road safety test Part 8 Theory and practical tests for driver licences Theory tests 45 46 47 48 49 49A 50 51 Theory tests required Standard for passing theory test Theory test to be conducted by licensing agent or testing ofﬁcer Practical driving tests Practical driving tests required On­road safety test Transitional provision for applicants 80 years and over applying for driver licence Practical driving test not to be completed using certain vehicles Standard for passing practical driving test 44 44 45 47 47 47 49 49 50 50 51 51 52 53 53 54 54 54 56 56 56 57 3 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 52 52A Persons who may conduct practical driving tests Practical driving test may be terminated Applicant for more than 1 class of licence 53 Applicant for more than 1 class of licence Certiﬁcation test for testing ofﬁcer 54 Certiﬁcation test for testing ofﬁcer Person taking test must produce identiﬁcation 55 Person taking test must produce identiﬁcation Part 9 Conditions relating to driver licences and endorsements 56 57 57A 58 59 Conditions relating to physical disability Condition imposed on Class 1R licence in relation to driving motor vehicle with automatic transmission Transitional provision for condition relating to automatic
 transmission vehicle Removal of condition relating to automatic transmission Condition relating to automatic transmission not to apply in certain circumstances Part 10 Period of validity of driver licences and endorsements 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 Period of validity of driver licence Period of validity of endorsement Part 11 Format of driver licences, driver identiﬁcation cards, and “L” (learner) plates Features to verify and protect licence integrity Form of driver licence Form of temporary driver licence Form of
 driver identiﬁcation card Form of L plate Part 12 Renewal, Replacement, and Reinstatement of driver licences and endorsements Renewal of driver licence 67 Renewal of driver licence 4 57 57 58 58 59 59 60 60 60 61 61 62 63 64 65 66 66 67 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 67A 68 Reinstatement of driver licence after end of disqualiﬁcation Special provision relating to person who is overseas, or in prison or hospital 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 85A Renewal of endorsement Renewal of endorsement Renewal of passenger, vehicle recovery, driving instructor, testing ofﬁcer, or dangerous goods endorsement Renewal of special­type endorsement Special provision relating to person overseas, or in prison or hospital Renewal of driver identiﬁcation card Replacement of driver licence or driver identiﬁcation card Replacement of driver licence or driver identiﬁcation card if lost, stolen, etc Replacement of driver licence or driver identiﬁcation card if surrendered Discovery of replaced licence or driver identiﬁcation card Part 13 Suspension, revocation, and surrender of driver licences or endorsements Requirements for tests, medical examinations, and approved courses Requirement to be in notice Obligations on person required to undertake test or medical examination, or complete approved course Suspension of driver licences and endorsements Suspending driver licence for medical reasons Suspension of endorsements
 Revocation of driver licences and endorsements Revocation of driver licence or endorsement Suspension and revocation of endorsements Surrender of certain documents Surrender of driver identiﬁcation card that has been suspended or revoked Voluntary surrender of driver licence or endorsement Reinstatement of surrendered driver licence or endorsement 69 71 71 72 73 74 74 75 76 76 77 78 79 80 81 81 82 83 83 83 5 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Replacement driver licence
 or endorsement 86 87 Replacement of driver licence or endorsement revoked on medical grounds Licence may not be renewed while licence suspended or holder disqualiﬁed Part 14 Recognition of overseas licences and licensing of drivers from overseas 88 Recognition of overseas driver licence or permit Overseas driver licence conversion 89 89A 90 91 92 Obtaining New Zealand driver licence Requirements not applying to overseas drivers New Zealand driver licence may be subject to learner or restricted conditions Requirements for diplomatic and consular personnel Obtaining International Driving Permit Part 15 Approval of courses and course providers Approval of courses Director may approve courses Requirements for approval of course Application for approval of course Approval of course Director may consent to modiﬁcation of course Director may revoke course approval Approval of course providers Director may approve course providers Requirements for approval as course provider Application for approval as course provider Approval as course provider Director may revoke approval of course provider Part 16 Miscellaneous provisions relating to responsibilities of drivers Prohibition on display of L plate except in appropriate circumstances Prohibition on defacing, etc, driver licence or driver identiﬁcation card Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Land Transport (Driver
 Licensing) Rule 1999 Part 17 Transitional provisions Driver licences continued in force by section 23(4) of Act Equivalent class or type of driver licences and endorsements Holder of certiﬁcate of approval or provisional certiﬁcate of approval as driving instructor Holder of approval as testing ofﬁcer Holder of hazardous substances endorsement Forklift drivers Conditions continue in force Expiry of driver licences, etc Obtaining new driver licence Additional requirements relating to issue of passenger
 endorsements Additional requirements relating to issue of vehicle recovery endorsement Person holding more than 1 class of licence Person issued with learner or restricted licence Provision relating to time for which licence held Period of validity of licences and endorsements issued under this Part 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 98 100 100 100 101 101 102 102 103 104 104 105 105 119 120 Period of validity of licences issued under this Part Period of validity of endorsements issued under this Part 105 105 Transitional provision relating to driver licences expired, suspended, etc, when rule comes into force 121 Person disqualiﬁed or holding expired or suspended driver licence not required to have held learner or restricted licence Transitional provision relating to renewal of P, I, O, and V endorsement 122 P, I, O, and V endorsements may be re­issued for 12 months 106 107 7 Part 1 r 1 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Schedule 1 Objective of the rule Schedule 2 Consultation carried out under section 161(2) of the Act Schedule 3 Classes of driver licence Schedule 4 Types of licence endorsement Schedule 5 Theory tests [Revoked] Schedule 6 Practical driving tests Schedule 7 Certiﬁcation test for testing ofﬁcer Schedule 8 Countries from which holders of driver licence or permit not required to sit practical driving test 107 108 110 113 113 114 146 148 Part 1 Preliminary provisions Title and commencement This
 rule may be cited as the Land Transport (Driver Licens­ ing) Rule 1999.
This rule is the Land Transport Rule 91001.

This rule comes into force on 3 May 1999.
Interpretation In this rule, unless the context otherwise requires,— the Act means the Land Transport Act 1998 All­terrain vehicle means a special­purpose vehicle (with or without motorcycle controls and equipment) that— (a) Is principally designed for off­road use; and (b) Has 3 or more wheels; and 1 (1) (2) (3) 2 (1) 8 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Part 1 r 2 Has an engine capacity exceeding 50 ml; and (c) (d) Has a gross weight of less than 1000 kg: ambulance means a motor vehicle designed and used princi­ pally for the carriage of sick or injured persons ambulance: this deﬁnition was inserted, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 3(1) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).
Approved course means a course approved under clause 96 Articulated bus means a bus consisting of 2 or more rigid sections that— (a) (b) Have interconnecting passenger compartments that al­ low passengers to move freely between them; and Are not easily detachable from each other without spe­ cialist equipment: Articulate relative to each other; and (c) Authority means Land Transport New Zealand established by section 66 of the Land Transport Management Act 2003 Authority: this deﬁnition was substituted, as from 1 December 2004, by section 19(2) Land Transport Management Amendment Act 2004 (2004 No 97).
See sections 20 to 22 of that Act as to the savings and transitional provisions.
Class, in relation to a driver licence, means a class of licence speciﬁed in Schedule 3 Combination vehicle means any motor vehicle (other than a special­type vehicle) with a trailer attached or that has any pivot points to allow any part of the chassis of the vehicle to move or rotate in relation to any other part of the chassis of the vehicle Combination vehicle: this deﬁnition was amended, as from 4 October 1999, by clause 2(1) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 1999 (SR 1999/302) by inserting the words “(other than a special­type vehicle)”.
Correcting lenses includes glasses, contact lenses, and other aids to vision worn by a person Course provider means an individual or an organisation ap­ proved under this rule to provide a course that has been ap­ proved under this rule Dangerous goods means goods declared to be dangerous goods in Land Transport Rule: Dangerous Goods 1999 Dependant means— (a) A child who ordinarily resides with a licence holder or a licence holder’s spouse or partner and— 9 Part 1 r 2 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 (i) Whose care is primarily the responsibility of the licence holder or the licence holder’s spouse or partner; and (ii) Who is being maintained as a member of the li­ cence holder’s family; and (iii) Who is ﬁnancially dependent on the licence holder or the licence holder’s spouse or partner; and (iv) Who is not a person in respect of whom payments are being made under section 363 of the Children, Young Persons, and their Families Act 1989; or (b) A relative of the licence holder (other than a child to whom paragraph (a) applies or the spouse or partner of the licence holder) by blood, marriage, civil union, or adoption who ordinarily resides with the licence holder, and who receives a social security beneﬁt under the Social Security Act 1964; or Any other person not covered by paragraphs (a) or is the primary (b) care­giver: for whom the licence holder (c) Dependant: paragraphs (a) and (b) of this deﬁnition were amended, as from 26 April 2005, by section 12 Relationships (Statutory References) Act 2005 (2005 No 3) by inserting the words “or partner” after the word “spouse” in each place where it appears.
Dependant: paragraph (b) of this deﬁnition was amended, as from 26 April 2005, by section 12 Relationships (Statutory References) Act 2005 (2005 No 3) by inserting the words “civil union,” after the word “marriage,”.

Director means the Director of Land Transport appointed under section 186 of the Act Director: this deﬁnition was amended, as from 1 December 2004, by section 19(2) Land Transport Management Amendment Act 2004 (2004 No 97) by omitting the word “Safety”.
See sections 20 to 22 of that Act as to the sav­ ings and transitional provisions.
Driver identiﬁcation card means a card issued under section 19 of the Transport Services Licensing Act 1989 Endorsement means an endorsement speciﬁed in Schedule 4 Forklift means a motor vehicle (not being ﬁtted with self­lay­ ing tracks) designed principally to lift, carry, or stack goods by means of 1 or more tines, platens, clamps, or other similar attachments 10 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Part 1 r 2 Full licence means a driver licence of any class that is not subject to the conditions of a learner licence or a restricted licence Gross combined weight means the aggregate of the gross laden weights of the vehicles that make up a combination ve­ hicle Gross laden weight, in relation to a motor vehicle, means— (a) The greatest of the following weights: (i) A weight speciﬁed (subsequent to the latest modiﬁcation speciﬁed, if any) as the gross laden weight of the vehicle by the manufacturer of the vehicle: (ii) A weight speciﬁed as the gross laden weight of the vehicle, or of a vehicle of that kind, by or under regulations or rules made under the Act: (iii) The weight of the vehicle, together with the load that the vehicle is for the time being carrying, including equipment and accessories: (c) (b) If evidence is adduced in respect of any but not all of the 3 weights referred to in paragraph (a), the greater of the weights, or (as the case may be) the only weight, in respect of which evidence is adduced: If evidence is not adduced in respect of any of the weights
 referred to in paragraph (a), the total of the unladen weight of the vehicle and the weight of the maximum load that the vehicle may safely carry: Highest class, in relation to a driver licence, means the licence class with the highest number, other than Class 6, as set out in Schedule 3 Highest class: this deﬁnition was amended, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 3(2) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84) by inserting the words “, other than Class 6,” after the word “number”.
L, when following a licence class number, is an abbreviation for a learner licence Large passenger service vehicle means any passenger ser­ vice vehicle other than a small passenger service vehicle Learner licence means a learner driver licence issued under Part 4 11 Part 1 r 2 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Licensing agent means the Director or a person to whom the Director has delegated functions and powers under section 205(2) of the Act in relation to the issuing, renewal, and re­ placement of driver licences light trailer means a trailer whose gross laden weight does not exceed 3 500 kg light trailer: this deﬁnition was inserted, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 3(1) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).
medical practitioner means a health practitioner who is, or is deemed to be, registered with the Medical Council of New Zealand continued by section 114(1)(a) of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 as a practi­ tioner of the profession of medicine medical practitioner: this deﬁnition was inserted, as from 18 September 2004, by section 175(3) Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 (2003 No 48).

See sections 178 to 227 of that Act as to the transitional provisions.
mobility device means— (a) a vehicle that— (i) (ii) is designed and constructed (not merely adapted) for use by persons who require mobility assist­ ance due to a physical or neurological impair­ ment; and is powered solely by a motor that has a maximum power output not exceeding 1 500 W; or a vehicle that the Director has declared under section 168A(1) of the Land Transport Act 1998 to be a mobil­ ity device (b) mobility device: this deﬁnition was inserted, as from 21 June 2005, by section 95(10) Land Transport Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 77).
See sections 96 to 100 of that Act as to the transitional and savings provisions.
Moped means a motor vehicle running on 2 or 3 wheels that is ﬁtted with a motor having a power output not exceeding 2 kilowatts and is designed to be ridden at a speed not exceeding 50 km/h under normal conditions of use Motor vehicle— (a) Means a vehicle drawn or propelled by mechanical (b) (c) power; and Includes a trailer; but Does not include— (i) A vehicle running on rails; or 12 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Part 1 r 2 (ii) (iii) A trailer (other than a trailer designed solely for the carriage of goods) that is designed and used exclusively as part of the armament of the New Zealand Defence Force; or (iv) A trailer running on 1 wheel and designed exclu­ sively as a speed measuring device or for testing the wear of vehicle tyres; or (v) A vehicle designed for amusement purposes and used exclusively within a place of recreation, amusement, or entertainment to which the pub­ lic does not have access with motor vehicles; or (vi) A pedestrian­controlled machine; or (vii) a vehicle that the Director has declared is not a motor vehicle under section 168A of the Land Transport Act 1998; or (viii) a mobility device Motor vehicle: paragraph (c)(ii) of this deﬁnition was revoked, as from 21 June 2005, by section 95(10) Land Transport Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 77).
See sections 96 to 100 of that Act as to the transitional and savings provisions.

Motor vehicle: paragraph (vi) of this deﬁnition was amended, as from 21 June 2005, by section 95(10) Land Transport Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 77) by adding the word “; or”.

See sections 96 to 100 of that Act as to the transitional and savings provisions.

Motor vehicle: paragraphs (vii) and (viii) of this deﬁnition were inserted, as from 21 June 2005, by section 95(10) Land Transport Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 77).
See sections 96 to 100 of that Act as to the transitional and savings provisions.
Motorcycle means a motor vehicle running on 2 wheels, or not more than 3 wheels when ﬁtted with a sidecar; and includes any vehicle with motorcycle controls declared by the Director to be a motorcycle; but does not include a moped National register of driver licences means the register main­ tained by the Authority under section 199 of the Act occupational therapist means a health practitioner who is, or is deemed to be, registered with the Occupational Therapy Board continued by section 114(1)(a) of the Health 13 Part 1 r 2 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 as a practi­ tioner of the profession of occupational therapy occupational therapist: this deﬁnition was inserted, as from 18 September 2004, by section 175(3) Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 (2003 No 48).
See sections 178 to 227 of that Act as to the transitional provisions.

older driver test[Revoked] older driver test: this deﬁnition was inserted, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 3(1) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).

older driver test: this deﬁnition was revoked, as from 4 December 2006, by clause 6 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule (No 2) 2006 (SR 2006/152).
[Revoked] on­road safety test means the test speciﬁed in Part F Schedule 6. on­road safety test: this deﬁnition was inserted, as from 4 December 2006, by clause 6 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule (No 2) 2006 (SR 2006/152).
optometrist means a health practitioner who is, or is deemed to be, registered with the Optometrists and Dispensing Op­ ticians Board continued by section 114(1)(a) of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 as a practi­ tioner of the profession of optometry optometrist: this deﬁnition was inserted, as from 18 September 2004, by section 175(3) Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 (2003 No 48).

See sections 178 to 227 of that Act as to the transitional provisions.
partner, in the phrase “spouse or partner” and in related con­ texts, means a civil union partner or a de facto partner partner: this deﬁnition was inserted, as from 26 April 2005, by section 12 Re­ lationships (Statutory References) Act 2005 (2005 No 3).
Passenger service means, subject Transport Services Licensing Act 1989,— (a) to section 47 of the The carriage of passengers on any road for hire or re­ ward by means of a motor vehicle; and includes the let­ ting on hire of a vehicle by a person who drives the ve­ hicle or provides a driver for the vehicle if, during the hiring, the vehicle is used for the carriage of passengers; and The carriage of passengers on any road, whether or not for hire or reward, by means of a large passenger service vehicle;— (b) 14 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Part 1 r 2 but does not include any service speciﬁed as an exempt service in Part 1 of Schedule 1 of the Transport Services Licensing Act 1989 or in regulations referred to in that Part Passenger service vehicle means a vehicle used or available for use in a passenger service for the carriage of passengers; but does not include a vehicle speciﬁed as an exempt vehicle in Part 2 of Schedule 1 of the Transport Services Licensing Act 1989 or in regulations referred to in that Part pivot steer vehicle means a vehicle with a chassis that is split into 2 dependent parts connected by a permanent steering pivot pivot steer vehicle: this deﬁnition was inserted, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 3(1) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).
R, when following a licence class number, is an abbreviation for a restricted licence registered health professional means a health practitioner who is, or is deemed to be, registered with an authority estab­ lished or continued by section 114 of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 as a practitioner of a particu­ lar health profession.
registered health professional: this deﬁnition was inserted, as from 18 Septem­ ber 2004, by section 175(3) Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 (2003 No 48).

See sections 178 to 227 of that Act as to the transitional provisions.

Registered medical practitioner[Revoked] Registered medical practitioner: this deﬁnition was revoked, as from 18 Sep­ tember 2004, by section 175(3) Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 (2003 No 48).
See sections 178 to 227 of that Act as to the transitional provisions.

[Revoked] Registered occupational therapist[Revoked] Registered occupational therapist: this deﬁnition was revoked, as from 18 Sep­ tember 2004, by section 175(3) Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 (2003 No 48).

See sections 178 to 227 of that Act as to the transitional provisions.
[Revoked] Registered optometrist[Revoked] Registered optometrist: this deﬁnition was revoked, as from 18 September 2004, by section 175(3) Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 (2003 No 48).

See sections 178 to 227 of that Act as to the transitional provisions.
[Revoked] 15 Part 1 r 2 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Restricted licence means a restricted driver licence issued under Part 4 Rigid vehicle means a vehicle that does not have any pivot points to allow any part of the chassis of the vehicle to move or rotate in relation to any other part of the chassis of the vehicle; and includes an articulated bus and a pivot steer vehicle Rigid vehicle: this deﬁnition was amended, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 3(3) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84) by adding the words “and a pivot steer vehicle”.
Road includes— (a) A street; and (b) A motorway; and (c) A beach; and (d) A place to which the public have access, whether as of (e) (f) right or not; and All bridges, culverts, ferries, and fords forming part of a road or street or motorway, or a place referred to in paragraph (d); and All sites at which vehicles may be weighed for the pur­ poses of the Act or any other enactment: Small passenger service vehicle means any passenger service vehicle that is designed or adapted to carry 12 or fewer persons (including the driver) Special­type vehicle means any motor vehicle that— (a) (b) (c) Is a forklift; or Runs on rollers; or Runs on— (i) (ii) Wheels, but is not a passenger vehicle, a trade vehicle, a tractor, a ﬁre engine, or a vehicle re­ covery service vehicle: Self­laying tracks; or Special­type vehicle: paragraph (c)(ii) of this deﬁnition was amended, as from 4 October 1999, by clause 2(2) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 1999 (SR 1999/302) by inserting the words “a tractor, a ﬁre engine,”.
Spouse[Revoked] Spouse: this deﬁnition was revoked, as from 26 April 2005, by section 12 Re­ lationships (Statutory References) Act 2005 (2005 No 3).
[Revoked] Testing ofﬁcer means a person who is the holder of a testing ofﬁcer endorsement 16 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Part 1 r 2 Testing Ofﬁcer’s Manual means the Driver Testing Ofﬁcer’s Manual produced by the Authority setting out the require­ ments for administering theory tests and practical driving tests for the purposes of this rule Trade vehicle means a motor vehicle designed exclusively or principally for the carriage of goods; and— (a) Includes— (i) A motor vehicle that has been adapted by the per­ manent attachment of machinery or other similar apparatus; and (ii) A motorised mobile home or self­propelled car­ avan; but (b) Does not include— A moped or motorcycle: (i) (ii) A motor vehicle ﬁtted with self laying tracks: (iii) A forklift vehicle: (iv) A vehicle recovery service vehicle while the ve­ hicle is being used to tow or carry any other ve­ hicle: a ﬁre engine: an ambulance (v) (vi) Trade vehicle: paragraph (b)(v) and (vi) of this deﬁnition were inserted, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 3(4) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).
tradesperson’s vehicle means a motor vehicle whose body is designed or adapted for use principally by tradespersons to carry special purpose trade equipment or trade goods (exclud­ ing general freight) tradesperson’s vehicle: this deﬁnition was inserted, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 3(1) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).
Trailer means a vehicle without power that is capable of being drawn or propelled by a motor vehicle from which it is readily detachable; but does not include— (a) (b) A vehicle normally propelled by mechanical power while it is being temporarily towed without the use of its own power: A sidecar attached to a motorcycle; or 17 Part 1 r 2 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 (b) Vehicle— (a) Means a contrivance equipped with wheels, tracks, or revolving runners on which it moves or is moved; and Includes a hovercraft, a skateboard, in­line skates, and roller­skates; but Does not include— (i) (ii) A shopping or sporting trundler not propelled by A perambulator or pushchair: (c) mechanical power: (iii) A wheelbarrow or hand­trolley: (iv) (v) A pedestrian­controlled lawnmower: (vi) A pedestrian­controlled agricultural machine not propelled by mechanical power: (vii) An article of furniture: (viii) An invalid wheel­chair not propelled by mechan­ ical power: (ix) Any other contrivance speciﬁed by any other rule made under the Act not to be a vehicle for the purposes of this deﬁnition: Vehicle: paragraph (c)(iv) of this deﬁnition was revoked, as from 21 June 2005, by section 95(10) Land Transport Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 77).
See sections 96 to 100 of that Act as to the transitional and savings provisions.
Vehicle recovery service means the towing or carrying on any road of a motor vehicle, irrespective of the size or design of the towing or carrying vehicle, and whether or not the towing or carrying of the vehicle is carried out by a person intending to carry out repairs on the vehicle; but does not include— (a) (b) The towing or carrying of any motorcycle or moped; or The towing or carrying of 1 motor vehicle by another where— (i) The towing or carrying is not carried out directly or indirectly for reward; and The towing or carrying vehicle is not designed or adapted for the purpose of towing or carrying motor vehicles; or (ii) (c) The towing or carrying of a vehicle by a person who owns the vehicle; or (d) Any service where the Director has, in writing, notiﬁed the operator that the nature of the service is such that the 18 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Part 1 r 5 (2) 3 4 5 (1) (e) carriage of vehicles should be treated as the carriage of goods; or Any service speciﬁed as an exempt service in Part 1 of Schedule 1 of the Transport Services Licensing Act 1989 or in regulations referred to in that Part: Vehicle recovery service vehicle means a vehicle used in a vehicle recovery service for towing or carrying on a road any motor vehicle; but does not include a vehicle that is not de­ signed or adapted for the purpose of towing or carrying motor vehicles.
For the of this rule, in a year that is not a leap year, birthdays and other dates that would otherwise occur on 29 February are deemed to occur on 28 February.

Objective of rule A statement of the objective of this rule is set out in Schedule 1.

Consultation The statement of the extent of the consultation that has been carried out in relation to this rule under section 161(2) of the Act is set out in Schedule 2.
Application The provisions of this rule set out in subclause (2) do not apply to a member of the New Zealand Defence Force who applies to be issued with a driver licence if that person— (a) Is required to drive motor vehicles covered by that class of licence as part of that person’s military duties; and (b) Has successfully completed a course provided by the New Zealand Defence Force for that purpose and which is approved by the Director; and Includes, with the person’s application, a letter from the person’s commanding ofﬁcer detailing compliance with paragraphs (a) and (b).
(c) (2) The provisions referred to in subclause (1) are— 19 Part 1 r 6 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 (a) (c) (d) (b) (aa) the requirement in clause 15 that an applicant for a Class 2L licence must hold, and have held for at least 6 months, a full Class 1 licence: The requirement in clause 15 that an applicant for a Class 3L licence must hold, and have held for at least 6 months, a full Class 2 licence: The requirement in clause 15 that an applicant for a Class 4L licence must hold, and have held for at least 12 months, a full Class 2 licence: The requirement in clause 15 that an applicant for a Class 5L licence must hold, and have held for at least 6 months, a full Class 4 licence: The requirements in clause 17 that an applicant for a restricted licence of a particular class must hold, and have held for at least 6 months, a learner licence of that class: The requirements in clause 19 that an applicant for a full licence must hold, and have held, an appropriate learner licence or restricted licence for a particular time.
Clause 16(1)(b) does not apply to an apprentice, technician, or mechanic in the motor trade when that person is driving, in the course of that person’s employment, a motor vehicle that is owned by, or is in the custody of, that person’s employer.

Clause 16(1)(b) does not apply to a person who is driving a motor vehicle that is clearly marked as being used for driving instruction.
Subclause (2)(aa) was inserted, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 6 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).

(e) Restrictions on granting of exemptions by Director [Revoked] Clause 6 was revoked, as from 4 October 1999, by clause 5 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 1999 (SR 1999/302).
(3) (4) 6 20 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Part 3 r 9 7 (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) 8 9 Part 2 Classiﬁcation of driver licences and endorsements Classes of licences The classes of driver licences that may be issued are set out column 1 of Schedule 3.
The holder of a licence of a class speciﬁed in column 1 of Schedule 3 is authorised to drive a vehicle described in relation to that class of licence in column 2 of Schedule 3, and any other vehicle authorised in accordance with subclauses (3) to (6), in accordance with the conditions imposed by or under this rule.

The holder of a Class 2 licence is authorised to drive a vehicle to which Class 1 relates.

The holder of a Class 3 licence is authorised to drive a vehicle to which Class 2 or Class 1 relates.
The holder of a Class 4 licence is authorised to drive a vehicle to which Class 2 or Class 1 relates.

The holder of a Class 5 licence is authorised to drive a vehicle to which any of Classes 1 to 4 relate.

Types of endorsements The types of endorsements that may be issued are set out in Schedule 4.
Part 3 General provisions relating to applications Application for driver licence, endorsement, or driver identiﬁcation card A person who applies to obtain, renew, or replace a driver licence, an endorsement, or a driver identiﬁcation card must complete an application form that must include— (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) The applicant’s full name; and The applicant’s residential and postal addresses; and The applicant’s date of birth; and The applicant’s place of birth; and The applicant’s gender; and 21 Part 3 r 10 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 (f) (g) (ga) The medical declaration required by clause 39 and, if required by that clause, a medical certiﬁcate in accord­ ance with that clause; and The class of driver licence or type of endorsement ap­ plied for; and If the application is for a passenger, vehicle recov­ ery, driving instructor, or testing ofﬁcer endorsement, whether the applicant is applying for the endorsement to be issued for a period of 1 year or a period of 5 years; and (h) Whether the applicant agrees to be an organ donor; and (i) Whether the applicant requests that the applicant’s ad­ (j) dress appear on the driver licence; and A statement signed by the applicant that, to the best of the applicant’s knowledge and belief, all the informa­ tion given by the applicant is correct and that the ap­ plicant is not disqualiﬁed from obtaining or holding a driver licence.
Paragraph (ga) was inserted, as from 4 October 1999, by clause 6 Land Trans­ port (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 1999 (SR 1999/302).
(b) Identiﬁcation The applicant must produce the following evidence of the identity of the applicant to be sighted by the licensing agent: A New Zealand passport that is current or has expired (a) within the 2 years immediately preceding the date of application; or a New Zealand driver licence that is current or that has expired within the 2 years immediately preceding the date of application; or A passport issued by or on behalf of the government of a country other than New Zealand that is current or has expired within the 2 years immediately preceding the date of application; or (c) (d) One of the following certiﬁcates issued under the Citizenship Act 1977: (i) A certiﬁcate of New Zealand citizenship: (ii) A certiﬁcate conﬁrming New Zealand citizen­ ship: 10 (1) 22 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Part 3 r 10 (iii) A certiﬁcate conﬁrming registration of citizen­ (i) (f) (e) (h) the identity issued under ship by descent; or a current certiﬁcate of Passports Act 1992; or a current certiﬁcate of identity, as deﬁned in section 2(1) of the Immigration Act 1987; or (g) a current refugee travel document issued by or on behalf of the Government of New Zealand; or A New Zealand Police or New Zealand Defence Force photo­identity card issued to non­civilian staff that is current or has expired within the 2 years immediately preceding the date of application; or A full birth certiﬁcate issued in New Zealand, the Cook Islands, Niue, or Tokelau; or (k) Any ﬁrearms licence containing a photograph that is issued under the Arms Act 1983, and is current or has expired within the 2 years immediately preceding the date of application.
(1A) Despite subclause (1),— (j) (l) (a) If the Director considers that the information contained in driver licences, passports, or certiﬁcates of birth is­ sued by or on behalf of the government of a country other than New Zealand may not be reliable, the Dir­ ector may issue a direction to all licensing agents pro­ hibiting the acceptance of all or any speciﬁed class of documents issued by or on behalf of the government of that country as evidence of the identity of the applicant; and (b) No document to which a direction under paragraph (a) applies may be accepted by a licensing agent as evidence of the identity of the applicant while that direction remains in force.
The applicant must produce the following evidence of the ad­ dress of the applicant to be sighted by the licensing agent: (a) An account statement, issued in the 12 months imme­ diately preceding the date of application, from a bank, building society, credit union or credit card issuer; or (2) 23 Part 3 r 10 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 (3) (c) (b) A telephone, gas, or electricity account issued in the 6 months immediately preceding the date of application; or A form of identiﬁcation issued in the 12 months imme­ diately preceding the date of application that includes the address of the applicant and that is acceptable to the licensing agent as evidence of the applicant’s address.
If the name in which an applicant wishes to have the driver licence, endorsement, or driver identiﬁcation card issued is not the same as the name on the national register of driver licences, or a document speciﬁed in subclause (1) or subclause (2), the applicant must produce— (a) (b) a marriage certiﬁcate or a civil union certiﬁcate; or a dissolution of marriage order or a dissolution of civil union order; or A deed poll of change of name; or (c) (d) Other comparable evidence of identity that is acceptable to the licensing agent as evidence of the identity of the applicant.
(4) Despite subclauses (1) and (2), if a practical driving test is not commenced at the premises of a licensing agent, the identiﬁ­ cation documents required under this section must be sighted by either— (a) the testing ofﬁcer who conducts the practical driving test; or a person appointed for the purpose by the Director.

(b) Subclause (1) was substituted, as from 4 October 1999, by clause 7 Land Trans­ port (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 1999 (SR 1999/302).
Subclause (1)(b) was substituted, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 7(1) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).

Subclause (1)(e) and (f) were substituted, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 7(2) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).

Subclause (1)(g) was revoked, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 7(4) Land Trans­ port (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).
Subclause (1)(h) was substituted, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 7(3) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).

Subclause (1)(k) was revoked, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 7(4) Land Trans­ port (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).

Subclause (1A) was inserted, as from 4 October 1999, by clause 7 Land Trans­ port (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 1999 (SR 1999/302).
24 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Part 3 r 12 Subclause (3)(a) and (b) was substituted, as from 26 April 2005, by section 12 Relationships (Statutory References) Act 2005 (2005 No 3).

Subclause (4) was inserted, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 7(5) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).
Application must be lodged with licensing agent 11 (1) An application to obtain, renew, or replace a driver licence, an endorsement, or a driver identiﬁcation card must be lodged with a licensing agent.

(2) Despite subclause (1), an application under clause 86(2) must be made to the Director.
Images on driver licences and driver identiﬁcation cards 12 (1) When applying to obtain or renew a driver licence or to replace a driver licence where clause 74(2)(c) applies, an applicant must allow the licensing agent to take a photographic image of the applicant and an electronic impression of the applicant’s signature for use on the driver licence.
(2) When applying to obtain or renew a driver identiﬁcation card or to replace a driver identiﬁcation card where clause 74(2)(c) applies, an applicant must allow the licensing agent to take a photographic image of the applicant for use on the driver identiﬁcation card.
(3) When being photographed by a licensing agent an applicant must not wear sunglasses, a hat, any head coverings, or any­ thing else that might obscure the applicant’s face or prevent the photographic image from being a good likeness unless— The applicant is required to wear the item for religious (a) or medical reasons; and The applicant signs a statement to that effect.
(b) (4) Despite subclause (1), an applicant for the renewal of a driver licence who is 80 years of age or over is only required to allow the licensing agent to take a photographic image of the appli­ cant and an electronic impression of the applicant’s signature if the renewal corresponds to the person’s eighty­sixth birth­ day or any birthday that is 10 years or a multiple of 10 years after the person’s eighty­sixth birthday.
25 Part 3 r 13 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Eyesight test When applying to obtain or renew a driver licence or an en­ dorsement, a person must pass an eyesight test as speciﬁed in clause 38.

Fees When applying to obtain, renew, or replace a driver licence, an endorsement, or a driver identiﬁcation card, a person must pay the appropriate fee or fees (if any) speciﬁed in or assessed in accordance with regulations made under the Act.
Part 4 Learner licences, restricted licences, and full licences Learner licences Obtaining learner licence A person is entitled to be issued with a learner licence of the class speciﬁed in column 1 of the table to this clause if the person— (a) Has made an application in accordance with clause 9 and complied with the requirements of clauses 10 to 14; and (b) Has satisﬁed the requirements set out in column 2 of the table in relation to that class of licence.
Class of licence Class 1L Table to Clause 15 Requirements to be satisﬁed by applicant (a) Is 15 years of age or over at date of application (b) Passes the appropriate theory test under clause 45 (c) If 75 years of age or over, produces a medical certiﬁcate in accordance with clause 44 13 14 15 26 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Part 4 r 15 Class of licence Class 2L Requirements to be satisﬁed by applicant (a) Holds, and has held for at least 6 months, a full Class 1 licence (b) Passes the appropriate theory test under clause 45 (c) Produces a medical certiﬁcate in accordance with clause 44 Class 3L (a) if under 25 years of age, holds, and has held for at least 6 months, a full Class 2 licence (ab) if 25 years of age or over,— (i) holds, and has held for at least 3 months, a full Class 2 licence; or (ii) holds a full Class 2 licence and provides a certiﬁcate showing successful completion of an approved course (b) Passes the appropriate theory test under clause 45 (c) Produces a medical certiﬁcate in accordance with clause 44 Class 4L (a) if under 25 years of age, holds, and has held for at least 6 months, a full Class 2 licence (ab) if 25 years of age or over,— (i) holds, and has held for at least 3 months, a full Class 2 licence; or 27 Part 4 r 15 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Class of licence Requirements to be satisﬁed by applicant (ii) holds a full Class 2 licence and provides a certiﬁcate showing successful
 completion of an approved course (b) Produces a medical certiﬁcate in accordance with clause 44 Class 5L (a) if under 25 years of age, holds, and has held for at least 6 months, a full Class 4 licence (ab) if 25 years of age or over,— (i) holds, and has held for at least 3 months, a full Class 4 licence; or (ii) holds a full Class 4 licence and provides a certiﬁcate showing successful completion of an approved course (b) Passes the appropriate theory test under clause 45 (unless applicant has previously passed the
 theory test required to obtain a Class 3L licence) (c) Produces a medical certiﬁcate in accordance with clause 44 Class 6L (a) Is 15 years of age or over at date of application (b) Passes the appropriate theory test under clause 45 28 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Part 4 r 16 Class of licence Requirements to be satisﬁed by applicant (c) Produces certiﬁcate of successful completion of basic handling skills test under clause 48 (d) If 75 years of age or over, produces a medical certiﬁcate in accordance with clause 44 The item relating to Class 3L Licence was amended, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 8(1) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84) by substituting para (a) and inserting para (ab).
The item relating to Class 4L Licence was amended, as from 4 October 1999, by clause 8 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 1999 (SR 1999/302) by substituting the expression “6 months” for the expression “12 months”.

The items relating to Class 4L, and Class 5L Licences were amended, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 8(2) and 8(3) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amend­ ment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84) by substituting para (a) and inserting para (ab) for each class.
16 (1) Conditions of learner licence The holder of a learner licence of a particular class is author­ ised to drive a vehicle to which that class of licence relates if the holder complies with the following conditions: (a) (ii) (iii) The holder must not drive the vehicle (unless driving a motorcycle, moped, or an all­terrain vehicle) unless the holder is accompanied in the vehicle by a person who— Holds, and has held for at least 2 years, a full (i) licence of a class that authorises that person to drive that vehicle; and Is in charge of the vehicle; and Is seated in the front passenger seat or, if there is no front passenger seat available, is seated as close as is practicable to the driver; and in the case of a Class 1L licence, where the holder is driving a car, the holder must display on the vehicle an “L” plate as speciﬁed in clause 66: in the case of a Class 1L or Class 6L licence, where the holder is riding a moped, the holder— (b) (c) 29 Part 4 r 17 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 (i) must display on the vehicle an “L” plate as spe­ ciﬁed in clause 66; and (ii) must not drive between the hours of 10 pm and 5 am: (d) in the case of a Class 6L licence, where the holder is riding a motorcycle, the holder— (i) must display on the vehicle an “L” plate as spe­ ciﬁed in clause 66; and (ii) must not— (A) drive between the hours of 10 pm and 5 am; or drive at a speed exceeding 70 km/h, unless taking the restricted licence test for a Class 6R licence under clause
 48(5); or drive a motorcycle that has a total piston displacement exceeding 250 cm3; or carry another person on the motorcycle or in a sidecar attached to the motorcycle (B) (C) (D) (2) The conditions imposed under this clause are in addition to any conditions imposed on the licence holder under Part 9.
Subclause (1)(b) and (c) were substituted, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 9 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).

Subclause (1)(d) was inserted, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 9 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).
Restricted licences Obtaining restricted licence A person is entitled to be issued with a restricted licence of the class speciﬁed in column 1 of the table to this clause if the person— (a) Has made an application in accordance with clause 9 and complied with the requirements of clauses 10 to 14; and (b) Has satisﬁed the requirements set out in column 2 of the table in relation to that class of licence.
17 30 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Part 4 r 18 Class of licence Class 1R Table to Clause 17 Requirements to be satisﬁed by applicant (a) Holds, and has held for at least 6 months, a Class 1L licence (b) Passes the restricted licence test under clause 48 (c) If 75 years of age or over, produces a medical certiﬁcate in accordance with clause 44 Class 6R (a) Holds, and has held for at least 6 months, a Class 6L licence (b) Passes the restricted licence test under clause 48 (c) If 75 years of age or over, produces a medical certiﬁcate in accordance with clause 44 18 (1) Conditions of restricted licence The holder of a restricted licence of a particular class is author­ ised to drive a vehicle to which that class of licence relates if the holder complies with the following conditions: (a) In the case of a Class 1R licence, the holder— (i) Must not carry any passenger, other than the holder’s spouse or partner or a dependant, unless the holder is accompanied by a person described in subclause (2); and (b) (ii) Must not drive between the hours of 10 pm and 5 am unless the holder is accompanied by a person described in subclause (2); and In the case of a Class 6R licence, the holder must com­ ply with the conditions applying to the holder of a Class 6L licence under clause 16, except clause 16(1)(b) and clause 16(1)(c)(ii).
31 Part 4 r 19 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 (2) A person referred to in subparagraphs (i) and (ii) of subclause (1)(a) is a person who— (i) (ii) (iii) Holds, and has held for at least 2 years, a full Class 1 licence; and Is in charge of the vehicle; and Is seated in the front passenger seat or, if there is no front passenger seat available, is seated as close as is practicable to the driver.
The conditions imposed under this clause are in addition to any conditions imposed on the licence holder under Part 9.

Subclause (1)(a)(i) was amended, as from 26 April 2005, by section 12 Rela­ tionships (Statutory References) Act 2005 (2005 No 3) by inserting the words “or partner” after the word “spouse”.
Full licences Obtaining full licence A person is entitled to be issued with a full licence of the class speciﬁed in column 1 of the table to this clause if the person— Has made an application in accordance with clause 9 and complied with the requirements of clauses 10 to 14; and (a) (b) Has satisﬁed the requirements set out in column 2 of the table in relation to that class of licence.
Table to Clause 19 Class of licence Class 1 Requirements to be satisﬁed by applicant (a) If under 25 years of age, holds and has held a Class 1R licence for either— (i) At least 18 months; or (3) 19 32 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Part 4 r 19 Class of licence Requirements to be satisﬁed by applicant (ii) At least 12 months if the applicant provides a certiﬁcate showing successful completion by the applicant of an approved course of a type speciﬁed in clause 93(a) undertaken at least 6 months after the applicant’s restricted licence was issued (b) If 25 years of age or over, holds and has held a Class 1R licence for either— (i) At least 6 months; or (ii) At least 3 months if the applicant provides a certiﬁcate showing successful completion by the applicant of an approved course of a type speciﬁed in clause 93(a) (c) Passes the full licence test under clause 48 (d) If 75 years of age or over, produces a medical certiﬁcate in accordance with clause 44 Class 2 EI­ THER (a) Holds, and has held for at least 6 months, a Class 2L licence (b) passes the licence test under clause 48(2) (c) Produces a medical certiﬁcate in accordance with clause 44 OR (a) Holds a Class 2L licence 33 Part 4 r 19 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Class of licence Requirements to be satisﬁed by applicant (b) Provides a certiﬁcate showing successful completion by applicant of an approved course of a type speciﬁed in clause 93(c) in motor vehicle for
 which a Class 2 licence is required (c) Produces a medical certiﬁcate in accordance with clause 44 Class 3 EI­ THER (a) Holds, and has held for at least 6 months, a Class 3L licence (b) passes the licence test under clause 48(2) (c) Produces a medical certiﬁcate in accordance with clause 44 OR (a) Holds a Class 3L licence (b) Provides a certiﬁcate showing successful completion by applicant of an approved course of a type speciﬁed in clause 93(c) in motor vehicle for which a Class 3 licence is required (c)
 Produces a medical certiﬁcate in accordance with clause 44 Class 4 EI­ THER (a) Holds, and has held for at least 6 months, a Class 4L licence 34 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Part 4 r 19 Class of licence Requirements to be satisﬁed by applicant (b) passes the licence test under clause 48(2) OR (a) Holds a Class 4L licence (b) Provides a certiﬁcate showing successful completion by applicant of an approved course of a type speciﬁed in clause 93(c) in motor vehicle for which a Class 4 licence is required (c) Produces a medical certiﬁcate in accordance with clause 44 Class 5 EI­ THER (a) Holds, and has held for at least 6 months, a Class 5L licence (b) passes the licence test under clause 48(2) (c) Produces a medical certiﬁcate in accordance with clause 44 OR (a) Holds a Class 5L licence (b) Provides a certiﬁcate showing successful completion by applicant of an approved course of a type speciﬁed in clause 93(c) in motor vehicle for which a Class 5 licence is required (c) Produces a medical certiﬁcate in accordance with clause 44 35 Part 4 r 19 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Class of licence Class 6 Requirements to be satisﬁed by applicant (a) If under 25 years of age, holds and has held a Class 6R licence for either— (i) At least 18 months; or (ii) At least 12 months if the applicant provides a certiﬁcate showing successful completion by the applicant of an approved course of a
 type speciﬁed in clause 93(a) undertaken at least 6 months after the applicant’s restricted licence was issued (b) If 25 years of age or over, holds and has held a Class 6R licence for either— (i) At least 6 months; or (ii) At least 3 months if the applicant provides a certiﬁcate showing successful completion by the applicant of an approved course of a type speciﬁed in clause 93(a) (c) Passes the full licence test required under clause 48 (d) If 75 years of age or over, produces a medical certiﬁcate in
 accordance with clause 44 The items relating to Classes 2, 3, 4, and 5 Licences were amended, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 10 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84) by substituting para (b) under the word “EITHER” for each class.
36 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Part 5 r 23 Part 5 Endorsements Dangerous goods (D) endorsement 20 When dangerous goods endorsement required A person who drives a motor vehicle that is transporting dan­ gerous goods must hold a dangerous goods endorsement if re­ quired to do so under Land Transport Rule: Dangerous Goods 1999.
21 Obtaining dangerous goods endorsement A person is entitled to obtain a dangerous goods endorsement on that person’s driver licence if the person— (a) Has made an application in accordance with clause 9 and complied with the requirements of clauses 10, 11, 13, and 14; and Provides evidence of his or her successful completion of an approved course of a type speciﬁed in clause 93(b)(iii).
(b) Driving instructor (I) endorsement 22 When driving instructor endorsement required A person who, for ﬁnancial or commercial gain, provides in­ struction on a road in driving a motor vehicle must hold a driv­ ing instructor endorsement for those classes of licence that re­ late to the motor vehicles for which the person intends to pro­ vide instruction.
Clause 22 was amended, as from 21 June 2005, by section 95(10) Land Trans­ port Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 77) by substituting the words “ﬁnancial or commercial gain” for the words “hire or reward”.

See sections 96 to 100 of that Act as to the transitional and savings provisions.
Obtaining driving instructor endorsement 23 (1) A person is entitled to obtain a driving instructor endorsement on that person’s driver licence if— (a) The person has made an application in accordance with clause 9 and complied with the requirements of clauses 10, 11, 13, and 14; and 37 Part 5 r 23 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 (c) (e) (d) (b) The person holds, and has held for at least 2 years, a full licence of a class that authorises the person to drive a vehicle of a type in which the applicant intends to provide instruction; and The person provides evidence of his or her successful completion of an approved course of a type speciﬁed in clause 93(b)(iv); and licence test under clause the person passes a full 48(1) unless, in the 5 years immediately preceding the date of application, the person has passed a full licence test required for a Class 1 licence; and The person produces a medical certiﬁcate in accordance with clause 44; and The person consents to the carrying out of checks as to whether or not the person is a ﬁt and proper person to be the holder of a driving instructor endorsement, and consents to the carrying out of those checks from time to time during the period of validity of the endorsement; and The Director is satisﬁed in accordance with clause 35(1) that the person is a ﬁt and proper person to be the holder of a driving instructor endorsement.
(2) Despite subclause (1), a person who holds a driving instructor endorsement and who applies to add another class of vehicle to that endorsement is entitled to obtain a driving instructor endorsement for that class of vehicle if— (a) (g) (f) The person holds, and has held for at least 2 years, a full licence of a class that authorises the person to drive that class of vehicle; and The person complies with— (i) The provisions listed in subclause (1)(a), other than clause 13; and Subclause (1)(f) and (g).
(ii) (b) Subclause (1)(d) was substituted, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 11 Land Trans­ port (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).

Subclause (1)(f) was amended, as from 4 October 1999, by clause 9(1) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 1999 (SR 1999/302) by sub­ stituting the words “during the period of validity of the endorsement” for the words “for a further period of 5 years”.
38 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Part 5 r 26 24 25 Subclause (2) was inserted, as from 4 October 1999, by clause 9(2) Land Trans­ port (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 1999 (SR 1999/302).

Vehicles in which driving instructor endorsement authorises instruction A driving instructor endorsement, when followed by a licence class number, authorises the holder to provide instruction in the driving of motor vehicles to which that licence class re­ lates.
Holder of driving instructor endorsement must retain records of instruction provided and comply with requirements arising out of audits The holder of a driving instructor endorsement must— (a) Retain, for at least 12 months after the instruction is provided, records of the driving instruction provided by the person for ﬁnancial or commercial gain; and Comply with any requirement made in writing by the Director to that person arising out of an audit of that person under section 198 of the Act.
(b) Paragraph (a) was amended, as from 21 June 2005, by section 95(10) Land Transport Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 77) by substituting the words “ﬁ­ nancial or commercial gain” for the words “hire or reward”.

See sections 96 to 100 of that Act as to the transitional and savings provisions.
Passenger (P) endorsement 26 When passenger endorsement required (1) A person must hold a passenger endorsement if that person drives— (a) A motor vehicle that is operated in a passenger service; or (b) A motor vehicle not being operated in a passenger ser­ vice but which is carrying a passenger or passengers if— (i) the carriage of passengers is made using a vehicle provided by a passenger; and the driver is paid for the carriage.
(ii) (2) Despite subclause (1), a passenger endorsement is not required if the transport is provided in any of the following situations: 39 Part 5 r 26 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 (a) When the motor vehicle is an ambulance being used in an ambulance service; or (b) When an employer is providing transport for the em­ ployer’s employees and the driver is an employee of that employer; or (c) When a car pool is being conducted in which persons are carried to or from their place of employment, busi­ ness, or education under a cost­sharing arrangement be­ tween occupants of the vehicle; or (d) When a parent is transporting a child under a Ministry of Education transport allowance; or (f) (e) When the driver is a volunteer driving the motor vehicle to assist in the activities of an incorporated charitable organisation or a hospital; or when the motor vehicle is being operated to escort a lawfully detained person to or from a police station, court, or prison by— (i) (ii) a police ofﬁcer; or a security ofﬁcer employed by the Department of Corrections; or a security guard under contract to the Department of Corrections; or (iii) (g) when the only person or persons being carried in the vehicle, in addition to the driver, is or are present— (i) (ii) (iii) to service or test the vehicle; or to instruct or test the driver; or to receive instruction; or (h) when the driver is a private chauffeur.
In subclause (2)(f),— security guard has the meaning given to it in section 4(1) of the Private Investigators and Security Guards Act 1974 security ofﬁcer means a person employed under section 36I of the Penal Institutions Act 1954.

Subclause (1)(b)(i) and (ii) were substituted, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 12(1) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).
Subclause (2)(f) was substituted, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 12(2) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).

Subclause (2)(g) and (h) were inserted, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 12(2) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).
(3) 40 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Part 5 r 27 Subclause (3) was inserted, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 12(3) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).
Obtaining passenger endorsement 27 (1) A person is entitled to obtain a passenger endorsement on that person’s driver licence if— (a) The person has made an application in accordance with clause 9 and complied with the requirements of clauses 10, 11, 13, and 14; and The person holds, and has held for at least 2 years, a full driver licence of a class other than Class 6; and The person passes a full licence test under subclause (1) of clause 48 unless, in the 5 years immediately pre­ ceding the date of application, the person has passed a full licence test required for a Class 1 licence; and The person provides evidence of his or her successful completion of an approved course of a type speciﬁed in clause 93(b)(i); and The person produces a medical certiﬁcate in accordance with clause 44; and The person consents to the carrying out of checks as to whether or not the person is a ﬁt and proper person to be the holder of a passenger endorsement, and consents to the carrying out of those checks from time to time during the period of validity of the endorsement; and The Director is satisﬁed in accordance with clause 35(1) that the person is a ﬁt and proper person to be the holder of a passenger endorsement.
(2) Despite subclause (1), a person need not comply with para­ graph (d) of that subclause if,— (a) At the close of 2 May 1999, the person held a Class CL or Class DL licence; and The person applies for a passenger endorsement before 3 May 2001.

Subclause (1)(c) was amended, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 13(1) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84) by omit­ ting the words “or subclause (3)”.
Subclause (1)(c) was amended, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 13(2) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84) by omit­ ting the words “or a Class 6 licence”.
41 (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (b) Part 5 r 28 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Subclause (1)(f) was amended, as from 4 October 1999, by clause 10(1) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 1999 (SR 1999/302) by sub­ stituting the words “during the period of validity of the endorsement” for the words “for a further period of 5 years”.
Subclause (2) was inserted, as from 4 October 1999, by clause 10(2) Land Trans­ port (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 1999 (SR 1999/302).

Forklift, roller, tracks, and wheels (special­type vehicle F, R, T and W) endorsements 28 When special­type vehicle endorsement required A person who drives a special­type vehicle on a road must hold the appropriate special­type vehicle endorsement as speciﬁed in Schedule 4.
29 Obtaining special­type endorsement A person is entitled to obtain a special­type endorsement on that person’s driver licence if the person— (a) Has made an application in accordance with clause 9 and complied with the requirements of clauses 10, 11, 13, and 14; and (b) Holds a full licence of a class, other than Class 6, that authorises the person to drive motor vehicles of an equivalent gross laden weight to the special­type vehicle the person intends to drive; and Provides a certiﬁcate showing successful completion by the person of the appropriate approved course of a type speciﬁed in subparagraphs (v) to (viii) of clause 93(b).
(c) Testing ofﬁcer (O) endorsement 30 When testing ofﬁcer endorsement required A person who conducts tests of practical driving skill required under clause 48 or clause 49 must hold a testing ofﬁcer en­ dorsement.
Obtaining testing ofﬁcer endorsement A person is entitled to obtain a testing ofﬁcer endorsement on that person’s driver licence if— 31 42 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Part 5 r 32 (a) (b) (ba) (c) (d) (e) (f) The person has made an application in accordance with clause 9 and complied with the requirements of clauses 10, 11, 13, and 14; and The person holds, and has held for at least 2 years, a full licence of a class other than Class 6; and the person passes a full licence test under clause 48(1) unless, in the 5 years immediately preceding the date of application, the person has passed a full licence test required for a Class 1 licence; and The person passes a certiﬁcation test under clause 54; and The person produces a medical certiﬁcate in accordance with clause 44; and The person consents to the carrying out of checks as to whether or not the person is a ﬁt and proper person to be the holder of a testing ofﬁcer endorsement, and consents to the carrying out of those checks from time to time during the period of validity of the endorsement; and The Director is satisﬁed in accordance with clause 35(1) that the person is a ﬁt and proper person to be the holder of a testing ofﬁcer endorsement.
Paragraph (ba) was inserted, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 14 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).

Paragraph (e) was amended, as from 4 October 1999, by clause 11 Land Trans­ port (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 1999 (SR 1999/302) by substituting the words “during the period of validity of the endorsement” for the words “for a further period of 5 years”.
32 Holder of testing ofﬁcer endorsement must retain records of driver testing undertaken and comply with requirements arising out of audits The holder of a testing ofﬁcer endorsement must— (a) Retain, for at least 12 months after the testing is pro­ vided, records of the driver testing undertaken by the person for hire or reward; and Comply with any requirement made in writing by the Director to that person arising out of an audit of that person under section 198 of the Act.
(b) 43 Part 5 r 33 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Vehicle recovery (V) endorsement 33 When vehicle recovery endorsement required A person who drives a vehicle recovery service vehicle while it is being used in a vehicle recovery service must hold a vehicle recovery endorsement.
Obtaining vehicle recovery endorsement 34 (1) A person is entitled to obtain a vehicle recovery endorsement on that person’s driver licence if— (a) (c) (d) (b) The person has made an application in accordance with clause 9 and complied with the requirements of clauses 10, 11, 13, and 14; and The person holds, and has held for at least 2 years, a full licence of a class other than Class 6; and The person passes a full licence test under subclause (1) of clause 48 unless, in the 5 years immediately pre­ ceding the date of application, the person has passed a full licence test required for a Class 1 licence; and The person provides evidence of successful completion by the person of an approved course of a type speciﬁed in clause 93(b)(ii); and The person produces a medical certiﬁcate in accordance with clause 44; and The person consents to the carrying out of checks as to whether or not the person is a ﬁt and proper person to be the holder of a vehicle recovery endorsement, and consents to the carrying out of those checks from time to time during the period of validity of the endorsement; and The Director is satisﬁed in accordance with clause 35(1) that the person is a ﬁt and proper person to be the holder of a vehicle recovery endorsement.
(2) Despite subclause (1), a person need not comply with para­ (g) (e) (f) graph (d) of that subclause if,— (a) At the close of 2 May 1999, the person held a Class NL licence; and The person applies for a vehicle recovery endorsement before 3 May 2001.
(b) 44 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Part 5 r 35 Subclause (1)(c) was amended, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 15(1) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84) by omit­ ting the words “or subclause (3)”.

Subclause (1)(c) was amended, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 15(2) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84) by omit­ ting the words “or a Class 6 licence”.
Subclause (1)(f) was amended, as from 4 October 1999, by clause 12(1) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 1999 (SR 1999/302) by sub­ stituting the words “during the period of validity of the endorsement” for the words “for a further period of 5 years”.

Subclause (2) was inserted, as from 4 October 1999, by clause 12(2) Land Trans­ port (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 1999 (SR 1999/302).
35 (1) Criteria and procedure in relation to ﬁt and proper person test In determining whether the applicant for, or the holder of, an endorsement speciﬁed in column 1 of the table to this sub­ clause is a ﬁt and proper person for the purposes of this rule, the Director may have regard to, and give such relative weight as the Director thinks ﬁt, to the criteria in section 24 of the Transport Services Licensing Act 1989 set out in column 2 of the table to this subclause in relation to that type of endorse­ ment.
Table to Clause 35(1) Type of endorsement Criteria in section 24 of the Transport Services Licensing Act 1989 Driving instructor 24(1) 24(2)(a) 24(2)(d) 24(3) 24(1) Passenger 24(2)(a) (in the case of a person who is driving or intends to drive small passenger vehicles) 45 Part 5 r 35 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Type of endorsement Criteria in section 24 of the Transport Services Licensing Act 1989 24(2)(b) (in the case of a person who is driving or intends to drive large passenger service vehicles) Testing ofﬁcer Vehicle recovery 24(2)(d) 24(3) 24(1) 24(2)(a) 24(2)(d) 24(3) 24(1) 24(2)(a) 24(2)(d) 24(3) (2) (3) The Director may, for the purpose of determining whether or not a person is a ﬁt and proper person for the purposes of this rule,— (a) Seek and receive such information as the Director thinks ﬁt; and (b) Consider information obtained from any source.
If the Director proposes to take into account any information that is or may be prejudicial to the person, the Director must disclose that information to the person and give the person a reasonable opportunity to refute or comment on it.

(4) Nothing in subclause (3) requires the Director to disclose any information the disclosure of which would be likely to endan­ ger the safety of any person.
(5) Nothing in this clause limits or affects the provisions of sections 24 and 25 of the Transport Services Licensing Act 1989 in respect of any transport service driver.

46 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Part 7 r 38 Subclause (1) was amended, as from 4 October 1999, by clause 13 Land Trans­ port (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 1999 (SR 1999/302) by inserting the words “, or the holder of,”.
Part 6 Driver identiﬁcation cards Application for driver identiﬁcation card (2) 36 (1) An application for a driver identiﬁcation card required under section 19 of the Transport Services Licensing Act 1989 must be in accordance with the requirements of clause 9.

The applicant must comply with the requirements of clauses 10, 11, 12, and 14.

The applicant must produce a unique identiﬁer as described in section 19(2)(c) of the Transport Services Licensing Act 1989 for approval by the Director.
(3) Driver identiﬁcation card property of Director Driver identiﬁcation card property of Director 37 (1) A driver identiﬁcation card issued to a person under section 19 of the Transport Services Licensing Act 1989 is the prop­ erty of the Director.

(2) A person must surrender his or her driver identiﬁcation card as and when required under this rule.
Part 7 Medical ﬁtness Eyesight testing 38 (1) An applicant for a driver licence or an endorsement, or for the renewal of a driver licence or an endorsement, must either— Have the applicant’s eyesight tested by a licensing (a) agent; or Provide a licensing agent with a certiﬁcate issued by a optometrist or medical practitioner within 60 days of the date that it is produced to the licensing agent stating that the applicant’s eyesight complies with the standards speciﬁed in subclause (2).
(b) (2) An applicant to whom subclause (1) applies must,— 47 Part 7 r 38 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 (a) (b) (c) In the case of an applicant with vision in both eyes who applies to obtain a Class 1 or Class 6 driver licence, or a dangerous goods or special type vehicle endorse­ ment,— (i) Have a visual acuity of at least 6/12 using both eyes and at least 6/18 using each eye separately; and (ii) Have a visual ﬁeld of at least 140 degrees; and In the case of an applicant with vision only in 1 eye who applies to obtain a Class 1 or Class 6 driver licence, or a dangerous goods or special­type vehicle endorse­ ment,— (i) Have a visual acuity of at least 6/12 in 1 eye; and (ii) Have a visual ﬁeld of at least 140 degrees in that eye; and To obtain a driver licence of classes 2 to 5, or a pas­ senger, vehicle recovery, driving instructor, or testing ofﬁcer endorsement,— (i) Have a visual acuity of at least 6/9 using both eyes and at least 6/18 using each eye separately; and (3) (4) (ii) Have a visual ﬁeld of at least 140 degrees.
The minimum eyesight standards speciﬁed in subclause (2) may be met either with or without correcting lenses.

If an applicant to whom subclause (1) applies fails an eyesight test administered by a licensing agent, the agent must advise the applicant that the applicant may provide a certiﬁcate in accordance with subclause (1)(b) as an alternative method of satisfying the requirements of subclause (2).
(5) A licensing agent is not required to administer an eyesight test to an applicant with vision only in 1 eye to whom sub­ clause (1) applies, but must advise the applicant that the appli­ cant must produce a certiﬁcate in accordance with subclause (1)(b) to satisfy the requirements of subclause (2).

Subclause (1)(b) was amended, as from 18 September 2004, by section 175(3) Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 (2003 No 48) by omitting the word “registered” wherever it occured.
See sections 178 to 227 of that Act as to the transitional provisions.
48 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Part 7 r 40 39 Medical declaration (1) If an applicant for a driver licence or an endorsement, or for a renewal of a driver licence or an endorsement, has suffered from any medical condition or conditions (including any con­ dition relating to eyesight) that has, to the applicant’s know­ ledge, in the 5 years immediately preceding the date of appli­ cation adversely affected the applicant’s ability to drive safely, the applicant must— (a) (b) State this fact on the application form; and Produce with the application form a medical certiﬁcate that complies with clause 44.
(2) If an applicant for a driver licence or an endorsement, or for a renewal of a driver licence or an endorsement, has suffered from any medical condition or conditions (including any con­ ditions relating to eyesight) that could, to the applicant’s know­ ledge, adversely affect the ability of the applicant to drive safely, but has not done so in the 5 years immediately preced­ ing the date of application, the applicant must— State this fact on the application form; and (a) Produce with the application form a signed statement to (b) this effect.
40 (1) Special medical examination The Director may require any of the following persons to undergo a medical examination if he or she considers that there are reasonable grounds to require the person to undergo a medical examination in the interests of public safety: (a) An applicant for a driver licence: (b) An applicant for an endorsement: An applicant for the renewal of a driver licence: (c) (d) An applicant for the renewal of an endorsement.
(2) A licensing agent (other than the Director) may, if the licens­ ing agent considers that there may be grounds for requiring an applicant to be medically examined under subclause (1), refer any application for a driver licence or an endorsement, or for the renewal of a driver licence or an endorsement, to the Dir­ ector to enable the Director to consider whether to require a medical examination under subclause (1).
49 Part 7 r 41 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Requirements of medical examination 41 (1) A medical examination required under clause 40(1) must be carried out by— (a) A medical practitioner, a optometrist, or a occupational therapist, nominated by the applicant; or (b) A medical practitioner, or a optometrist, or a occupa­ tional therapist, nominated by the Director.
(2) The Director may nominate a person under subclause (1)(b) only if— (a) The applicant fails to nominate a person under sub­ clause (1)(a); or The Director is not satisﬁed that the person nominated by the applicant is appropriately qualiﬁed to undertake the medical examination.
(b) (3) A person who is nominated to undertake a medical examin­ ation under subclause (1) must be a member of 1 of the class or classes of registered health professional that, in the opin­ ion of the Director, is appropriately qualiﬁed to undertake the examination in the particular case.

(4) A medical examination required under clause 40(1) must be carried out having regard to the document issued by the Dir­ ector entitled Medical Aspects of Fitness to Drive: A Guide for Medical Practitioners.
Subclause (1) was amended, as from 18 September 2004, by section 175(3) Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 (2003 No 48) by omitting the word “registered” wherever it occurs.

See sections 178 to 227 of that Act as to the transitional provisions.
Powers of Director The Director may decline to issue or renew a driver licence or endorsement or may issue or renew the licence or endorsement with conditions— (a) If an applicant refuses or fails to undergo an examin­ ation required under clause 40(1); or If, following an examination required under clause 40(1), the Director— (i) Is satisﬁed on medical grounds that the applicant is not a ﬁt and proper person to be granted a driver (b) 42 50 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Part 7 r 44 (ii) licence or endorsement of the relevant class or type; or Considers that, in the interests of public safety, any driver licence or endorsement held by the ap­ plicant requires conditions that take into account any relevant physical or mental condition of the applicant.
43 Advice of right to appeal The Director must give written notice to an applicant whose application for the issue or renewal of a driver licence or en­ dorsement has been declined under clause 42, or granted sub­ ject to conditions under that clause, of the rights of appeal given by section 106 of the Act.

General provision about medical certiﬁcates This heading was revoked, as from 4 December 2006, by clause 7 Land Trans­ port (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule (No 2) 2006 (SR 2006/152).
44 Medical certiﬁcates (1) A person who is required by this rule to produce a medical certiﬁcate to any person must— (a) Obtain, from a person who is a member of 1 or more of the class or classes of registered health professional qualiﬁed to issue the certiﬁcate, a certiﬁcate that states whether the person is medically ﬁt to drive under the ap­ plicable class of licence or type of endorsement, having regard to the document issued by the Director entitled Medical Aspects of Fitness to Drive: A Guide for Med­ ical Practitioners; and Pay the appropriate fee (if any) speciﬁed in or assessed in accordance with regulations made under the Act.
(b) (1A) In the case of a person applying for a driver licence of Classes 2 to 5, a Class 1 medical certiﬁcate issued under Part 2A of the Civil Aviation Act 1990 and Part 67 of the Civil Aviation Rules may be produced instead of a medical certiﬁcate described in subclause (1)(a).

51 Part 7 r 44A Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 (2) A medical certiﬁcate produced under this rule is valid only if it is issued within 60 days before the date on which it is produced.
(2A) A medical certiﬁcate produced under subclause (1A) may be— (a) (b) the original certiﬁcate; or a copy of that certiﬁcate certiﬁed by a solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand, a registrar of a District Court, a Justice of the Peace, or the medical practitioner who issued the certiﬁcate.
(3) A person who would otherwise be required by this rule to pro­ duce a medical certiﬁcate is not required to do so if— (a) The person has obtained, in the 5 years immediately pre­ ceding the date of application for the issue or renewal of a driver licence or endorsement, another driver licence or endorsement for which the person was required to produce a medical certiﬁcate to the same medical stan­ dards as required in subclause (1); and The person provides the licensing agent with a signed statement that any adverse condition the person suffers from that may affect the person’s ability to drive safely has not worsened since the medical certiﬁcate referred to in subclause (3)(a) was produced.
(b) (4) (5) Subclause (3) does not apply to a medical certiﬁcate required in respect of an applicant for a driver licence who is 75 years of age or over.

This clause does not apply to a medical certiﬁcate issued under clause 38(1)(b).

Subclause (1A) was inserted, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 16(1) Land Trans­ port (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).

Subclause (2A) was inserted, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 16(2) Land Trans­ port (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).
44A Obligations of person who issues medical certiﬁcate (1) This clause applies if a medical certiﬁcate is required for the purposes of this rule.

The person who issues the medical certiﬁcate must, as soon as practicable, give written notice to the Director of his or her as­ (2) 52 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Part 8 r 45 sessment if he or she assesses the applicant as not medically ﬁt to drive a motor vehicle for which a driver licence is required.
Clauses 44A and 44B were inserted, as from 4 December 2006, by clause 8 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule (No 2) 2006 (SR 2006/152).

44B Applicants may be referred for on­road safety test (1) This clause applies if a medical certiﬁcate is required for a Class 1 or Class 6 licence and the applicant— (a) (b) is 75 years of age or older; or is 74 years of age or older and is renewing his or her licence under clause 67(5)(a).
(2) (3) The person who issues the medical certiﬁcate may refer the applicant for an on­road safety test if he or she— (a) assesses the applicant as medically ﬁt to drive under the applicable class of licence; but has signiﬁcant doubts about the applicant’s ability to drive safely.

(b) This clause does not apply if a medical certiﬁcate is required only for the renewal of an endorsement on a Class 1 driver licence.
Clauses 44A and 44B were inserted, as from 4 December 2006, by clause 8 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule (No 2) 2006 (SR 2006/152).
Part 8 Theory and practical tests for driver licences Theory tests Theory tests required 45 (1) An applicant for a driver licence— (a) (b) Of any of Classes 1L, 2L, 3L, 5L, or 6L; or For a licence of any class if the applicant is required under any other provision of this rule to pass a theory test— must pass the appropriate theory test approved by the Director in relation to the class of licence sought.
(1A) Despite subclause (1), a person does not have to pass the ap­ propriate theory test approved by the Director if,— 53 Part 8 r 46 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 (2) 46 (a) (b) At the close of 2 May 1999, the person held a Class LL licence; and The person applies for a Class 3L or Class 5L licence before 3 May 2001.

This clause is subject to clause 53.


Subclause (1) was amended, as from 16 January 2006, by section 95(12) Land Transport Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 77) by substituting the words “ap­ proved by the Director” for the words “as speciﬁed in Schedule 5”.

See sections 96 to 100 of that Act as to the transitional and savings provisions.

Subclause (1A) was inserted, as from 4 October 1999, by clause 14 Land Trans­ port (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 1999 (SR 1999/302).
Subclause (1A) was amended, as from 16 January 2006, by section 95(12) Land Transport Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 77) by substituting the words “ap­ proved by the Director” for the words “as speciﬁed in Schedule 5”.

See sections 96 to 100 of that Act as to the transitional and savings provisions.
Standard for passing theory test An applicant passes a theory test approved by the Director if the applicant answers correctly the number of questions re­ quired to be answered correctly as approved by the Director.

Clause 46 was amended, as from 16 January 2006, by section 95(12) Land Transport Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 77) by substituting the words “ap­ proved by the Director” for the words “in Schedule 5”.

See sections 96 to 100 of that Act as to the transitional and savings provisions.
Clause 46 was amended, as from 16 January 2006, by section 95(12) Land Transport Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 77) by substituting the words “as approved by the Director” for the words “as speciﬁed in Schedule 5”.

See sec­ tions 96 to 100 of that Act as to the transitional and savings provisions.

47 Theory test to be conducted by licensing agent or testing ofﬁcer A theory test must be conducted by a licensing agent or a test­ ing ofﬁcer.
Practical driving tests Practical driving tests required 48 (1) An applicant for a full Class 1 licence must take the standard full licence test (Class 1) in Part A of Schedule 6 or the alter­ native full licence test in Part B of Schedule 6 as determined by the testing ofﬁcer.
54 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Part 8 r 48 (2) An applicant for a full licence of any of Classes 2 to 5 must take the full licence test (Classes 2 to 5) described in subpart 2 of Part E of Schedule 6.

(3) An applicant for a full Class 6 licence must take the standard full licence test (Class 6) in Part C of Schedule 6 or the alter­ native full licence test in Part B of Schedule 6 as determined by the testing ofﬁcer.
(4) An applicant for a Class 6L licence must take the basic motor­ cycle handling skills test in Part D of Schedule 6.

(5A) (5) An applicant for a Class 1R or a Class 6R licence must, un­ less subclause (5A) applies, take the restricted licence test de­ scribed in subpart 1 of Part E of Schedule 6.
If, in the opinion of the testing ofﬁcer, the restricted licence test cannot be completed because of adverse road or weather conditions, the applicant for a Class 1R or Class 6R licence must take the licence test speciﬁed in subpart 2 of Part E of Schedule 6, using a vehicle to which the restricted licence re­ lates.

Except as provided in subclause (7) or clause 53, the applicant must take the practical driving test in a vehicle to which the class of licence sought relates in accordance with Schedule 3.
(7) An applicant may take the practical driving test in an appro­ priately conﬁgured or loaded vehicle of a class other than that to which the class of licence sought relates if the Director ap­ proves the use of that other vehicle for the test.

Subclause (2) was substituted, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 17(1) Land Trans­ port (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).
(6) Subclause (5) was substituted, as from 1 July 2006, by clause 17(2) Land Trans­ port (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).

Subclause (5A) was inserted, as from 1 July 2006, by clause 17(2) Land Trans­ port (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).

Subclause (6) was amended, as from 4 October 1999, by clause 15(1) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 1999 (SR 1999/302) by insert­ ing the words “subclause (7) or”.
Subclause (7) was inserted, as from 4 October 1999, by clause 15(2) Land Trans­ port (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 1999 (SR 1999/302).

55 Part 8 r 49 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 (2) On­road safety test 49 (1) An applicant for a Class 1 or Class 6 licence must pass the on­road safety test if he or she is referred for the test under clause 44B.
The applicant must take the test in a vehicle to which the class of licence sought relates in accordance with Schedule 3.

If the applicant fails the test and his or her driver licence has expired or been revoked, a temporary driver licence issued under section 24(3) of the Act may be made subject to the condition speciﬁed in clause 16(1)(a).

(3) (4) An applicant is not required to pass the on­road safety test if he or she is required to complete a practical driving test under clause 48.
Subclause (1A) was inserted, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 18 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).

Clause 49 was substituted, as from 4 December 2006, by clause 9 Land Trans­ port (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule (No 2) 2006 (SR 2006/152).
49A Transitional provision for applicants 80 years and over applying for driver licence This clause applies to an applicant for a driver licence who— (a) (b) is 80 years of age or over; and failed his or her most recent attempt at the test in Part F of Schedule 6 before the commencement of this clause.

The applicant must pass the on­road safety test in order to ob­ tain his or her licence, in addition to the other requirements of this rule.
Clause 49A was inserted, as from 4 December 2006, by clause 9 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule (No 2) 2006 (SR 2006/152).

Practical driving test not to be completed using certain vehicles No practical driving test may be taken on a moped, all­terrain vehicle, or special­type vehicle.
(1) (2) 50 56 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Part 8 r 52A 51 Standard for passing practical driving test An applicant passes a practical driving test in Schedule 6 if the applicant meets the standard set out in relation to that test in Schedule 6.
Persons who may conduct practical driving tests 52 (1) A practical driving test may be conducted by a person who is— (a) (b) a testing ofﬁcer; and either employed by, or under contract to,— (i) (ii) (iii) the Authority; or an agent of the Authority; or the New Zealand Defence Force.

a person referred to in subclause (1); or an approved motorcycle instructor.
(2) Despite subclause (1), the basic motorcycle handling skills test speciﬁed in Part D of Schedule 6 may only be carried out by— (a) (b) The Director may approve a motorcycle instructor to conduct the test referred to in subclause (2).

Clause 52 was substituted, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 19 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).
(3) 52A Practical driving test may be terminated A testing ofﬁcer may terminate a practical driving test at any time during the course of the test if, in the opinion of the testing ofﬁcer, the applicant— (a) commits an offence under section 35(1)(a) or (b) or sec­ tion 36(1)(a) (relating to reckless or dangerous driv­ ing), or under section 37(1), section 38(1), or section 39(1) (relating to careless or inconsiderate driving) of the Act; or is wholly or partly responsible for an accident; or is unable, because of lack of driving ability, to carry out an instruction of the testing ofﬁcer; or exceeds the applicable speed limit by more than 10 km/h; or fails to comply with give­way rules or give­way signs; or fails to comply with trafﬁc signals or stop signs.
(b) (c) (d) (e) (f) 57 Part 8 r 53 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Clause 52A was inserted, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 19 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).
53 (1) Applicant for more than 1 class of licence Applicant for more than 1 class of licence Subject to subclause (2), a person who is— (a) Applying for the renewal of a driver licence where the person is the holder of more than 1 class of licence; or (b) Applying for a replacement licence under clause 86; or Applying for a New Zealand driver licence of more than (c) 1 class under clause 89,— is only required to complete 1 practical driving test if the ap­ plicant completes the appropriate practical driving test in a ve­ hicle to which the highest class of licence sought relates in ac­ cordance with Schedule 3.
(2) A person who is applying for a Class 6 licence in addition to any other class or classes of licence must complete the ap­ propriate practical driving test on a motorcycle, in addition to completing the appropriate practical driving test in relation to the other class or classes of licence sought.
Subject to subclause (4), a person referred to in paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) or paragraph (c) of subclause (1) is only required to complete 1 theory test if the person completes the appropriate theory test required for the highest class of licence sought.
(3) (4) A person who is applying for a Class 6 licence in addition to any other class or classes of licence must complete the appro­ priate theory test required for a Class 6 licence in addition to completing the appropriate theory test in relation to the other class or classes of licence sought.

Certiﬁcation test for testing ofﬁcer Certiﬁcation test for testing ofﬁcer An applicant for a testing ofﬁcer endorsement must complete the certiﬁcation test in Schedule 7 to the standard speciﬁed in that schedule.
54 58 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Part 9 r 56 55 56 (1) Person taking test must produce identiﬁcation Person taking test must produce identiﬁcation A person undertaking a test required under this Part must pre­ sent to the person conducting the test either— (a) (b) The person’s photographic driver licence; or Identiﬁcation in the form speciﬁed in clause 10(1).
Part 9 Conditions relating to driver licences and endorsements Conditions relating to physical disability The Director may direct that a person may drive a motor ve­ hicle only if the person complies with 1 or more of the follow­ ing conditions: (a) The person uses correcting lenses, an occluder cover­ ing 1 eye, aids to hearing, or artiﬁcial limbs, that the Director considers are appropriate; or The person drives the vehicle during periods, and under circumstances, that the Director considers are appropri­ ate given— (i) The person’s physical or mental condition at the time of application; or The outcome of a review of the person’s ﬁtness to drive under clause 77(1); or (ii) The vehicle is specially adapted or has speciﬁed fea­ tures; or The person consults with a medical practitioner, op­ tometrist, or occupational therapist at intervals speciﬁed by the Director.
(b) (c) (d) (2) The Director must notify a person on whose driver licence or endorsement conditions have been imposed under subclause (1) of the rights of appeal given by section 106 of the Act.

Subclause (1)(d) was amended, as from 18 September 2004, by section 175(3) Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 (2003 No 48) by omitting the word “registered” wherever it occurs.

See sections 178 to 227 of that Act as to the transitional provisions.
59 Part 9 r 57 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 57 Condition imposed on Class 1R licence in relation to driving motor vehicle with automatic transmission The Director must impose a condition on a person’s Class 1R licence permitting the person to drive only a motor ve­ hicle with an automatic transmission if, when obtaining a Class 1R licence, the person passes the restricted licence test under clause 48(5) in a motor vehicle with an automatic transmis­ sion.
Clause 57 was substituted, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 20 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).
57A Transitional provision for condition relating to automatic (1) transmission vehicle In the case of an existing driver licence of a driver who is 80 years of age or over, a condition that the person is permitted to drive only a vehicle with automatic transmission, imposed as a result of passing a driving test in a vehicle with automatic transmission,— (a) (b) must be removed from the driver licence of the appli­ cant when he or she renews or replaces his or her licence unless subclause (2) applies.
does not apply unless subclause (2) also applies; and (2) Despite subclause (1), a driver who is 80 years of age or over who renews or replaces his or her driver licence may be sub­ ject to a condition imposed on medical grounds that allows that person to drive only a motor vehicle with an automatic trans­ mission.

Clause 57A was inserted, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 20 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).
Removal of condition relating to automatic transmission A condition under clause 57 must be removed if the person to whom it applies,— (a) Being less than 80 years of age, holds a restricted li­ cence, and passes a full licence test under clause 48; or Being less than 80 years of age, passes a restricted li­ cence test under clause 48(5) in a motor vehicle with a manual transmission (c) (b) 58 60 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Part 10 r 60 Paragraph (b) was amended, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 21 Land Trans­ port (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84) by omitting the expression “; or”.
Paragraph (c) was revoked, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 21 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).
59 Condition relating to automatic transmission not to apply in certain circumstances A condition under clause 57 does not apply if the person is driving a manual vehicle while accompanied by a person who— (a) Holds, and has held for at least 2 years, a full licence of a class that authorises that person to drive that vehicle; and Is in charge of the vehicle; and Is seated in the front passenger seat or, if there is no front passenger seat available, is seated as close as is practicable to the driver.
(b) (c) Part 10 Period of validity of driver licences and endorsements Period of validity of driver licence 60 (1) A driver licence that is obtained or renewed under this rule may be issued for a period of 10 years except that,— (a) If the person is at least 64 years of age but younger than 75 years of age at the date of the issue of the licence, the expiry date speciﬁed on the licence must be the date of the person’s seventy­ﬁfth birthday: If the person is at least 75 years of age but younger than 80 years of age at the date of the issue of the licence, the expiry date speciﬁed on the licence must be the date of the person’s eightieth birthday: If the person is 80 years of age or over at the date of the issue of the licence, the expiry date speciﬁed on the licence must be the next birthday of the applicant that is a whole multiple of 2: If a renewed licence is issued under clause 67(5) with an expiry date that is more than 10 years after the date of (b) (c) (d) 61 Part 10 r 61 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 the issue of the licence, the licence expires on the date speciﬁed on the licence.
(2) A driver licence that is replaced under this rule must be issued with an expiry date that is the same as the expiry date of the licence being replaced, except that if a replacement licence is issued under clause 74(4) with an expiry date that is more than 10 years after the date of the issue of the licence, the licence expires on the date speciﬁed on the licence.

(2A) Despite subclause (1), the Director may extend the period of (3) validity of a driver licence by not more than 1 year.
The period of validity of a driver licence is not affected by the holder obtaining a driver licence or endorsement of any other class or type.

Subclause (2A) was inserted, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 22 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).

Period of validity of endorsement 61 (1) A dangerous goods endorsement may be issued for a period of (2) (3) 5 years.
Subject to subclause (3), a passenger, vehicle recovery, driving instructor, or testing ofﬁcer endorsement may be issued for a period of 1 year or a period of 5 years.

If a person who holds a passenger, vehicle recovery, driving instructor, or testing ofﬁcer endorsement obtains an additional endorsement that is a passenger, vehicle recovery, driving in­ structor, or testing ofﬁcer endorsement, the additional endorse­ ment expires on the same date as the previous endorsement.
(4) A special­type vehicle endorsement expires on the same date as the holder’s driver licence.

Clause 61 was substituted, as from 4 October 1999, by clause 16 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 1999 (SR 1999/302).
62 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Part 11 r 62 Part 11 Format of driver licences, driver identiﬁcation cards, and “L” (learner) plates 62 Features to verify and protect licence integrity A driver licence (other than a temporary driver licence) must have the following features for the purposes of verifying or protecting the integrity of the licence: Physical characteristics (a) national Standards Organisation 7810: Cards—Physical Characteristics: 1995: The following background colour: (i) (ii) (iii) For a learner driver licence, blue: (iv) For a full driver licence, green: For a restricted driver licence, yellow: that comply with Inter­ Identiﬁcation (b) (v) For a limited licence, such background colour as the Director considers desirable to protect the integrity of the licence: For a driver licence if the holder holds licences to which 2 or more of paragraphs (i) to (iv) apply, such background colour as the Director considers desirable to protect the integrity of the licence: The words NEW ZEALAND DRIVER LICENCE: The word LEARNER, if the driver licence is a learner licence: The words LIMITED LICENCE, if the driver licence is a limited licence issued under section 105 of the Act: The word RESTRICTED, if the driver licence is a re­ stricted licence: (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) An image of the New Zealand Flag: (h) A one­dimensional bar code containing the driver li­ cence number, driver licence card number, and a quality control number: One or more of the following: (i)
 Micro­printing: (ii) (iii) A ghosted image of a photographic image: (iv) A holographic image: Special fonts: (i) 63 Part 11 r 63 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 (j) The expiry date of each endorsement held by the holder of the licence.
Form of driver licence 63 (1) A driver licence must display the following on the front of the licence: (a) (b) (c) The words NEW ZEALAND DRIVER LICENCE: The word LEARNER, if the driver licence is a learner licence: The word RESTRICTED, if the driver licence is a re­ stricted licence: (d) An image of the New Zealand Flag: A photographic image of the holder: (e) An image of the holder’s signature: (f) The holder’s name: (g) The holder’s date of birth: (h) The original date on which the driver licence is issued: (i) The date on which the driver licence expires: (j) The word Donor, if the holder has agreed to be an organ (k) donor: The driver licence number and driver licence card num­ ber: (l) (m) The holder’s current address, if requested by the holder: The classes to which the licence applies and the en­ (n) dorsements issued to the holder.
(2) A driver licence must display the following on the back of the licence: (a) The words LIMITED LICENCE, if the driver licence is a limited licence issued under section 105 of the Act: (b) An indication of any condition the holder must comply (c) with while driving a motor vehicle: The expiry date of each endorsement held by the holder of the licence: (d) A one­dimensional bar code containing the driver li­ cence number, driver licence card number, and a pro­ duction quality control number.
(3) An endorsement must be indicated on a driver licence in the following way: 64 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Part 11 r 64 (a) (b) For all endorsements other than a driving instructor en­ dorsement, by the appropriate single letter speciﬁed in Schedule 4: For a driving instructor endorsement, by the single let­ ter speciﬁed in Schedule 4 followed by the appropriate driver licence class number speciﬁed in Schedule 3.
Subclause (1)(i) was amended, as from 16 January 2006, by section 95(12) Land Transport Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 77) by inserting the word “original” before the word “date”.

See sections 96 to 100 of that Act as to the transitional and savings provisions.

Form of temporary driver licence 64 (1) A temporary driver licence must be— (a) (b) (c) Printed on paper; and Signed by the holder; and Authenticated by a licensing agent.
(2) A temporary driver licence must display the following on the front of the licence: (a) The words TEMPORARY NEW ZEALAND DRIVER LICENCE: The holder’s name: The holder’s date of birth: the date on which the driver licence is issued: The date on which the driver licence expires: The driver licence number and driver licence card num­ ber (if known): The classes of driver licence and types of endorsement issued to the holder: (b) (c) (ca) (d) (e) (f) (g) An indication of any condition the holder must comply with while driving a motor vehicle.
(3) Despite subclauses (1) and (2), where a person is entitled to be issued with a driver licence under clause 113(2), a temporary driver licence may be issued in the form speciﬁed in subclause (4) instead of in the form speciﬁed in subclauses (1) and (2).
(4) A temporary driver licence to which subclause (3) applies may be issued by inserting on any driver licence, in force immedi­ ately before 3 May 1999, that is held by the person to whom the temporary driver licence is to be issued— 65 Part 11 r 65 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 (a) The words TEMPORARY NEW ZEALAND DRIVER LICENCE; and The date on which the driver licence expires; and Authentication by the licensing agent.
(b) (c) Subclause (2)(ca) was inserted, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 23 Land Trans­ port (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).

Form of driver identiﬁcation card 65 (1) A driver identiﬁcation card must be 105 mm high and 80 mm wide.
(2) A driver identiﬁcation card must display the following on the front of the card: (a) (b) (c) A photographic image of the holder: The holder’s unique identiﬁer: A list of the endorsements held by the holder for which a driver identiﬁcation card is required: The expiry date of the driver identiﬁcation card.
(d) (3) A driver identiﬁcation card must display the following on the back of the card: (a) (b) (c) The holder’s name: The licence number on the holder’s driver licence: The expiry date of each endorsement covered by the driver identiﬁcation card: (d) An indication of any conditions with which the holder must comply when undertaking an activity for which an endorsement covered by the driver identiﬁcation card is required.
(4) A driver identiﬁcation card may include 1 or more of the fea­ tures speciﬁed in clause 62(i).

(5) An endorsement must be indicated on a driver identiﬁcation card by the appropriate single letter speciﬁed in Schedule 4.

Form of L plate 66 (1) An L plate must— (a) Be a rectangle with sides at least 150 mm high and 110 mm wide; and (b) Display the capital letter L, in black, on a yellow back­ ground.
66 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Part 12 r 67 (2) The letter L must— (a) (b) The width of each line of the letter L must be at least 20 mm.

Be at least 100 mm high; and Be at least 60 mm wide.

(3) (4) An L plate must be positioned— (a) (b) So that it does not obstruct the driver’s ﬁeld of vision; and So that it is visible at a distance of 50 m in daylight.
(5) An L plate must be attached in the following way: (a) (b) In the case of a motorcycle, moped, or all­terrain ve­ hicle, by attaching it to the rear of the vehicle: In the case of a vehicle for which a Class 1 licence is required, other than a moped or an all­terrain vehicle, by attaching 1 plate visible to the front of the vehicle and another plate visible to the rear.
Part 12 Renewal, Replacement, and Reinstatement of driver licences and endorsements This heading was amended, as from 16 January 2006, by section 95(12) Land Transport Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 77) by substituting the words “, Re­ placement, and Reinstatement” for the words “and Replacement”.

The head­ ing previously read “Renewal and Replacement of driver licences and endorse­ ments”.

See sections 96 to 100 of that Act as to the transitional and savings provisions.
Renewal of driver licence 67 (1) Renewal of driver licence The Director may from time to time, on the application of the holder of a licence, whether made before or after the expiry of the licence, renew the licence.
(2) A person is entitled to have his or her driver licence renewed if the person— (a) Makes an application in accordance with clause 9 and complies with the requirements of clauses 10 to 14; and If the application is for the renewal of a licence of any of Classes 2, 3, 4, or 5, produces a medical certiﬁcate in accordance with clause 44; and (b) 67 Part 12 r 67 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 (c) (d) (e) (f) is 75 years of age or over and produces a medical cer­ tiﬁcate in accordance with clause 44; and passes the on­road safety test, if referred for the test under clause 44B; and in the case of a licence (excluding a Class 6 licence) that has been expired for more than 5 years, passes— (i) the appropriate theory test under clause 45 for the highest class of driver licence that the person is applying to renew; and the appropriate practical driving test for the high­ est class of driver licence that the person is apply­ ing to renew in accordance with clauses 48 and 51 or successfully completes a course approved under clause 93; and (ii) in the case of a Class 6 licence that has been expired for more than 5 years, passes— (i) (ii) the theory test for Class 6 under clause 45(1); and the practical driving test for Class 6 under clause 48(3), (4), (5), or (5A).
(2A) Subclause (2)(e) and (f) do not override clause 68.

(3) If a person to whom subclause (2)(e) applies complies with subclause (2)(e)(i), the person’s driver licence may be renewed subject to the condition speciﬁed in clause 16(1)(a).

(4A) (4) A condition imposed under subclause (3) continues in force until the person to whom it applies complies with subclause (2)(e)(ii).
If a person to whom subclause (2)(f) applies complies with subclause (2)(f)(i), that person may be issued with a Class 6L licence, subject to the conditions speciﬁed in clause 16(1)(d).
(5) A renewed driver licence may be issued with a new expiry date that would have applied had the licence been renewed on the expiry date if the licence is renewed,— (a) in the case of a driver who is 74 years of age or over, not more than 6 months before the expiry date; and in all other cases, not more than 60 days before the ex­ piry date.

(b) Subclause (2)(c) and (d) were substituted, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 24(1) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).
68 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Part 12 r 67A Subclause (2)(d) was substituted, as from 4 December 2006, by clause 10(1) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule (No 2) 2006 (SR 2006/152).

Subclause (2)(e) was substituted, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 24(1) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).
Subclause (2)(e) was substituted, as from 4 December 2006, by clause 10(1) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule (No 2) 2006 (SR 2006/152).

Subclause (2)(f) was inserted, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 24(1) Land Trans­ port (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).

Subclause (2)(f) was substituted, as from 4 December 2006, by clause 10(1) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule (No 2) 2006 (SR 2006/152).
Subclause (2A) was inserted, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 24(2) Land Trans­ port (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).

Subclause (2A) was amended, as from 4 December 2006, by clause 10(2) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule (No 2) 2006 (SR 2006/152) by substituting the words “and (f) do” for the word “does”.

Subclause (4A) was inserted, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 24(3) Land Trans­ port (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).
Subclause (5) was substituted, as from 4 October 1999, by clause 17 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 1999 (SR 1999/302).

Subclause (5) was substituted, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 24(3) Land Trans­ port (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).

67A Reinstatement of driver licence after end of (1) disqualiﬁcation The Director may, from time to time, on the application of a person who has been disqualiﬁed for more than 12 months, reinstate that person’s licence.
(2) A person is entitled to have his or her driver licence reinstated if— (a) (b) (c) (d) the person has served their disqualiﬁcation, and there are no further subsequent periods of disqualiﬁcation left to serve as of the date of application; and the person complies with clause 67(2)(a); and in the case of an applicant of 75 years of age or over, the person produces a medical certiﬁcate in accordance with clause 44; and the person passes the on­road safety test, if referred for the test under clause 44B; and 69 Part 12 r 67A Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 (e) (f) (g) in the case of an applicant for a licence of any of Classes 2, 3, 4, or 5, the person produces a medical certiﬁcate in accordance with clause 44; and in the case of an applicant for a licence of any of— (i) Classes 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5, the person passes— (A) (B) the appropriate theory test under clause 45 for the highest class of driver licence the person is applying to reinstate; and the appropriate practical driving test for the highest class of driver licence the per­ son is applying to reinstate in accordance with clauses 48 and 51; or (ii) Classes 2, 3, 4, and 5, the person completes a course approved under clause 93 (if any); and in the case of an applicant for a Class 6 driver licence, the person passes— (i) the theory test for a Class 6 licence under clause 45(1); and the practical driving test for a Class 6 licence under clause 51 or clause 48(3), (4), (5), or (5A), as appropriate.
(ii) (3) If a person to whom subclause (2)(f) applies complies with subclause (2)(f)(i)(A), the person’s driver licence may be re­ instated subject to the condition speciﬁed in clause 16(1)(a).

(5) (4) A condition imposed under subclause (3) continues in force until the person to whom it applies complies with subclause (2)(f)(i)(B) or subclause (2)(f)(ii).
If a person to whom subclause (2)(g) applies complies with subclause (2)(g)(i), the person’s driver licence may be rein­ stated subject to the conditions speciﬁed in clause 16(1)(b) and (c).

The conditions imposed under subclause (5) continue in force until the person to whom they apply complies with subclause (2)(g)(ii).

Clause 67A was inserted, as from 16 January 2006, by section 95(12) Land Transport Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 77).
See sections 96 to 100 of that Act as to the transitional and savings provisions.

(6) Subclause (2)(d) was substituted, as from 4 December 2006, by clause 11(1) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule (No 2) 2006 (SR 2006/152).
70 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Part 12 r 69 Subclause (2)(f)(i)(B) was amended, as from 4 December 2006, by clause 11(2) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule (No 2) 2006 (SR 2006/152) by omitting the expression “, 49,”.

Subclause (2)(g)(ii) was amended, as from 4 December 2006, by clause 11(3) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule (No 2) 2006 (SR 2006/152) by substituting the expression “(5), or (5A)” for the expression “or (5)”.
68 Special provision relating to person who is overseas, or in prison or hospital (1) A person who is absent from New Zealand, imprisoned, or an in­patient in hospital on the day that the person’s driver licence expires, and who continues to be unable to renew his or her licence for that reason until more than 5 years after the driver licence expired, is not required to pass the tests speciﬁed in clause 67(2)(e) or (f) to renew the person’s driver licence if the person— (a) Applies to renew the licence within 90 days after the date that the person ﬁrst returned to New Zealand, or was released from prison or discharged from hospital; and Provides a statement signed by the person that the per­ son was overseas, imprisoned, or an in­patient in hos­ pital when the driver licence expired and for a period of more than 5 years after that.
(b) (2) Subclause (1) was amended, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 25 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84) by substituting the words “more than 5 years” for the words “12 months or more” in both places they occur.

Subclause (1) was amended, as from 4 December 2006, by clause 12(1) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule (No 2) 2006 (SR 2006/152) by inserting the expression “or (f)” after the expression “clause 67(2)(e)”.
Subclause (2) was revoked, as from 4 December 2006, by clause 12(2) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule (No 2) 2006 (SR 2006/152).

Renewal of endorsement 69 Renewal of endorsement The Director may from time to time, on the application of the holder of an endorsement, renew the endorsement.
71 Part 12 r 70 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 70 Renewal of passenger, vehicle recovery, driving instructor, testing ofﬁcer, or dangerous goods endorsement (1) Application may be made to renew a passenger, vehicle re­ covery, driving instructor, testing ofﬁcer, or dangerous goods endorsement with the expiry date that would have applied had the licence been renewed on the expiry date.
(1A) An application under subclause (1) must be made— (a) (b) before the ﬁfth anniversary of the date of expiry of the endorsement; and not more than 60 days before the date of expiry of the endorsement.
(2) A person is entitled to have his or her passenger, vehicle recov­ ery, driving instructor, or testing ofﬁcer endorsement renewed, for a period of 1 year or 5 years from the date of the expiry of the endorsement, or the date of renewal, whichever is later, if— (a) The person makes an application in accordance with clause 9 and complies with the requirements of clauses 10, 11, 13, and 14; and In the case of an application for the renewal of an endorsement that was issued for a period of 5 years, the person produces a medical certiﬁcate in accordance with clause 44; and In the case of an application for the renewal of an en­ dorsement that was issued for a period of less than 5 years, the person produces a medical certiﬁcate in ac­ cordance with clause 44 if the person has not, within the 5 years immediately preceding the date of the ap­ plication, produced a certiﬁcate that complies with the requirements of clause 44; and The person consents to the carrying out of checks as to whether or not the person is a ﬁt and proper person to be the holder of the endorsement and consents to the carrying out of those checks from time to time during the period of validity of the endorsement; and The Director is satisﬁed in accordance with clause 35(1) that the person is a ﬁt and proper person to be the holder of the endorsement.
(b) (ba) (c) (d) 72 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Part 12 r 71 (3) A person is entitled to have his or her dangerous goods en­ dorsement renewed, for a period of 5 years from the date of the expiry of the endorsement, or the date of renewal, whichever is later, if the person— (a) Makes an application in accordance with clause 9 and complies with the requirements of clauses 10, 11, 13, and 14; and Produces a certiﬁcate of successful completion by the person of an approved course of the appropriate type speciﬁed in clause 93(b)(iii) that is issued less than 60 days before the date of the application for the renewal.
Subclause (1) was amended, as from 4 October 1999, by clause 18(1) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 1999 (SR 1999/302) by substi­ tuting the word “ﬁfth” for the word “ﬁrst”.

Subclause (1) was substituted, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 26(1) Land Trans­ port (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).

(b) Subclause (1A) was inserted, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 26(1) Land Trans­ port (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).
Subclause (2) was amended, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 26(2) Land Trans­ port (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84) by inserting the words “, for a period of 1 year or 5 years from the date of the expiry of the endorsement, or the date of renewal, whichever is later,” after the word “re­ newed”.

Subclause (2)(b) was substituted and subclause (2)(ba) was inserted, as from 4 October 1999, by clause 18(2) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 1999 (SR 1999/302).
Subclause (3) was amended, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 26(3) Land Trans­ port (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84) by inserting the words “, for a period of 5 years from the date of the expiry of the endorsement, or the date of renewal, whichever is later,” after the word “renewed”.
Subclause (2)(c) was amended, as from 4 October 1999, by clause 18(3) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 1999 (SR 1999/302) by substi­ tuting the words “during the period of validity of the endorsement” for the word “for a further period of 5 years”.

Renewal of special­type endorsement 71 (1) An application for the renewal of a special­type vehicle en­ dorsement may be made before or after the date of expiry of the endorsement.
(2) A person is entitled to have his or her special­type vehicle endorsement renewed if the person— 73 Part 12 r 72 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 (b) (a) Makes an application in accordance with clause 9 and complies with the requirements of clauses 10, 11, 13, and 14; and If the endorsement has been expired for more than 5 years, produces a certiﬁcate of successful completion by the person of an approved course of the appropriate type speciﬁed in subparagraphs (v) to (viii) of clause 93(b) that is issued less than 60 days before the date of applying for the renewal.
Subclause (2)(b) was amended, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 27 Land Trans­ port (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84) by substituting the expression “5 years” for the expression “12 months”.
Special provision relating to person overseas, or in prison or hospital A person who is absent from New Zealand, imprisoned, or an in­patient in hospital on the day that the person’s passenger, vehicle recovery, driving instructor, or testing ofﬁcer endorse­ ment expires, and who continues to be unable to renew his or her endorsement for that reason until more than 5 years after the endorsement expired, may apply to renew the endorsement in accordance with clause 70(2) if the person— (a) Applies to renew the endorsement within 90 days after the date that the person ﬁrst returned to New Zealand, or was released from prison or discharged from hospital; and Provides a statement signed by the person that the per­ son was overseas, imprisoned, or an in­patient in hos­ pital when the endorsement expired and for a period of more than 5 years after that.
(b) Clause 72 was amended, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 28 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84) by substituting the words “more than 5 years” for the words “12 months or more” in both places they occur.

Renewal of driver identiﬁcation card The Director may from time to time, on the application of the holder of a driver identiﬁcation card, made before or after the expiry of the card, renew the card.
72 73 (1) 74 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Part 12 r 74 (2) A person may apply for the renewal of a driver identiﬁcation card by— (a) Making an application in accordance with clause 9; and Complying with the requirements of clauses 10, 11, 12, (b) and 14.
Replacement of driver licence or driver identiﬁcation card 74 (1) (2) Replacement of driver licence or driver identiﬁcation card if lost, stolen, etc The Director may, on the application of the holder of a driver licence or a driver identiﬁcation card, issue a replacement driver licence or driver identiﬁcation card.
The holder of a driver licence or a driver identiﬁcation card must apply for a replacement driver licence or driver identiﬁ­ cation card, as the case may be, if— (a) It is lost, stolen, destroyed, defaced, mutilated, or be­ comes illegible; or The holder’s name is changed from that recorded on the licence and in the person’s driver licence records, or on the driver identiﬁcation card; or In the opinion of the Director, the holder’s appearance has changed signiﬁcantly from that recorded on the li­ cence or driver identiﬁcation card.
(b) (c) (3) A person is entitled to be issued with a replacement driver (b) licence or driver identiﬁcation card if the person— (a) Makes an application in accordance with clause 9 and complies with the requirements of clauses 10 to 14; and Either surrenders the previous licence or driver iden­ tiﬁcation card to the licensing agent in a legible form or provides the licensing agent with a signed statement stating, as appropriate, that— (i) The applicant does not have the previous driver licence or driver identiﬁcation card and the cir­ cumstances in which it was lost or destroyed; or The driver licence or driver identiﬁcation card that the applicant has surrendered in a defaced, mutilated, or illegible form is the applicant’s pre­ vious driver licence or driver identiﬁcation card.
(ii) 75 Part 12 r 75 (4) If— (a) (b) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 A driver licence being replaced is due to expire within 12 months of the date of the application for the replace­ ment licence; and The applicant will be younger than 64 years on the date that the licence is due to expire,— the replacement licence may be issued with an expiry date that is 10 years after the expiry date of the licence being replaced.
(5) A driver identiﬁcation card that is replaced under this clause must be issued with an expiry date that is the same as the expiry date of the card being replaced.
75 (1) Replacement of driver licence or driver identiﬁcation card if surrendered The Director must issue a replacement licence or driver identi­ ﬁcation card to a person who surrenders a driver licence under section 30 of the Act, or delivers a driver licence or driver iden­ tiﬁcation card to the Director under clause 84 or clause 85, for those classes of licence or types of endorsement held by the person (if any) that have not been revoked or surrendered.
(2) A driver identiﬁcation card that is replaced under this clause must be issued with an expiry date that is the same as the expiry date of the card being replaced.
76 Discovery of replaced licence or driver identiﬁcation card (1) A person to whom a replacement driver licence or driver iden­ tiﬁcation card has been issued under clause 74 must surren­ der the person’s previous driver licence or driver identiﬁca­ tion card to the Director if the previous driver licence or driver identiﬁcation card subsequently comes into the person’s pos­ session.
(2) A person who has been issued with a replacement driver li­ cence or driver identiﬁcation card must advise the Director if that person becomes aware that another person has the previ­ ous driver licence or driver identiﬁcation card.
76 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Part 13 r 77 77 (1) Part 13 Suspension, revocation, and surrender of driver licences or endorsements Requirements for tests, medical examinations, and approved courses The Director may, if he or she considers that the holder of a class of driver licence or a type of endorsement may not be a ﬁt and proper person to continue to hold that class of licence or type of endorsement and that further information would assist the Director to make a determination, require the person to do 1 or more of the following: (a) (c) (b) undergo a medical examination, pass a test, or success­ fully complete a course approved under clause 93 that the person would be required to undergo, pass, or com­ plete as an applicant for the class of licence or type of endorsement held: Produce any certiﬁcate that the person would be re­ quired to produce as an applicant for the class of licence or type of endorsement held: undergo any other medical examination, pass any other test, or successfully complete any other course approved under clause 93 that the Director considers to be relevant and reasonable in the circumstances, having regard to the classes of licence and types of endorsement (if any) held by the person.
(2) A test, medical examination, or course required under sub­ clause (1) must be carried out by a medical practitioner, op­ tometrist, occupational therapist, testing ofﬁcer, or approved course provider nominated by— (a) the applicant or holder of the driver licence or endorse­ ment; or the Director.
(b) The Director may nominate a person under subclause (2)(b) only if— (a) The person required to undertake the test, medical examination, or approved course fails to nominate a person under subclause (2)(a); or (3) 77 Part 13 r 78 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 (b) The Director is not satisﬁed that the person nominated by the person required to undertake the test or exam­ ination is appropriately qualiﬁed to carry out the test, medical examination, or approved course.
(4) A person who is nominated to carry out a medical examin­ ation under subclause (2) must be a member of 1 of the class or classes of registered health professional that, in the opin­ ion of the Director, is appropriately qualiﬁed to undertake the examination in the particular case.

(5) A medical examination required under subclause (1) must be carried out having regard to the document issued by the Dir­ ector entitled Medical Aspects of Fitness to Drive: A Guide for Medical Practitioners.
The heading to clause 77 was substituted, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 29(1) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).

Subclause (1)(a) was substituted, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 29(2) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).

Subclause (1)(c) was substituted, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 29(3) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).
Subclause (2) was amended, as from 18 September 2004, by section 175(3) Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 (2003 No 48) by omitting the word “registered” wherever it occured.

See sections 178 to 227 of that Act as to the transitional provisions.

Subclause (2) was substituted, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 29(4) Land Trans­ port (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).
Subclause (3)(a) was amended, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 29(5) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84) by substi­ tuting the words “test, medical examination, or approved course” for the words “test or medical examination”.

Subclause (3)(b) was amended, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 29(6) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84) by substi­ tuting the words “test, medical examination, or approved course” for the words “test or examination”.
Subclause (4) was amended, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 29(7) Land Trans­ port (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84) by substituting the words “carry out” for the word “undertake”.

Subclause (4) was amended, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 29(7) Land Trans­ port (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84) by substituting the expression “subclause (2)” for the expression “subclause (1)”.
Requirement to be in notice 78 (1) A requirement under clause 77(1) must be issued in a notice and must state— 78 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Part 13 r 79 (a) (b) The reasons for the requirement; and one of the following: (i) the date, time, and place of the required medical examination or test (if applicable) and the date by which, and the place at which, any required certiﬁcate must be produced; or that the holder of the driver licence or the en­ dorsement must contact the Director within a stated period to arrange the date, time, and place of the required medical examination or test and the date by which, and the place at which, any required certiﬁcate must be produced, if applic­ able; or the date by which the approved course must be completed; and (ii) (iii) (c) (d) That, if the person does not comply with the Director’s requirement, the Director has the power to impose con­ ditions, or revoke the relevant driver licence or endorse­ ment in accordance with clause 82; and The details of any requirement imposed under clause 77(2)(b).
(2) A notice issued under subclause (1) must be in writing and must be delivered to the person to whom it concerns more than 5 working days before any date, or the expiry of the period, speciﬁed in the notice under subclause (1)(b).

Subclause (1)(b) was substituted, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 30 Land Trans­ port (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).
79 Obligations on person required to undertake test or medical examination, or complete approved course (1) A person required to undergo a test or medical examination, or to complete an approved course, or to produce a certiﬁcate under clause 77 must either— (a) Comply with the requirement, and pay the appropriate fee (if any) speciﬁed in or assessed in accordance with regulations made under the Act; or Surrender the person’s driver licence (including any en­ dorsement held by the person), and the person’s driver identiﬁcation card (if any).
(b) 79 Part 13 r 80 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 (2) A person may surrender a driver licence under subclause (1)(b) by notifying the Director of that fact and delivering the driver licence and driver identiﬁcation card (if any) to the Director.

The heading to clause 79 was amended, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 31(1) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84) by adding the words “, or complete approved course”.
Subclause (1) was amended, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 31(2) Land Trans­ port (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84) by inserting the words “or to complete an approved course,” after the expression “examin­ ation,”.
Suspension of driver licences and endorsements 80 (1) Suspending driver licence for medical reasons The Director may, if he or she considers that allowing a person to continue to hold a driver licence is, for medical reasons, a signiﬁcant risk to public safety, issue a notice suspending that person’s driver licence until a medical examination has been completed and reviewed.
(2) A notice issued under subclause (1) must be in writing and must— (a) State the date and time from which the driver licence is suspended (which must not be earlier than the date and time that the notice is delivered to the person); and State the reasons for the suspension of the driver li­ cence; and State the period of suspension of the driver licence; and (c) (d) Outline the rights of appeal given by section 106 of the (b) Act.
The period of suspension of a driver licence speciﬁed under subclause (2)(c) must not exceed the period that, in the opin­ ion of the Director, will reasonably be required to determine whether conditions should be imposed on the licence or the li­ cence should be revoked.

The Director may at any time withdraw a suspension imposed under this clause.
(3) (4) 80 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Part 13 r 82 Suspension of endorsements 81 (1) A driving instructor endorsement is suspended in part if the holder ceases to hold 1 or more, but not all, of the classes of driver licence that formed part of the prerequisites under Part 5 for obtaining that endorsement.
(2) An endorsement is suspended if the holder ceases to hold all of the classes of driver licence that formed part of the prereq­ uisites under Part 5 for obtaining that endorsement.
Revocation of driver licences and endorsements (a) (b) Revocation of driver licence or endorsement 82 (1) A person may be issued with a notice under subclause (2) if— The person fails to comply with a requirement under clause 77 in the manner speciﬁed in clause 78(1)(b); or the person fails to pass a test or successfully complete an approved course that the Director has required the person to undergo or complete; or The Director is satisﬁed that the person has ceased to be a ﬁt and proper person to hold an endorsement; or In the opinion of a optometrist, a medical practitioner, or a occupational therapist, the person is one whose phys­ ical or mental condition is such that, in the interests of public safety, the person— (i) (d) (c) (ii) Should not be permitted to drive motor vehicles of a speciﬁed class or classes; or Should only be permitted to drive motor vehicles subject to such limitations as may be warranted by the mental or physical condition of the licence holder; or (2) (e) (f) The person is the holder of a driving instructor endorse­ ment and fails to comply with clause 25; or The person holds a testing ofﬁcer endorsement and fails to comply with clause 32.
The Director may, if he or she considers it appropriate to do so, issue 1 or more of the following notices to a person to whom this clause applies: A notice revoking a driver licence: (a) (b) A notice revoking an endorsement: 81 Part 13 r 83 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 (c) A notice imposing conditions on the use of an endorse­ ment of a kind speciﬁed in clause 56(1): (d) A notice imposing conditions on the use of a driver li­ cence of a kind speciﬁed in clause 56(1).
(3) A notice issued under subclause (2) must— (a) (b) (c) State the date and time from which the driver licence or endorsement is revoked, or has conditions attached to it (which must not be earlier than the date and time when the notice is delivered to the person); and State, as appropriate, the period during which the person may not apply for a driver licence, or an endorsement; and State the reasons for the revocation of the driver licence or endorsement or the imposition of conditions on the use of the driver licence or endorsement; and (d) Outline the rights of appeal given by section 106 of the Act.
(4) A notice issued to a person under subclause (2) may apply to a particular class of licence or type of endorsement or to every class of driver licence or type of endorsement held by the person.

The period speciﬁed under subclause (3)(b) must not exceed a period that the Director considers to be reasonable in the circumstances.

Subclause (1)(b) was substituted, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 32 Land Trans­ port (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).
(5) Subclause (1)(d) was amended, as from 18 September 2004, by section 175(3) Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 (2003 No 48) by omitting the word “registered” wherever it occured.

See sections 178 to 227 of that Act as to the transitional provisions.
Suspension and revocation of endorsements 83 (1) An endorsement is revoked if the holder does not, within 5 years after the endorsement is suspended under any provision, again become the holder of a driver licence of the class or classes that formed part of the prerequisites under Part 5 for obtaining that endorsement.
(2) A revocation of a driving instructor endorsement under sub­ clause (1) has effect in respect of— 82 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Part 13 r 85A (a) (b) All classes of driver licence if the holder does not, within 5 years after the endorsement was suspended, again become the holder of at least 1 class of the classes of driver licence that formed part of the prerequisites under Part 5 for obtaining that endorsement; or Each class of driver licence that formed part of the pre­ requisites under Part 5 for obtaining that endorsement if the holder does not, within 5 years after the endorsement was suspended in respect of that class of driver licence, again become the holder of that class of licence.
Surrender of certain documents Surrender of driver identiﬁcation card that has been suspended or revoked The holder of a driver licence or an endorsement that has been suspended or revoked under any provision, on receiving notice of the suspension or revocation, must, in addition to complying with section 19 or section 30 of the Act, immediately surrender any driver identiﬁcation card held by the person by delivering the card to the Director.
Voluntary surrender of driver licence or endorsement The holder of a driver licence or an endorsement may surren­ der 1 or more classes of driver licence or 1 or more types of endorsement— (a) by notifying the Director that the person is surrendering 1 or more classes of driver licence or 1 or more types of endorsement; and by delivering the driver licence and driver identiﬁcation card (if any) to the Director.
(b) 84 85 Clause 85 was substituted, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 33 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).
85A Reinstatement of surrendered driver licence or endorsement (1) A person who has surrendered 1 or more classes of driver li­ cence or 1 or more types of endorsement under clause 85 may apply to the Director for reinstatement of the classes of licence 83 Part 13 r 85A Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 or types of endorsement in accordance with subclause (4), sub­ clause (5), subclause (6), or subclause (7), as the case may be.
The Director may reinstate a surrendered driver licence or an endorsement in accordance with this clause.

Before reinstating a surrendered driver licence or an endorse­ ment, the Director may require the applicant to satisfy 1 or more of the requirements in clause 77(1).
The Director may reinstate a surrendered driver licence, even if the licence has expired, provided— (a) the driver licence has not been surrendered for more than 5 years; and the driver licence has not been expired for more than 5 years; and the applicant complies with the applicable requirements in clause 67(2)(a), (b), (c), and (d) (which relates to the renewal of a driver licence).
(b) (c) The Director may reinstate a surrendered special­type vehicle endorsement, even if the endorsement has expired, provided— the endorsement has not been surrendered for more than (a) 5 years; and the endorsement has not been expired for more than 5 years; and the applicant complies with clause 71(2)(a) (which re­ lates to the renewal of special­type vehicle endorse­ ments).
(b) (c) (b) The Director may reinstate a surrendered passenger, vehicle recovery, driving instructor, or testing ofﬁcer endorsement, even if the endorsement has expired, provided— (a) the endorsement has not been surrendered for more than 5 years; and the endorsement has not been expired for more than 5 years; and the applicant complies with clause 70(2) as it relates to the endorsements referred to in this subclause.
The Director may reinstate a surrendered dangerous goods en­ dorsement only if— (a) the endorsement has not expired; and (c) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) 84 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Part 13 r 86 (b) the applicant complies with clause 70(3) (which relates to the renewal of a dangerous goods endorsement).

Clause 85A was inserted, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 33 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).
Replacement driver licence or endorsement 86 Replacement of driver licence or endorsement revoked on medical grounds (1) A person whose driver licence or endorsement has been re­ voked on medical grounds may apply for a replacement driver licence or replacement endorsement of the same class or type as the licence or endorsement that was revoked, if— (a) The person provides the Director with a medical certiﬁ­ cate issued in accordance with clause 44 stating that the person is now medically ﬁt to drive; and the person passes the on­road safety test, if referred for the test under clause 44B; and The Director notiﬁes the person that he or she is satisﬁed that the person’s medical condition has improved.
(ab) (b) (2) A person who satisﬁes the requirements of subclause (1) is entitled to be issued with a replacement driver licence of the appropriate class or a replacement endorsement of the appro­ priate type if— (a) The person makes an application in accordance with clause 9 and complies with the requirements of clauses 10 to 14: The person consents to the carrying out of checks as to whether or not the person is a ﬁt and proper person, if the endorsement is an endorsement for which a ﬁt and proper person check is required, and consents to the carrying out of those checks from time to time during the period of validity of the endorsement; and The person is, in the opinion of the Director, a ﬁt and proper person, in accordance with the criteria speciﬁed in the table to clause 35(1), to be the holder of an en­ dorsement of that type; and In a case where the period since the driver licence or endorsement was revoked is more than 12 months, the person— (b) (c) (d) 85 Part 13 r 87 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 (i) (ii) Passes the appropriate theory test or tests under clause 45 for the class of driver licence that the person is applying to have replaced; and Passes or successfully completes the appropriate practical driving test in accordance with clauses 48 and 53 for that class of driver licence, or the applicable course speciﬁed in clause 93 for that type of endorsement.
(3) If a person to whom subclause (2)(d) applies complies with subclause (2)(d)(i), the Director may, if the person has applied for a replacement driver licence, issue a replacement licence subject to the condition speciﬁed in clause 16(1)(a).

(4) A condition imposed under subclause (3) continues in force until the person to whom it applies complies with subclause (2)(d)(ii).
Subclause (1)(ab) was inserted, as from 4 December 2006, by clause 13(1) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule (No 2) 2006 (SR 2006/152).

Subclause (2)(b) was amended, as from 4 October 1999, by clause 19 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 1999 (SR 1999/302) by sub­ stituting the words “during the period of validity of the endorsement” for the words “for a further period of 5 years”.
Subclause (2)(d)(ii) was amended, as from 4 December 2006, by clause 13(2) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule (No 2) 2006 (SR 2006/152) by omitting the expression “, 49,”.

87 Licence may not be renewed while licence suspended or holder disqualiﬁed If a driver licence expires during the period while the licence is suspended, or while the holder is disqualiﬁed from obtaining a licence, the licence must not be renewed until after the expiry of the period of suspension or disqualiﬁcation.
Part 14 Recognition of overseas licences and licensing of drivers from overseas Recognition of overseas driver licence or permit 88 (1) A person, on arrival in New Zealand, is deemed to hold a New Zealand driver licence of a class that entitles the person to 86 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Part 14 r 88 drive the motor vehicles that the person is entitled to drive under— (a) A valid and current driver licence or permit issued over­ seas to the person, after the person has produced proof of the person’s driving competence, by an overseas au­ thority, or an agent of that authority, authorised to issue a driver licence or permit; or (b) A valid and current international driving permit as spe­ ciﬁed in Annex 10 to the United Nations Convention on Road Trafﬁc signed at Geneva on 19 September 1949 or Annex 7 to the United Nations Convention on Road Trafﬁc signed at Vienna on 8 November 1968 and is­ sued overseas in accordance with the provisions of the appropriate convention.
(1A) Subclause (1) does not apply unless— (a) (b) the overseas driver licence or permit is written in En­ glish; or the person who holds the overseas driver licence or per­ mit also carries an accurate English translation of the licence or permit.
(2) A person who is deemed by subclause (1) to hold a New Zealand driver licence may continue to drive under that driver licence until the ﬁrst of the following situations occurs: (a) (c) (b) the person has remained in New Zealand for a continu­ ous period of 12 months; or The document that enabled that person to be deemed to hold a New Zealand driver licence under subclause (1) expires, is suspended, or is revoked; or An order is made disqualifying the person from holding or obtaining a driver licence, either in New Zealand or in the jurisdiction that granted the overseas driver licence or permit; or (d) the person obtains a New Zealand driver licence.
In this clause and clause 89, accurate English translation means a translation prepared by— (a) a diplomatic representative at a high commission, em­ bassy, or consulate; or the overseas issuing authority; or a translation service acceptable to the Director.
(b) (c) (3) 87 Part 14 r 89 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Subclause (1)(a) was amended, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 34(1) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84) by inserting the words “and current” after the word “valid”.

Subclause (1)(a) was amended, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 34(2) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84) by inserting the word “overseas” after the word “issued”.
Subclause (1)(b) was amended, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 34(1) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84) by inserting the words “and current” after the word “valid”.

Subclause (1)(b) was amended, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 34(2) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84) by inserting the word “overseas” after the word “issued”.
Subclause (2)(a) was substituted, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 34(3) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).

Subclause (2)(c) was amended, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 34(4) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84) by inserting the words “overseas driver” before the word “licence” in the second place it occurs.
Subclause (2)(c) was amended, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 34(4) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84) by adding the expression “; or”.

Subclause (2)(d) was inserted, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 34(5) Land Trans­ port (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).

Subclause (3) was inserted, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 34(6) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).
Overseas driver licence conversion This heading was inserted, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 35 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).
Obtaining New Zealand driver licence 89 (1) A person is entitled to apply for, and be issued with, a New Zealand driver licence to drive the same class or classes of vehicle if that person holds an overseas driver licence or permit of a type speciﬁed in clause 88(1)(a), even if that licence has expired within the 12 months immediately preceding the date of application.
Before a New Zealand driver licence may be issued under sub­ clause (1), the person must— (a) apply for a driver licence under clause 9 and comply with the requirements of clauses 10 to 14; and (2) 88 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Part 14 r 89 (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) pass the appropriate theory test under clause 45 for the class of driver licence that the person is applying for; and unless clause 89A(1)(b) applies, pass the appropriate practical driving test in accordance with clauses 48, 51, and 53; and produce his or her overseas driver licence or permit, as speciﬁed in clause 88(1)(a), and, if the overseas driver licence or permit is not in English, an accurate English translation of the overseas driver licence or permit; and sign a statement that— (i) the person’s overseas driver licence or permit is not suspended or revoked; and the person is not disqualiﬁed from holding or ob­ taining a driver licence or permit in the country where the overseas driver licence or permit was issued; and (ii) produce a medical certiﬁcate issued in New Zealand in accordance with clause 44, in the case of— (i) a person applying under this clause for a New Zealand driver licence of Classes 2 to 5; or a person 75 years of age or over applying under this clause for a New Zealand driver licence of any class.
(ii) (3) A person is entitled to be issued with a licence under subclause (4) if— (a) (b) (c) subclause (1) applies to that person; and he or she complies with subclause (2)(b); and clause 89A(1)(b) does not apply to that person.

(4) A person who satisﬁes the requirements of subclause (3) is entitled to be issued, as appropriate, with either— (a) a driver licence issued subject to the condition speciﬁed in clause 16(1)(a); or a Class 6 learner licence.
(b) (5) A condition imposed under subclause (4)(a) continues in force until the person to whom it applies passes the appropriate prac­ tical driving test required by subclause (2)(c).

Clause 89 was substituted, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 36 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).
89 Part 14 r 89A Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Subclause (2)(c) was amended, as from 4 December 2006, by clause 14 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule (No 2) 2006 (SR 2006/152) by omitting the expression “49,”.
89A Requirements not applying to overseas drivers (1) A person who applies for a New Zealand driver licence under clause 89 is not required— (a) (b) to comply with the minimum time requirements pre­ scribed in the tables to clauses 15, 17, and 19; or to sit the appropriate practical driving test required by clause 89(2)(c) if he or she has held, for at least 2 years, a valid overseas driver licence or permit issued in a country speciﬁed in Schedule 8 or in any other coun­ try notiﬁed by the Director in the Gazette in accordance with subclause (2).
(2) 90 91 (1) For the purpose of subclause (1)(b), the Director may approve, by notice in the Gazette, any country not speciﬁed in Schedule 8.

Clause 89A was inserted, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 36 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).
New Zealand driver licence may be subject to learner or restricted conditions If the driver licence or permit referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) of clause 88(1) is subject to any condition or is the equiva­ lent of a learner or restricted licence, the person’s New Zealand driver licence must be issued either with similar conditions or as a learner or restricted licence, as appropriate.
Requirements for diplomatic and consular personnel This clause applies to a person who is in New Zealand by rea­ son of— (a) The person’s employment as a member of the staff of a diplomatic mission or a consular post in New Zealand; or The person’s employment as a member of the private staff of a person referred to in paragraph (a).
(b) (2) A person to whom this clause applies may, on application to the Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade, be issued by the 90 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Part 15 r 93 Director with a driver licence if that person holds 1 or more of the licences or permits referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b) of clause 88(1).
(3) A driver licence issued under this clause— (a) Must authorise the person to drive the same types of motor vehicle as the licences or permits referred to in clause 88(1); and (b) May be subject to conditions speciﬁed by the Director; (c) and Expires when the ﬁrst of the following situations oc­ curs: (i) The holder no longer meets the requirements of subclause (1) under which the holder was issued with a New Zealand driver licence; or The relevant mission or consular post is noti­ ﬁed, through the Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade, that the driver licence has been revoked; or (ii) (iii) An order is made disqualifying the person from holding or obtaining a driver licence; or Four years have elapsed since the date of issue of the driver licence.
(iv) 92 Obtaining International Driving Permit A person who holds a current full New Zealand driver licence issued or having effect under this rule may apply to an organ­ isation approved for that purpose by the Director to be issued with an International Driving Permit in accordance with the United Nations Convention on Road Trafﬁc signed at Geneva on 19 September 1949.
Part 15 Approval of courses and course providers Approval of courses 93 Director may approve courses The Director may approve the following courses: (a) Courses teaching advanced driving skills, to reduce the period of time for which a person must hold a Class 1R 91 Part 15 r 94 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 (b) or Class 6R licence before being allowed to apply for a full Class 1 or Class 6 licence respectively: Courses teaching specialist knowledge and skills re­ quired to obtain— A passenger endorsement; or (i) (ii) A vehicle recovery endorsement; or (iii) A dangerous goods endorsement; or (iv) A driving instructor endorsement; or (v) A forklift endorsement; or (vi) A roller endorsement; or (vii) A tracks endorsement; or (viii) A wheels endorsement: Courses assessing the driving competency of the holder of a Class 2L, 3L, 4L, or 5L licence for the purpose of waiving the requirements for that person to hold the licence for 6 months and to pass a full licence test: (d) Driving improvement courses for the purposes of sec­ (c) (e) (f) tion 92(1) of the Act: Dangerous goods courses for the purposes of section 92(2) of the Act.
courses assessing the driving experience, knowledge, and skills of a person 25 years of age or over and hold­ ing a Class 2, 3, or 4 driver licence, for the purpose of waiving the requirement for that person to hold the li­ cence for at least 3 months.

Paragraph (f) was inserted, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 37 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).
Requirements for approval of course To be approved, a course for a purpose speciﬁed in clause 93(a) or clause 93(d) must be designed so that a person who has completed the course will be able to demonstrate the fol­ lowing skills and attributes: (a) An understanding of the techniques of safe driving, be­ yond the ability to manipulate the controls of a motor vehicle; and The ability to practice the necessary self­management skills needed for driving, including decision­making and managing risks; and (b) 94 (1) 92 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Part 15 r 95 (c) The ability to assess the person’s own performance against the criteria that deﬁne a safe driver; and (d) An understanding of risks and the consequences of risk (2) (3) (4) (5) (e) taking while driving; and The ability to develop appropriate methods of monitor­ ing the person’s performance as a driver so that the per­ son’s driving skills do not deteriorate over time.
To be approved, a course for a purpose speciﬁed in either of subparagraphs (i) or (ii) of clause 93(b) must be designed so that a person who has completed the course will be able to demonstrate knowledge of the theoretical requirements to legally and safely drive a motor vehicle for the activity that requires the endorsement.
To be approved, a course for a purpose speciﬁed in clause 93(b)(iii) or clause 93(e), must be designed so that a person who has completed the course will be able to demonstrate knowledge of the procedures for transporting dangerous goods safely and in accordance with the relevant legal requirements.
To be approved, a course for a purpose speciﬁed in clause 93(b)(iv) must be designed so that a person who has completed the course will be able to demonstrate— (a) (b) An understanding of the content of the curriculum; and The ability to teach the manipulative and perceptive skills required to safely drive or vehicle.
To be approved, a course for a purpose speciﬁed in clause 93(b)(v) to (viii) or (c) or (f) must be designed so that a per­ son who has completed the course will have demonstrated the experience, knowledge, and skills to operate safely and proﬁ­ ciently the motor vehicle to which that class of licence or type of endorsement relates.

Subclause (5) was substituted, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 38 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).
Application for approval of course 95 (1) An individual or organisation may apply to have a course ap­ (2) proved.
The applicant must— (a) Complete an application in a form approved by the Dir­ ector; and 93 Part 15 r 96 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 (b) (c) Pay the appropriate fee or fees (if any) speciﬁed or as­ sessed in accordance with regulations made under the Act; and Produce— (i) A copy of the intended syllabus, including a de­ scription of what is required to successfully com­ plete the course; and (ii) A description of how the syllabus will satisfy the requirements of clause 94; and (d) Produce a sample of the certiﬁcate that is to be presented to a person who has successfully completed the course.
96 (1) Approval of course The Director may approve a course if the applicant has com­ plied with clause 95 and the Director is satisﬁed that the course will meet the requirements speciﬁed in relation to the particu­ lar type of course in clause 94.

(2) When approving a course, the Director may impose conditions under which the course must be conducted.
(3) Without limiting subclause (2), when approving a course, the Director may allow the course to be conducted using an ap­ propriately conﬁgured or loaded vehicle of a class other than the class to which the course relates.

Subclause (3) was inserted, as from 4 October 1999, by clause 20 Land Trans­ port (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 1999 (SR 1999/302).
Director may consent to modiﬁcation of course The Director may from time to time,— (a) On the application of the individual or organisation that applied to have the course approved or of an approved course provider, give consent to the modiﬁcation of an approved course; or (b) On the Director’s own motion, require that a course be modiﬁed,— if the Director is satisﬁed that the modiﬁcation is necessary or desirable in order for the approved course to continue to meet the requirements speciﬁed in relation to the particular type of course in clause 94, or to meet those requirements in an improved way.
97 (1) 94 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Part 15 r 101 (2) 98 (1) If the Director consents to a course being modiﬁed or requires a course to be modiﬁed under subclause (1), the Director must give reasonable notice in writing of the modiﬁcation to any course provider who is providing the course.
Director may revoke course approval The Director may, by notice in writing, revoke the approval of a course granted under clause 96 if the holder of the course ap­ proval does not comply with conditions imposed under clause 96(2) or a requirement imposed under clause 97(1).
(2) A notice of revocation must— (a) (b) (c) State the date and time from which the course approval is revoked, which must not be earlier than the date and time at which the notice is given to the course provider and, except in exceptional circumstances where public safety is at immediate risk, must not be less than 14 days after the day on which the notice is given; and State the reason for the course approval being revoked; and Outline the rights of appeal given by section 106 of the Act.
Approval of course providers 99 Director may approve course providers The Director may approve speciﬁc individuals or organisa­ tions to provide courses referred to in clause 93.

100 Requirements for approval as course provider To be approved, a course provider must— (a) (b) Possess the appropriate skills, training, and experience to conduct the approve course; and If the course provider is an organisation, have a recorded organisational structure in which accountabil­ ity is clearly identiﬁed.
101 Application for approval as course provider An applicant for approval as a course provider must— 95 Part 15 r 102 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 (a) (b) (c) (d) Complete an application in a form approved by the Dir­ ector; and Pay the appropriate fee or fees (if any) speciﬁed or as­ sessed in accordance with regulations made under the Act; and Specify the approved course or courses that the appli­ cant intends to provide; and Produce details of the procedures that will be used to maintain a register of— (i) (ii) (iii) Certiﬁcates issued; and (iv) Courses conducted; and (v) Instructors; and Students; and Course assessments and results.
102 Approval as course provider (1) The Director may approve a course provider if the applicant has complied with clause 101 and the Director is satisﬁed that the course provider will meet the requirements speciﬁed in clause 100.

(3) (2) When approving a course provider, the Director may impose conditions under which the course provider must conduct courses.
The Director must issue a certiﬁcate to the approved course provider, specifying— (a) (b) The name of the course provider; and The name of the approved course or courses that the course provider is approved to provide.
It is a condition of approval as a course provider that— (a) The course provider must only credit a person with completing an approved course if that person has suc­ cessfully completed the course in accordance with the course syllabus; and The course provider must retain for at least 12 months after an approved course has been conducted a record of the matters speciﬁed in subparagraphs (i), (ii), (iv), and (v) of clauses 101(d) in relation to that course; and The course provider must comply with any require­ ments made in writing by the Director to the course (b) (c) (4) 96 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Part 16 r 104 provider arising out of any audit under section 198 of the Act.
103 Director may revoke approval of course provider (1) The Director may, by notice in writing, revoke the approval of a course provider granted under clause 102 if— (a) The course provider fails to comply with any instruction given under section 198 of the Act; or The course provider fails to comply with a requirement made in writing by the Director to the course provider arising out of an audit under section 198 of the Act; or The course provider ceases to meet the requirements described in paragraphs (a) and (b) of clause 100.
(2) The notice of revocation must— (a) State the date and time from which the approval is revoked, which must not be earlier than the date and time at which the notice is given to the course provider and, except in exceptional circumstances where public safety is at immediate risk, must not be less than 14 days after the date on which the notice is given; and State the reason for the revocation; and Outline the rights of appeal given by section 106 of the Act.
(b) (c) (b) (c) Part 16 Miscellaneous provisions relating to responsibilities of drivers 104 Prohibition on display of L plate except in appropriate circumstances A person must not drive, on a road, a motor vehicle that dis­ plays an L plate as speciﬁed in clause 66 unless that person— Holds a learner licence of the class that relates to that (a) vehicle in accordance with Schedule 3; or Immediately prior to driving has been, or is about to be, accompanying the person in paragraph (a) in accord­ ance with clause 16(1)(a); or (b) 97 Part 16 r 105 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 (c) Holds a driving instructor or testing ofﬁcer endorsement and is driving a vehicle used for purposes connected with that endorsement.
105 Prohibition on defacing, etc, driver licence or driver identiﬁcation card A person must not deface, alter, or tamper with the charac­ teristics or features of, or information displayed on, a driver licence or driver identiﬁcation card.
Part 17 Transitional provisions Driver licences continued in force by section 23(4) of Act 106 Equivalent class or type of driver licences and endorsements A person who was the holder of a licence of a class described in column 1 of the table to this clause that was in force im­ mediately before 3 May 1999 is deemed to hold a licence or endorsement of the class described in column 2 of the table in relation to that licence on and from 3 May 1999 until it expires in accordance with clause 112.
Table to Clause 106 Existing licence held Equivalent licence Class AM or Class AML Class 1L Class A Class AL Class AR Class B Class BL Class 6 Class 6L Class 6R Class 1 Class 1L 98 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Part 17 r 106 Existing licence held Equivalent licence Class BR Class 1R Class C Class D Class 1 and a passenger endorsement Class 4 and a passenger endorsement Class DL and Class B Class 2L Class E and any other licence except G, H, I, or J Class FL Class FL and Class B Passenger endorsement Class 1L Class 2L Class FR or Class F Class 4 Class G or Class I, plus any of Classes B, C, D, or F Forklift, roller, or wheels endorsement, or any combination of those endorsements Class H or J, plus any of Classes B, C, D or F Class I, plus either Class B or Class C Tracks or forklift endorsement, or both Class 4 and forklift, roller, or wheels endorsement, or any combination of those endorsements Class J, plus either Class B or Class C Class 4 and tracks or forklift endorsement, or both endorsements Class L plus any of Classes D, FR, or F Class 5 99 Part 17 r 107 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Existing licence held Class LL, plus any of Classes F, FR, D, I, or J Equivalent licence Class 5L Class N Vehicle recovery endorsement The item relating to Class DL and Class B was inserted, as from 4 October 1999, by clause 21 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 1999 (SR 1999/302).
The item relating to Class LL or Classes F, FR, D, I or J was inserted, as from 4 October 1999, by clause 21 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 1999 (SR 1999/302).

The item relating to Class I, Class B or Class C was inserted, as from 4 October 1999, by clause 21 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 1999 (SR 1999/302).
The item relating to Class J, Class B or Class C was inserted, as from 4 October 1999, by clause 21 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 1999 (SR 1999/302).
107 Holder of certiﬁcate of approval or provisional certiﬁcate of approval as driving instructor A person who was the holder of a certiﬁcate of approval or a provisional certiﬁcate of approval as a driving instructor issued under the Transport (Drivers Licensing) Regulations 1987 that was in force immediately before 3 May 1999 is deemed to hold a driving instructor endorsement on and from 3 May 1999 until it expires in accordance with clause 112.
108 Holder of approval as testing ofﬁcer A person who immediately before 3 May 1999 was appointed by the Director as a testing ofﬁcer is deemed to hold a testing ofﬁcer endorsement on and from 3 May 1999 until it expires in accordance with clause 112.
109 Holder of hazardous substances endorsement A person who was the holder of a hazardous substances endorsement issued under the Transport (Drivers Licensing) Regulations 1987 that was in force immediately before 3 May 1999 is deemed to hold a dangerous goods endorsement 100 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Part 17 r 111 on and from 3 May 1999 until it expires in accordance with clause 112.
110 Forklift drivers (1) A person is deemed to hold a forklift endorsement on and from 3 May 1999 until it expires in accordance with clause 112 if, at the close of 2 May 1999, the person— (a) Held any current full driver licence of any class other than Class A; and (b) Had successfully completed a course or held a statement referred to in subclause (2).
(2) The person must— (a) (b) (c) Have successfully completed a forklift course approved by the Occupational Safety and Health Service of the Department of Labour; or If an employee, have held a signed statement issued by his or her employer, certifying that that employee had been trained in the use of a forklift to standards in the Approved Code of Practice for Training Operators and Instructors of Powered Industrial Lift Trucks (Fork­ lifts) 1995 (issued by the Secretary of Labour under the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992); or If an independent contractor, have held a signed state­ ment by the applicant— (i) Stating that the applicant had been trained in the use of a forklift to standards in the Ap­ proved Code of Practice for Training Oper­ ators and Instructors of Powered Industrial Lift Trucks (Forklifts) 1995 (issued by the Secre­ tary of Labour under the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992); and Specifying where the training was held.
(ii) Clause 110 was substituted, as from 4 October 1999, by clause 22 Land Trans­ port (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 1999 (SR 1999/302).

111 Conditions continue in force Any condition or restriction that, immediately before 3 May 1999, applied to any licence continued in force by section 101 Part 17 r 112 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 23(4) of the Act continues to apply until the licence expires in accordance with clause 112.
112 Expiry of driver licences, etc (1) A driver licence continued in force by section 23(4) of the Act, and any endorsement held in accordance with clauses 107 to 110, expires when the ﬁrst of the following occurs: (a) (c) (b) 60 days has elapsed after the date of the ﬁrst birthday of the licence holder to occur on or after 3 May 1999; or The holder is issued with a temporary licence or a photographic driver licence under these rules; or If the person holds a driver identiﬁcation card issued be­ fore 3 May 1999, when that identiﬁcation card expires.
If the holder of a driver licence referred to in subclause (1) is absent from New Zealand, imprisoned, or an in­patient in hos­ pital on the date that the licence would (but for this subclause) expire under subclause (1), that driver licence expires when the ﬁrst of the following occurs: (a) 90 days has elapsed after the date that the person ﬁrst returned to New Zealand, or was released from prison or discharged from hospital; or The licence holder is issued with a photographic driver licence.
(b) (2) 113 Obtaining new driver licence (1) A person who is the holder of a licence or endorsement re­ ferred to in clause 112 may apply for the issue of the equivalent new photographic driver licence and, if applicable, an endorse­ ment or endorsements speciﬁed in the table to clause 106.
(2) A person referred to in subclause (1) is entitled to be issued with a driver licence and, if applicable, an endorsement or en­ dorsements speciﬁed in the table to clause 106 if the person— (a) Makes an application in accordance with clause 9 and (b) complies with the requirements of rules 10 to 14; and If the person is 75, 76, or 80 years of age or any age over 80 years that is divisible by 2, produces a medical certiﬁcate in accordance with clause 44; and (ba) passes the on­road safety test, if referred for the test under clause 44B; and 102 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Part 17 r 114 (c) (d) (e) Produces the person’s driver licence issued before 3 May 1999, if the person still has it; and If the person’s driver licence has been lost, stolen, or destroyed, or is defaced or mutilated or has become il­ legible, produces a statement signed by the person that the person no longer has the driver licence because it has been lost, stolen, or destroyed, or that it is defaced or mutilated or has become illegible; and Satisﬁes the applicable requirements of clauses 114 and 115.
Subclause (2) was amended, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 39 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84) by substituting the word “clause” for the word “rule” in both places it occurs.

Subclause (2)(ba) was inserted, as from 4 October 1999, by clause 23 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 1999 (SR 1999/302).

Subclause (2)(ba) was substituted, as from 4 December 2006, by clause 15 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule (No 2) 2006 (SR 2006/152).
114 Additional requirements relating to issue of passenger endorsements (1) A person who, immediately before 3 May 1999, held a Class C licence and who applies under clause 113 for the issue of a passenger endorsement must— (a) (b) (c) Consent to the carrying out of checks as to whether or not the person is a ﬁt and proper person to be the holder of a passenger endorsement, and consent to the carrying out of those checks from time to time during the period of validity of the endorsement; and Be a person who the Director is satisﬁed in accordance with clause 35(1) is a ﬁt and proper person to be the holder of a passenger endorsement; and If, in the 12 months immediately preceding the applica­ tion the person has not successfully undergone a med­ ical examination in accordance with regulation 26J and regulation 8(2)(a) of the Transport (Drivers Licensing) Regulations 1987, produce a medical certiﬁcate in ac­ cordance with clause 44.
(2) A person who, immediately before 3 May 1999, held a Class D licence and who applies under clause 113 for the issue of a passenger endorsement must produce a medical certiﬁcate 103 Part 17 r 115 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 in accordance with clause 44 if, in the 12 months immedi­ ately preceding the application, the person has not successfully undergone a medical examination under regulation 8(2)(a) of the Transport (Drivers Licensing) Regulations 1987.
Subclause (1)(a) was amended, as from 4 October 1999, by section 24 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 1999 (SR 1999/302) by sub­ stituting the words “during the period of validity of the endorsement” for the words “for a further period of 5 years”.
115 Additional requirements relating to issue of vehicle recovery endorsement A person who, immediately before 3 May 1999, held a Class N licence and who applies under clause 113 to obtain a vehicle recovery endorsement must— (a) Consent to the carrying out of checks as to whether or not the person is a ﬁt and proper person to be the holder of a vehicle recovery endorsement, and consent to the carrying out of those checks from time to time during the period of validity of the endorsement; and Be a person who the Director is satisﬁed in accordance with clause 35(1) is a ﬁt and proper person to be the holder of a vehicle recovery endorsement; and If, in the 12 months immediately preceding the applica­ tion, the person has not successfully undergone a med­ ical examination in accordance with regulation 26J and regulation 8(2)(a) of the Transport (Drivers Licensing) Regulations 1987, produce a medical certiﬁcate in ac­ cordance with clause 44.
(b) (c) Paragraph (a) was amended, as from 4 October 1999, by section 25 Land Trans­ port (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 1999 (SR 1999/302) by substituting the words “during the period of validity of the endorsement” for the words “for a further period of 5 years”.
116 Person holding more than 1 class of licence (1) A person who, immediately before 3 May 1999, held more than 1 class of driver licence (not including any Class AL, Class AR, or Class A licence), is entitled to be issued with the highest class of driver licence to which any of the person’s licences issued before 3 May 1999 are equivalent in accord­ ance with the table to clause 106.
104 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Part 17 r 120 (2) Despite subclause (1), a person who, on 3 May 1999, held a Class AL, Class AR, or Class A licence in addition to any other class of driver licence is entitled to become the holder of, re­ spectively, a Class 6L, 6R or Class 6 licence in addition to any other class of driver licence to which any of the person’s li­ cences issued before 3 May 1999 are equivalent in accordance with the table to clause 106.
117 Person issued with learner or restricted licence A person who is issued with a learner or restricted licence in accordance with clause 113 must comply with the applicable requirements of Part 4 in order to obtain a full licence.
118 Provision relating to time for which licence held For the purposes of periods speciﬁed in Parts 4 and 5, a person is deemed to have held a driver licence of a class existing on or after 3 May 1999 for the same length of time that they held the corresponding class of driver licence (in accordance with the table to clause 106) that existed immediately before 3 May 1999.
Period of validity of licences and endorsements issued under this Part 119 Period of validity of licences issued under this Part A driver licence issued under clause 113 must be issued with an expiry date that is— (a) The anniversary of its date of issue in the year that the person reaches the youngest of 25, 35, 45, 55, or 65 years of age; or If the person is 64 years of age or over, the appropriate expiry date in accordance with paragraphs (a) to (c) of clause 60(1).
(b) 120 Period of validity of endorsements issued under this Part (1) A dangerous goods endorsement issued under clause 113 ex­ pires on the date that the holder’s hazardous substances endorsement issued under the Transport (Drivers Licensing) Regulations 1987 would have expired.
105 Part 17 r 121 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 (2) A passenger endorsement issued to a person who, immediately before 3 May 1999 was the holder of a Class D licence, expires 12 months after its date of issue.

(3) A special­type vehicle endorsement issued under clause 113 expires on the same date as the holder’s driver licence expires in accordance with clause 119.
(4) An endorsement issued under clause 113, other than an en­ dorsement referred to in subclauses (1) to (3), may be issued for a period of 1 year or a period of 5 years.

Subclause (4) was substituted, as from 4 October 1999, by clause 26 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 1999 (SR 1999/302).
Transitional provision relating to driver licences expired, suspended, etc, when rule comes into force 121 Person disqualiﬁed or holding expired or suspended (1) driver licence not required to have held learner or restricted licence Subject to this clause, a person speciﬁed in subclause (1A) who applies for the issue of a driver licence under this rule must pass— (a) The appropriate theory test or tests under clause 45 for the particular class of licence sought; and The appropriate practical driving test or tests under clauses 48 or 49 for the particular class of licence sought.
(b) (1A) The speciﬁed persons are persons who, at the close of 2 May 1999,— (a) Were disqualiﬁed from holding or obtaining a driver licence; or (b) Were holders of driver licences issued under the Transport (Vehicle and Driver Registration and Licensing) Act 1986, or any former enactment, that were suspended, expired, or revoked; or (c) Were 71 years of age or more and held any expired driver licence.
If the person referred to in subclause (1) was the holder of a learner licence, all the requirements of clause 17 and clause 19 apply.

(2) 106 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Schedule 1 (3) If the person referred to in subclause (1) was the holder of a restricted licence all the requirements of clause 19 apply.
Subclause (1) was substituted and subclause (1A) was inserted, as from 4 Oc­ tober 1999, by clause 27 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 1999 (SR 1999/302).
Transitional provision relating to renewal of P, I, O, and V endorsement 122 P, I, O, and V endorsements may be re­issued for 12 months (2) (1) A person who, on 4 October 1999, holds a current P, I, O or V licence endorsement that was issued for 5 years may surrender the person’s endorsement to the Director and apply for a new endorsement of the type surrendered.

If the applicant complies with clauses 9 to 11 and 14, the Dir­ ector must issue the endorsement for 12 months beginning on its date of issue.
Clause 122 and the preceding heading were inserted, as from 4 October 1999, by clause 28 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 1999 (SR 1999/302).

Schedule 1 Objective of the rule cl 3 This rule speciﬁes the requirements for obtaining and renewing a driver licence in New Zealand.

It sets out the requirements for the holder of a driver licence to obtain or renew a licence endorsement that will enable the endorsement holder to use a motor vehicle for speciﬁed activities.
The rule also speciﬁes the requirements for those who provide services related to the licensing of drivers.

The overarching objective of the rule is to make signiﬁcant gains in land transport safety through the implementation of an improved system for driver licensing.

Changes in the new system affect young and novice drivers, disqualiﬁed and unlicensed drivers, older drivers, commercial drivers, and overseas visitors and immigrants who wish to drive in New Zealand.
These changes are aimed, in particular, at reducing the exposure of young drivers (between the ages of 15 and 24 years) to road crashes; reducing the crash risk of other novice 107 Schedule 2 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 drivers; reducing the numbers of drivers who drive while unlicensed or disqualiﬁed; having better­prepared and better­skilled drivers; im­ proving enforcement and deterrence; improving driver attitudes; and developing a more positive road safety culture.
Major policy changes to the driver licensing system were authorised by the Land Transport Act 1998.

These included the requirement to have photographs on driver licences, and the mandatory carriage of driver licences.

Within the framework of the major driver licensing policy changes, the rule gives effect to a new graduated classiﬁcation system of li­ censing drivers so they have the necessary skills and experience to drive different types of vehicle.
There are new testing requirements for obtaining a licence that emphasise skills, such as hazard percep­ tion, that are equally as important as vehicle­control skills for safe driving.

The rule introduces ten­yearly licence renewal and relaxes the renewal regime for older drivers.
It sets out a new system of driver licence endorsements and rationalises and updates the require­ ments for the medical and “ﬁt and proper person” checking of drivers who drive for a living and drivers of speciﬁc classes or types of ve­ hicles.

The rule also introduces new requirements governing driver licensing course providers, driving instructors, and testing ofﬁcers.

Many features of the previous driver licensing system are still rele­ vant and these have been retained.
In some cases, notably the Gradu­ ated Driver Licensing System, those features have been modiﬁed to improve them.

Schedule 2 Consultation carried out under section 161(2) of the Act cl 4 In 1994, the Land Transport Authority (LTSA) began a major re­ view of the system for licensing drivers in New Zealand, which has involved widespread public consultation.

This has included the re­ lease in 1996 of 9 discussion papers outlining policy options for pub­ lic comment.
Five hundred and thirty­ﬁve formal submissions were received on the discussion papers.

In response to a nationwide news­ paper questionnaire, 41,000 members of the public expressed their 108 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Schedule 2 views on the broad options for changes to the driver licensing sys­ tem.
In March 1997, the LTSA released, for consideration by interested groups, government agencies, and the public, its proposed policies for changes to the driver licensing system.

The proposed policy document was issued, in place of the usual ﬁrst (red) draft of a pro­ posed rule, in recognition of the widespread public interest in driver licensing and in order to seek comments and receive feedback from interested parties on the proposed changes.
More than 4000 copies of the document were issued and 554 submissions were received.

The submissions received on the proposed policy document, along with others received in the course of the review, were considered and decisions arrived at on proposed changes to the driver licensing system.

These formed the policy framework for the ﬁrst legal draft (yellow draft) of the Driver Licensing Rule.

The yellow draft rule was released for public consultation in Novem­ ber 1997.
The draft rule was publicised in metropolitan and regional newspapers throughout New Zealand, in the New Zealand Gazette, and in other relevant publications.

It was sent to libraries and trans­ port authorities overseas and was made available on the Internet.

Copies were also sent to individuals and organisations that had ex­ pressed an interest in the rule or who commented on the proposed policy document.

The LTSA received 85 written submissions on the yellow draft.
At the same time as the LTSA released the yellow draft of the rule, Parliament’s Transport and Environment Select Committee sought public submissions on the Land Transport Bill, which authorised the major policy changes for the new driver licensing system.

Submis­ sions on the Bill closed on 28 February 1998 and the Select Commit­ tee held hearings in March/April 1998 to consider the submissions.

The Land Transport Act 1998 was passed by Parliament on 3 De­ cember 1998.
The green draft rule was released for selected industry consultation, focussing on changes since the yellow draft rule on 4 December 1998.

Meetings to discuss the green draft were held with industry repre­ sentatives in Auckland, Christchurch, and Wellington.

The LTSA received 41 written submissions on the green draft.

Approval was 109 Schedule 3 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 given for the policy positions adopted in this Rule by Cabinet in February 1999.
Overseas best practice and New Zealand’s international obligations have been taken into account in developing the rule, and the rule has been subjected to overseas peer review.

Privacy, civil liberty, and human rights have also been addressed and both privacy and human rights impact assessments have been prepared and made available to the public.
Schedule 3 Classes of driver licence cl 7 Schedule 3 was substituted, as from 4 October 1999, by clause 29 Land Trans­ port (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 1999 (SR 1999/302).

Schedule 3 was substituted, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 40 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).
Licence classes Motor vehicle to which licence relates Classes 1, 1L, and 1R (a) (b) (c) a motor vehicle (including a tractor but excluding a motorcycle) that has a gross laden weight of not more than 4 500 kg, or a combination vehicle that has a gross combined weight of not more than 4 500 kg a motorised mobile home or self­propelled caravan that has a gross laden weight of not more than 6 000 kg, provided its on­road weight does not exceed 4 500 kg a tradeperson’s vehicle that has a gross laden weight of not more than 6 000 kg, provided its on­road weight does not exceed 4 500 kg 110 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Schedule 3 Licence classes Class 1 Classes 2 and 2L Class 2 Motor vehicle to which licence relates (a) (b) (a) (b) (c) (d) (a) a special­type vehicle that is a forklift or runs on rollers or self­laying tracks and has a gross laden weight of not more than 18 000 kg a special­type vehicle that runs on wheels and has a gross laden weight of— (i) not more than 4 500 kg; or (ii) more than 4 500 kg but less than 18 001 kg, if driven at a speed not exceeding 30 kph a rigid vehicle (including a tractor) with a gross laden weight of more than 4 500 kg but less than 18 001 kg a combination vehicle (other than a combination vehicle that comes within paragraph (c)) that has a gross combined weight of not more than 12 000 kg a combination vehicle consisting of a rigid vehicle (with a gross laden weight of not more than 18 000 kg) towing a light trailer a rigid
 vehicle with a gross laden weight of more than 18 000 kg with not more than 2 axles a special­type vehicle that is a forklift or runs on rollers or self­laying tracks and has a gross laden weight of more than 18 000 kg 111 Schedule 3 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Licence classes Motor vehicle to which licence relates (b) (c) a special­type vehicle that runs on wheels and has a gross laden weight of more than 4 500 kg but less than 18 001 kg, if driven at a speed
 exceeding 30 kph a special­type vehicle that runs on wheels and has a gross laden weight of more than 18 000 kg, if driven at a speed not exceeding 30 kph a combination vehicle (other than a combination vehicle that comes within paragraph (c) of the deﬁnition of Licence Classes 2 and 2L) that has a gross combined weight of more than 12 000 kg but less than 25 001 kg (a) (b) a rigid vehicle (including a tractor) with a gross laden weight of more than 18 000 kg a combination vehicle consisting of a rigid vehicle (with a gross laden weight of more than 18 000 kg) towing a light trailer a special­type vehicle that runs on wheels and has a gross laden weight of more than 18 000 kg if driven at a speed exceeding 30 kph Classes 3 and 3L Classes 4 and 4L Class 4 Classes 5 and 5L a combination vehicle with a gross combined weight of more than 25 000 kg Classes 6, 6L, and 6R a motorcycle, moped, or all­terrain vehicle 112 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Schedule 5 cl 8 Schedule 4 Types of licence endorsement Endorsement Dangerous goods endorsement Driving instructor endorsement Testing ofﬁcer endorsement Passenger endorsement Forklift endorsement for use with special­type vehicles that are forklifts Roller endorsement for use with special­type vehicles that run on rollers Tracks endorsement for use with special­type vehicles that run on self­laying tracks Wheels endorsement for use with special­type vehicles that run on wheels
 and are not forklifts Vehicle recovery endorsement Identifying letter D I O P F R T W V Schedule 5 Theory tests [Revoked] cl 45 Schedule 5 was revoked, as from 16 January 2006, by section 95(12) Land Transport Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 77).
See sections 96 to 100 of that Act as to the transitional and savings provisions.

113 Schedule 6 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Schedule 6 Practical driving tests Cl 48 A Standard full licence test (Class 1) The full licence test (Class 1) must be conducted in 3 parts.

Part 1 must be undertaken in low speed zones (up to 60 km/h) and assesses the applicant’s performance in competencies covered by the restricted licence test.
Parts 2 and 3 assess the applicant’s competence in detecting, recalling, and describing major hazards and the applicant’s safe driving responses at locations nominated by the testing ofﬁcer.

Part 2 must be undertaken in low speed zones.

Part 3 must be undertaken in both low and high speed zones (70 to 100 km/h).

To pass, the applicant must have a total score of at least 80% “Yes” marks in Part 1 of the test and at least 80% “Yes” marks across Parts 2 and 3 of the test.
Clause 2 was substituted, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 41(1) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).

1 2 3 4 2A With the approval of the Director, a maximum of 2 trafﬁc situ­ ations may be conducted in lower speed areas, or in different locations, from those speciﬁed.

Clause 2A was inserted, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 41(1) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).
The applicant’s performance in Part 1 of the test must be marked at the completion of that Part.

If the applicant does not score 80% “Yes” marks in Part 1, the test must be termin­ ated and the applicant is treated as having failed the test.
The abbreviations used in the form set out in this Part are as follows: • • • • • • • • RUC – Road User Charges MU – mirror use SE – Search SC – Speed control PO – Position SU – Signal use BR – Braking GS – Gap selection 114 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Schedule 6 A—continued • • • • • • • • HC – Head check HD – Hazard detection HDR – Hazard detection response L – Left R – Right A – Ahead B – Behind O – Oncoming 115 Schedule 6 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 A—continued 116 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Schedule 6 A—continued 117 Schedule 6 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 A—continued 118 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Schedule 6 A—continued Clause 4 was amended, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 41(2)(a) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84) by inserting the words “RUC – Road User Charges” above the item “MU”.
119 Schedule 6 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 A—continued The Standard Full Licence Test (Class 1) after clause 4 was substituted, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 41(2)(b) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).

B Alternative full licence test (Class 1, Class 6) The alternative full licence test (Class 1) must be conducted in 3 parts.
Part 1 must be undertaken in low speed zones (up to 60 km/h) and assesses the applicant’s performance in com­ petencies covered by the restricted licence test.

Parts 2 and 3 assess the applicant’s competence in detecting, recalling, and describing major hazards and the applicant’s safe driving re­ sponses at locations nominated by the testing ofﬁcer.

Part 2 must be undertaken in low speed zones.

Part 3 must be under­ taken in both low and high speed zones (70 to 100 km/h).
To pass, the applicant must have a total score of at least 80% “Yes” marks in Part 1 of the test and at least 80% “Yes” marks across Parts 2 and 3 of the test.

Clause 2 was substituted, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 41(1) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).

1 2 3 2A With the approval of the Director, a maximum of 2 trafﬁc situ­ ations may be conducted in lower speed areas, or in different locations, from those speciﬁed.
Clause 2A was inserted, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 41(1) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).

The applicant’s performance in Part 1 of the test must be marked at the completion of that Part.

If the applicant does not score 80% “Yes” marks in Part 1, the test must be termin­ ated and the applicant is treated as having failed the test.
The abbreviations used in the form set out in this Part are as follows: • • • • • • RUC – Road User Charges MU – mirror use SE – Search SC – Speed control PO – Position SU – Signal use 4 120 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Schedule 6 B—continued BR – Braking GS – Gap selection HC – Head check HD – Hazard detection HDR – Hazard detection response L – Left R – Right A – Ahead B – Behind O – Oncoming • • • • • • • • • • 121 Schedule 6 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 B—continued 122 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Schedule 6 B—continued 123 Schedule 6 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 B—continued 124 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Schedule 6 B—continued Clause 4 was amended, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 41(2)(c) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84) by inserting the words “RUC – Road User Charges” above the item “MU”.
125 Schedule 6 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 B—continued The Alternative Full Licence Test was substituted, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 41(2)(d) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).

1 2 C Standard full licence test (Class 6) The standard full licence test (Class 6) must be conducted in 3 parts.
Part 1 must be undertaken in low speed zones (up to 60 km/h) and assesses the applicant’s performance in compe­ tencies covered by the restricted licence test.

Parts 2 and 3 assess the applicant’s competence in detecting, recalling, and describing major hazards and the applicant’s safe driving re­ sponses at locations nominated by the testing ofﬁcer.

Part 2 must be undertaken in low speed zones.

Part 3 must be under­ taken in both low and high speed zones (70 to 100 km/h).
To pass, the applicant must have a total score of at least 80% “Yes” marks in Part 1 of the test and at least 80% “Yes” marks across Parts 2 and 3 of the test.

Clause 2 was substituted, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 41(1) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).

4 3 2A With the approval of the Director, a maximum of 2 trafﬁc situ­ ations may be conducted in lower speed areas, or in different locations, from those speciﬁed.
Clause 2A was inserted, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 41(1) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).

The applicant’s performance in Part 1 of the test must be marked at the completion of that Part.

If the applicant does not score 80% “Yes” marks in Part 1, the test must be termin­ ated and the applicant is treated as having failed the test.
The abbreviations used in the form set out in this Part are as follows: • • • • • • • MU – mirror use SE – Search SC – Speed control PO – Position SU – Signal use BR – Braking GS – Gap selection 126 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Schedule 6 C—continued • • • • • • • • HC – Head check HD – Hazard detection HDR – Hazard detection response L – Left R – Right A – Ahead B – Behind O – Oncoming 127 Schedule 6 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 C—continued 128 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Schedule 6 C—continued 129 Schedule 6 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 C—continued 130 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Schedule 6 C—continued The Standard Full Licence Test (Class 6) was substituted, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 41(2)(e) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).
131 Schedule 6 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 D Basic motorcycle handling skills test 1 2 The applicant will be tested on the test items speciﬁed in the form set out in this Part.

If the applicant scores 5 or more in accordance with the mark­ ing speciﬁed in the form, the applicant has failed the test.
132 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Schedule 6 E Restricted licence and full licence tests Parts E and F were substituted, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 41(3) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).

See clause 2(1)(b) of that Rule as to subpart 1 of Part E of Schedule 6 coming into force as from 1 July 2006.
1—Restricted licence test (Classes 1 and 6) (c) (b) The restricted licence test (Classes 1 and 6) must be conducted in 3 parts as follows: (a) Part 1 must be conducted in a low speed area (up to 60 km/h) and assesses the applicant’s ability to safely and legally control a motor vehicle in simple driving situations: Part 2 must be conducted in a low speed area (up to 60 km/h) and assesses the applicant’s ability to safely and legally control a motor vehicle in more complex driving situations (eg, higher trafﬁc density, multiple lane roadways, or intersections): If practicable, Part 3 must be conducted in a higher speed area (70 to 100 km/h) and assesses the applicant’s ability to safely and legally control a motor vehicle in more complex driving situations (eg, higher trafﬁc den­ sity, multiple lane roadways, or intersections).
With the approval of the Director, a maximum of 2 trafﬁc situ­ ations may be conducted in a lower speed area, or in a different location, from those speciﬁed.

If the restricted licence test (Class 6) is conducted, the “Mirror Use” criteria must not be assessed or included in the calcula­ tion of the test score.

The applicant’s performance must be marked according to the forms set out in this Part.
To pass, the applicant must have a total score of at least 80% “Yes” marks across Parts 1, 2, and 3 of the test.
The abbreviations used in the forms set out in this Part are as follows: 133 Schedule 6 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 E—continued 1—continued Ahead Behind Left No Oncoming Right Yes Braking Gap selection‘ Head check Mirror use Position Road user charges Speed control Search Signal use A B L N O R Y BR GS HC MU PO RUC SC SE SU 134 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Schedule 6 E—continued 1—continued 135 Schedule 6 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 E—continued 1—continued 136 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Schedule 6 E—continued 1—continued 137 Schedule 6 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 E—continued 2—Full licence test (Classes 2 to 5) 138 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Schedule 6 E—continued 2—continued 139 Schedule 6 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 E—continued 2—continued 140 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Schedule 6 F On­road safety test The on­road safety test must be conducted in 3 parts as fol­ lows: (a) (b) (c) Part 1 must be conducted in a low speed area (up to 60 km/h) and assesses the applicant’s ability to safely and legally control a motor vehicle in simple driving situations: Part 2 must be conducted in a low speed area (up to 60 km/h)
 and assesses all of the performance criteria in Part 1 and hazard detection.
Applicants must be asked to detect signiﬁcant trafﬁc hazards in 1 of 6 different trafﬁc situations: Part 3 must be conducted mostly in medium speed areas (60 to 80 km/h) and assesses all of the performance cri­ teria in Part 2.

Applicants must be asked to detect sig­ niﬁcant trafﬁc hazards in 1 of 4 different trafﬁc situ­ ations.

With the approval of the Director, a maximum of 2 trafﬁc situ­ ations may be conducted in lower speed areas, or in different locations, from those speciﬁed.
The applicant’s performance must be marked according to the form set out in this Part.

To pass, the applicant must have a total score of at least 80% “Yes” marks across Parts 1, 2, and 3 of the test.

The applicant’s performance in Part 1 of the test must be cal­ culated at the completion of that Part.

If the applicant does not score at least 80% “Yes” marks in Part 1, the test must be terminated and the applicant treated as having failed the test.
The abbreviations used in the form set out in this Part are as follows: A B L N Ahead Behind Left No 141 Schedule 6 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 F—continued Oncoming Right Yes Braking Gap selection Head check Hazard detection Mirror use Position Speed control Search Signal use O R Y BR GS HC HD MU PO SC SE SU 142 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Schedule 6 F—continued 143 Schedule 6 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 F—continued 144 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Schedule 6 F—continued Parts E and F were substituted, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 41(3) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).
See clause 2(1)(b) of that Rule as to subpart 1 of Part E of Schedule 6 coming into force as from 1 July 2006.

145 Schedule 7 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 F—continued The heading to Part F was substituted, as from 4 December 2006, by clause 16(1) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule (No 2) 2006 (SR 2006/152).
Clause 1 was amended, as from 4 December 2006, by clause 16(2) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule (No 2) 2006 (SR 2006/152) by substituting the words “on­road safety” for the words “older driver”.

The heading to the form in Part F was substituted, as from 4 December 2006, by clause 16(3) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule (No 2) 2006 (SR 2006/152).
Schedule 7 Certiﬁcation test for testing ofﬁcer Cl 54 The applicant must complete all the following tests and passes each test if the applicant meets the passing standard indicated.

The tests will be conducted by an examiner approved by the Director.

1 Written theory tests (a) (b) (c) The applicant must complete without error 3 different multi­choice theory test papers chosen by the examiner.
The applicant must complete a 50­question theory test on the contents of the Testing Ofﬁcer’s Manual that re­ late to conducting practical tests.

The applicant must answer a minimum of 80% of the questions correctly.
The applicant must complete theory test exercises cho­ sen by the examiner on the marking of the restricted li­ cence test (Classes 1 and 6) and full licence test (Classes 2 to 5) in Part E of Schedule 6, the full licence tests in Parts A and B of Schedule 6, and the basic motorcycle handling skills test in Part D of Schedule 6.

The appli­ cant must complete these tests to a standard considered satisfactory by the examiner.
Clause 1(c) was amended, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 42(1) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84) by substituting the words “restricted licence test (Classes 1 and 6) and full licence test (Classes 2 to 5)” for the words “restricted licence tests (Test A and Test B)”.
146 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Schedule 7 2 3 3 4 Practical driving test for conducting restricted licence and full licence test The applicant— (a) must undertake research for and produce a test that meets the criteria set out in the Testing Ofﬁcer’s Man­ ual for either the restricted licence test (Classes 1 and 6) speciﬁed in subpart 1 of Part E of Schedule 6 or the full licence test (Classes 2 to 5) speciﬁed in subpart 2 of Part E of Schedule 6; and (b) must— (i) conduct either a restricted licence test (Classes 1 and 6) or a full licence test (Classes 2 to 5)— (A) using an appropriate motor vehicle; and (B) with an appropriately licensed driver and the examiner; and (ii) maintain a 90% consistency with the examiner in marking the scoresheet for the test.
Clause 2 was substituted, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 42(2) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).

Practical test in relation to conducting Test B driving test [Revoked] The ﬁrst clause 3 was revoked, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 42(2) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).
Practical test in relation to basic motorcycle handling skills test Applicant must correctly lay out course for basic motorcycle handling skills test and accurately assess and record the riding performance observed to the standard required in accordance with the Testing Ofﬁcer’s Manual.
Practical driving test for conducting full licence tests and on­road safety test The applicant— (a) must undertake research for and produce a test that meets the criteria set out in the Testing Ofﬁcer’s Man­ ual for a full licence test speciﬁed in Part A and Part B of Schedule 6; and 147 Schedule 8 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 (b) must— (i) conduct a full licence test— (A) (B) with an appropriately licensed driver and using an appropriate motor vehicle; and the examiner; and (ii) maintain a 90% consistency with the examiner in marking the scoresheet for the test.
Clause 4 was substituted, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 42(3) Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).

The heading to clause 4 was amended, as from 4 December 2006, by clause 17 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule (No 2) 2006 (SR 2006/152) by substituting the words “tests and on­road safety test” for the words “and older driver tests”.
Schedule 8 Countries from which holders of driver licence or permit not required to sit practical driving test cl 89A(1)(b) Schedule 8 was inserted, as from 1 June 2006, by clause 43 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).
Australia Austria Belgium Canada Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Ireland Italy Luxembourg Norway Portugal South Africa Spain •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• 148 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Explanatory note Sweden Switzerland The Netherlands United Kingdom United States of America •• •• •• •• •• Dated at Wellington this 31st day of March 1999.

Maurice Williamson, Minister of Transport.


Explanatory note This note is not part of the rule, but is intended to indicate its general effect.

This rule, which comes into force on 3 May 1999, speciﬁes the re­ quirements for obtaining and renewing driver licences.

This rule is an ordinary rule made under the Land Transport Act 1998.
Part 1 contains preliminary provisions, and includes provisions relat­ ing to the objective of the rule and the extent of consultation that has been carried out under section 161(2) of the Act (set out in Schedules 1 and 2.

Part 2 speciﬁes the classes of driver licence and types of endorse­ ments that may be issued.

Part 3 sets out general requirements in relation to making an appli­ cation under the rule.
Part 4 sets out the requirements for obtaining learner licences, re­ stricted licences and full licences under the rule.

Part 5 speciﬁes the activities for which licence endorsements are re­ quired and the requirements for obtaining these endorsements.

Part 6 speciﬁes the requirements for obtaining a driver identiﬁcation card under section 19 of the Transport Services Licensing Act 1989.

Part 7 speciﬁes the requirements of medical ﬁtness in relation to driver licences and endorsements.
Part 8 speciﬁes the theory tests and practical driving tests required to be completed in order to obtain a driver licence.

Part 9 speciﬁes certain conditions that may be imposed on holders of driver licences.

149 Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999 Reprinted as at 3 September 2007 Part 10 relates to the period of validity of driver licences and en­ dorsements.

Part 11 speciﬁes requirements in relation to the format of driver li­ cences, driver identiﬁcation cards, and L (learner) plates.
Part 12 sets out the requirements in relation to the renewal and re­ placement of driver licences and endorsements.

Part 13 contains provisions relating to the suspension and revocation of driver licences and endorsements.

Part 14 deals with the recognition of overseas licences and the li­ censing of drivers from overseas.

Part 15 relates to the approval of courses teaching skills relating to driving, and the approval of course providers.
Part 16 contains miscellaneous provisions relating to the responsi­ bilities of drivers.

Part 17 contains transitional provisions.

Driver licences that were in force on 3 May 1999 are continued in force by section 23(4) of the Act until they expire in accordance with this rule.

This Part speciﬁed when these licences expire and requires the holders of these licences to apply for new driver licences and endorsements in accordance with the rule.
Issued under the authority of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989.

Date of notiﬁcation in Gazette: 1 April 1999.

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