Inner West Melbourne Truck Bans Enforced by Cameras, Digital Driver Licences, and Easier Custom Number Plates
Roads and Road Safety Legislation Amendment Bill 2024
1st House
2nd House
Law
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Effects of this bill
If this bill passes, it means that:
Drivers of heavy vehicles in no-truck zones face operator onus offences when detected by prescribed cameras.
The Secretary to the Department of Transport and Planning can approve and publish software applications used to display digital licences.
The Secretary to the Department of Transport and Planning must update or block digital licences if they expire, are cancelled, or are obtained fraudulently.
The Secretary to the Department of Transport and Planning may share information to verify if a digital driver licence is authentic.
The Secretary to the Department of Transport and Planning is prohibited from confiscating a device used to display a digital licence unless another law allows it.
People are prohibited from presenting a non-Victorian licence if it does not authorise them to drive on a highway.
Digital licences are considered to be in a person's possession if they are readily accessible via an electronic device.
Requirements to surrender a driver licence only apply to physical documents and do not include digital licences.