Vehicle and Traffic (Driver Licensing and Vehicle Registration) Amendment Regulations 2026

Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.

Notified in the Gazette on 22 April 2026

These regulations are administered in the Department of State Growth.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the regulation)

These regulations amend the Vehicle and Traffic (Driver Licensing and Vehicle Registration) Regulations 2021 to –

(a) clarify that the registration of a vehicle remains in force until the end of the last day of the registration period; and

(b) clarify that only one number plate is required to be affixed to a quad bike; and

(c) enable the Registrar of Motor Vehicles to release certain information for the purposes of a Document Verification Service used under the Identity Verification Services Act 2023 of the Commonwealth in connection with the exercise of the Registrar’s driver licensing functions; and

(d) omit references to administrative guidelines relating to the release of information in a register; and

(e) update a reference to a publication setting out standards for the conduct of medical examinations.