New Zealand Legislation: Regulations
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(1) The applicant must produce the following evidence of the identity of the applicant to be sighted by the licensing agent:
(a) a New Zealand passport that is current or has expired within the 2 years immediately preceding the date of application; or
(b) a New Zealand photographic driver licence that is current or has expired within the 2 years immediately preceding the date of application, or a current temporary driver licence that is accompanied by a form of photographic identification of the applicant that is acceptable to the Agency; or
(c) 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
(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 citizenship:
(iii) a certificate confirming registration of citizenship by descent; or
(e) a current certificate of identity issued under the Passports Act 1992; or
(f) a current certificate of identity, as defined in section 4 of the Immigration Act 2009; or
(g) [Revoked]
(h) a current refugee travel document issued by or on behalf of the Government of New Zealand; or
(i) a New Zealand Defence Force photo-identity card issued to non-civilian staff that is current or has expired within the 2 years immediately preceding the date of application; or
(j) a full birth certificate issued in New Zealand, the Cook Islands, Niue, or Tokelau; or
(k) [Revoked]
(l) 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),—
(a) if the Agency considers that the information contained in driver licences, passports, or certificates of birth issued by or on behalf of the government of a country other than New Zealand may not be reliable, the Agency may issue a direction to all licensing agents prohibiting 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.
(2) The applicant must produce the following evidence of the address of the applicant to be sighted by the licensing agent:
(a) an account statement, issued in the 12 months immediately preceding the date of application, from a bank, building society, credit union, or credit card issuer; or
(b) a telephone, gas, or electricity account issued in the 6 months immediately preceding the date of application; or
(c) a form of identification issued in the 12 months immediately 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.
(3) If an applicant wishes to have the driver licence, endorsement, or driver identification card issued in a name that is not the same as the applicant's name on a document produced under subclause (1) or (2), the applicant must also produce 1 of the following documents as evidence of the applicant's change of name:
(a) a marriage certificate or a civil union certificate:
(b) a dissolution of marriage order or a dissolution of civil union order:
(c) a statutory declaration, a deed poll change of name, or a name change certificate issued in respect of a name registered under section 21B of the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Act 1995:
(d) any other comparable document that is acceptable to the Agency as evidence of the identity of the applicant.
(3A) If an applicant has been registered in the national register of driver licences and wishes to have the driver licence, endorsement, or driver identification card issued in a name that is not the same as the applicant's name on the register, the applicant must also produce 1 of the documents specified in subclause (3)(a) to (d) as evidence of the applicant's change of name.
(4) Despite subclauses (1) and (2), if a practical driving test is not commenced at the premises of a licensing agent, the identification documents required under this section must be sighted by either—
(a) the testing officer who conducts the practical driving test; or
(b) a person appointed for the purpose by the Agency.
Clause 10(1): substituted, on 4 October 1999, by clause 7 of the Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 1999 (SR 1999/302).
Clause 10(1)(b): substituted, on 1 October 2011, by clause 7(1) of the Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2011 (SR 2011/306).
Clause 10(1)(e): substituted, on 1 June 2006, by clause 7(2) of the Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).
Clause 10(1)(f): substituted, on 1 June 2006, by clause 7(2) of the Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).
Clause 10(1)(f): amended, at 2 am on 29 November 2010, by section 406(2) of the Immigration Act 2009 (2009 No 51).
Clause 10(1)(g): revoked, on 1 June 2006, by clause 7(4) of the Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).
Clause 10(1)(h): substituted, on 1 June 2006, by clause 7(3) of the Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).
Clause 10(1)(i): amended, on 1 October 2011, by clause 7(2) of the Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2011 (SR 2011/306).
Clause 10(1)(k): revoked, on 1 June 2006, by clause 7(4) of the Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).
Clause 10(1A): inserted, on 4 October 1999, by clause 7 of the Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 1999 (SR 1999/302).
Clause 10(1A)(a): amended, on 1 August 2008, by section 50(2) of the Land Transport Management Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 47).
Clause 10(3): substituted, on 1 October 2011, by clause 7(3) of the Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2011 (SR 2011/306).
Clause 10(3A): inserted, on 1 October 2011, by clause 7(3) of the Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2011 (SR 2011/306).
Clause 10(4): added, on 1 June 2006, by clause 7(5) of the Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006 (SR 2006/84).
Clause 10(4)(b): amended, on 1 August 2008, by section 50(2) of the Land Transport Management Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 47).
