New Zealand Legislation: Regulations

12 Images on driver licences and driver identification cards

• (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 anything else that might obscure the applicant's face or prevent the photographic image from being a good likeness unless—

  • (a) The applicant is required to wear the item for religious or medical reasons; and

  • (b) The applicant signs a statement to that effect.

  (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 applicant and an electronic impression of the applicant's signature if the renewal corresponds to the person's eighty-sixth birthday or any birthday that is 10 years or a multiple of 10 years after the person's eighty-sixth birthday.