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Driving in Queensland on an interstate or overseas licence

If you are visiting Queensland from another country, you can drive if you have a valid overseas licence.
If you are visiting Queensland from another Australian state or territory you can drive if you have a
valid interstate licence. You can't drive in Queensland with your interstate or overseas licence if you
have been issued with a Queensland licence.

When driving in Queensland under your valid interstate or overseas licence you must:

only drive the class of motor vehicle authorised on that licence

comply with the conditions (if any) of your licence
show your licence to a police of cer when asked to do so.

You can’t drive in Queensland if:

you have been disquali ed from holding or getting a driver licence by an Australian court
your authority to drive in Queensland has been suspended because you:
have not paid nes issued to you
accumulated too many demerit points on your traf c history
have been convicted of driving at more than 40km/hr over the speed limit
your authority to drive in Queensland on your overseas licence has been withdrawn because you:
become medically un t to drive safely
are an Australian citizen and you have been residing in Queensland for 3 months
are not an Australian citizen, but before you took up residence in Queensland you were given
a resident visa and you have now been residing in Queensland for 3 months
are not an Australian citizen, but after you took up residence in Queensland you were given a
resident visa and you have now been residing in Queensland for 3 months since getting the
visa
have failed a practical driving test in Queensland after 1 January 2014.

A resident visa is a permanent visa or special category visa under the Migration Act 1958
(Commonwealth). These visas allow a person to stay inde nitely in Australia. These do not include
temporary, business or guardian visas.

If you drive in Queensland when you are not allowed to, you will be charged with unlicensed driving and

http://www.qld.gov.au/transport/licensing/driver-licensing/overseas/driving/index.html
you may have to appear in court ( http://www.qld.gov.au/law/court/going-to-court/ ).

Find out more about driving without a licence ( http://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/Licensing/Licence-

suspensions-and-disquali cations/Driving-without-a-licence.aspx ).

Learn the Queensland road rules

If you are driving on your overseas licence, make sure you understand the Queensland road rules (
http://www.qld.gov.au/transport/safety/rules/index.html ).

Read more about driving safely in Queensland ( http://www.qld.gov.au/transport/safety/road-safety

/index.html ).

Getting stopped by police

If you are stopped by police ( http://www.qld.gov.au/law/crime-and-police/being-arrested-and-police-

custody/being-stopped/ ) when you are driving, you will need to give your name and address and show
your driver licence. You may also need to take a roadside alcohol breath test or drug saliva test.

If your licence is in a language other than English, you should carry a recognised English translation of it
when you are driving. You should show this translation to police when you have to show your driver
licence.

The National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI) (

http://www.naati.com.au/ ) has a list of approved translators.

Last updated 20 December 2013 ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/ )

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