Registration and Licensing Task Force
The Registration and Licensing Task Force aims to support social and economic outcomes, and improve road safety and security by:
- enhancing consistency, security and integrity of systems and processes
- delivering harmonised driver licensing practice and vehicle identification.
The representatives on the Registration and Licensing Task Force consider licensing practices across Australia. They share common goals:
- to develop and promote national policies and procedures
- to harmonise driver licensing schemes, and
- ensure the seamless transfer of driver licences across jurisdictional borders.
The Task Force facilitates collaboration between jurisdictions to ensure best practice is consistently implemented.
While a driver’s licence is not intended to be an identity document it is widely recognised and used in the community for this purpose. The Registration and Licensing Task Force works to ensure the security and integrity of the driver licence card is upheld through improving business innovations such as the Document Verification Service, national best practice customer enrolment frameworks and biometric identifiers such as facial recognition.
Registration and Licensing Task Force Projects
| Project Number | Project Name | Program | Sub-program | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRL6259 | Review of the National Heavy Vehicle Driver Competency Framework: Stage 3 | Road Safety and Design | Registration and Licensing Task Force | Active |
| SRL6312 | Assessing Fitness to Drive Implementation: Phase 1 and Phase 2 | Road Safety and Design | Registration and Licensing Task Force | Active |
| SRL6340 | Heavy Vehicle Hazard Perception Test | Road Safety and Design | Registration and Licensing Task Force | Active |
| SRL6348 | Digital driver licenses | Road Safety and Design | Registration and Licensing Task Force | Active |
| SRL6354 | National Heavy Vehicle Driver Competency Framework – Design and Implementation | Road Safety and Design | Registration and Licensing Task Force | Active |
| SRL6368 | Developing an implementation transition strategy for overseas driver licensing | Road Safety and Design | Registration and Licensing Task Force | Active |
| SRL6369 | Assessing Fitness to Drive implementation strategy phase 3 | Road Safety and Design | Registration and Licensing Task Force | Active |
| SRL6416 | Assessing Fitness to Drive Implementation – Delivery and Growth | Road Safety and Design | Registration and Licensing Task Force | Active |
Program Contacts
The Registration and Licensing Task Force is part of the Austroads Road Safety and Design Program.
Road Safety and Design Program Manager: Michael Nieuwesteeg
Email: mnieuwesteeg@austroads.com.au
Road Safety and Design Program Coordinator: Jessica Olivera
P: +61 2 8265 3323
Email: jolivera@austroads.com.au