Privacy policy for learner permit referees

The Department of Transport and Planning ABN 69 981 208 782 ('Department') and R&L Services Victoria Pty Ltd ABN 28 657 005 493 (as Trustee for the Victorian R&L Services Trust ABN 96 342 123 072), known as 'VicRoads' and acting on behalf of the Secretary to the Department and Safe Transport Victoria (ST Vic) ('we, us') collect personal information for registration and licensing purposes. This personal information will be handled by us as permitted or required by the applicable laws. Particularly by the Road Safety Act 1986 and Marine Safety Act 2010.

We may disclose the information we collect about you to various organisations and persons as permitted or required by applicable laws, particularly by the Road Safety Act 1986 and Marine Safety Act 2010. This includes the photograph and other information on your driver licence, learner permit or marine licence used for the purposes of biometric matching through the National Driver Licence Facial Recognition Solution for law enforcement, national security, and other purposes. It may also include any health information relating to your licence or registration, or sensitive information concerning any relevant criminal history. Your information may be disclosed to third parties including our contractors and agents, law enforcement agencies, other road and traffic authorities, Austroads, the Transport Accident Commission, concession and identity verification agencies (including Centrelink Confirmation eServices, the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, Service Victoria, Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade), vehicle manufacturers (for safety recalls), toll road operators, road safety researchers, courts and other organisations or people authorised to use the information. 
 
Your failure to provide the information may result in this form not being processed, or your records not being properly maintained. For further information about our use of your personal and health information, and your rights to access it, go to: vicroads.vic.gov.au/website-terms/privacy, dtp.vic.gov.au/privacy or ST Vic’s Privacy Policy at safetransport.vic.gov.au/privacy-policy. Providing false or misleading information or documents is an offence under the Road Safety Act 1986 and Marine Safety Act 2010, as applicable, and can result in you being fined or imprisoned. Further, any authority or approval, given as a result of you providing such information/documents, may be reversed and have no effect. By signing this form, I declare that the information in this form and related supporting documents is true, correct and complete, and I understand the privacy statement.