Iconic is Right..... According to the Traffic Offenders Intervention Program run for the NSW Courts, If you have lost your license (first offence - P.C.A. or dui, neg driving, more than 40 km/h over limit, dangerous driving, culpable driving, drive whilst disqualified, etc), then if you are charged with a "second serious driving offence within 2 years" you are considered a repeat offender and automatically dished out an additional 2 years ON TOP of whatever the judge dishes out, and you ARE considered an habitual offender if you offend 3 times in a two year period (rolling two years) which carries an additional 5 years on top of what the judges hands you... Quite possibly a gaol sentence.... You CAN make a FALSE STATEMENT when you apply for your license, but most states are now linked together and cross-reference with other states, with the possible (still?) exception of QLD. they seem to avoid buddying up with NSW on any information sharing. It IS possible to have an QLD driver's licence whilst suspended in NSW, but you have to SURRENDER your NSW licence to get your QLD license. (to get around this you would have to have had an interstate license previously and have that licence RE-INSTATED, not a NEW ISSUE) the risk of this would would be you may incur charges like obtain a driver's license by deception, or the like. Obviously what you get charged with depends on how much you piss of the walloper that pulled you over..... The long and short of it is yes, you can, and no, you can't.....