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That's today but what about applying for a driver's license in Australia in 1949? Was the validity 5 or 10 years? Part of me suspects it was less. The reason why it's limited to 1 year and not longer is because Australia is a signatory to the Geneva Convention and not the Vienna Convention. Indeed most countries in the world have ratified the Geneva Convention which stipulates this 1 year validity (and was created in 1949). Back in 1949 I think the idea of driving internationally overseas in a foreign land was quite the novel concept, and the thought that you would need to have a permit that last more than a year was unheard of. I mean if the ferry boat takes you several weeks to get to Australia, and several weeks back, it's not like you have much time to go out exploring.