Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment (Fees) Regulation 2008 (NSW)

2008 No 254

New South Wales

Road Transport (Driver Licensing)

Amendment (Fees) Regulation 2008

under the

Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1998

Her Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1998.

ERIC ROOZENDAAL, M.L.C.,

Minister for Roads

Explanatory note
The objects of this Regulation are:

(a)	to increase certain fees payable under the Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1998, and
(b)	to set out the fees for a driver licence, a provisional P1 licence, a provisional P2 licence and a learner licence for issue to temporary overseas visitors for no more than 12 months.

Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment (Temporary Overseas Visitors) Regulation 2008, except for the fees in respect of such licences. Depending on the person’s circumstances, a temporary overseas visitor will be entitled to apply for either a driver licence, a provisional P1 licence, a provisional P2 licence or a learner licence, but the maximum period for which the temporary overseas visitor may have such a licence issued or renewed is 12 months. This Regulation is made under the Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1998, including sections 19 (the general regulation-making power) and 20 (Driver licensing system) and, in particular, section 20 (2) (f).

The fee increases are generally in line with movements in the Consumer Price Index.

Published in Gazette No 76 of 27 June 2008, page 6294	Page 1
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Clause 1	Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment (Fees) Regulation 2008

Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment (Fees)

Regulation 2008

under the

Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1998

1      Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment
(Fees) Regulation 2008.

2      Commencement

This Regulation commences on 1 July 2008.

3 Amendment of Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Regulation 1999

The Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Regulation 1999 is amended as set out in Schedule 1.

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Amendment	Schedule 1
Schedule 1	Amendment

(Clause 3)

Schedule 3

Omit the Schedule. Insert instead:

Schedule 3 Fees

(Clause 62)

$

1         Issue or renewal of driver licence:

(a)	1-year	46
(b)	3-year	108
(c)	5-year	145
(d)	provisional P1 licence	46
(e)	provisional P2 licence	72
(f)	learner licence	20
(g)	in the case of a temporary overseas visitor referred to in	46

clause 6A—a driver licence

(h)	in the case of a temporary overseas visitor referred to in	46
clause 6A—a provisional P1 licence
(i)	in the case of a temporary overseas visitor referred to in	46
clause 6A—a provisional P2 licence
(j)	in the case of a temporary overseas visitor referred to in	20
clause 6A—a learner licence

Note. Clause 6A provides (with some exceptions) that a temporary overseas visitor is not eligible to be issued a driver licence (which includes a provisional or learner licence) that will be in force for a period of more than 12 months and is not eligible to have a driver licence held by the person renewed for a period of more than 12 months.

2         Replacement or duplicate licence:

(a) learner licence 18

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Schedule 1 Amendment

$

4         Competency based assessment:

(a)	scheme participation fee	21
(b)	replacement log book	7

5         Entry fee for authorised rider training course:

(a)	provisional licence rider training course	110
(b)	learner licence rider training course	73

6

Certificate from Authority’s records 25

7

Information from records (other than a certificate) 18

8

Hazard Perception Test 36

9

Driver Qualification Test 36

10

Driver Knowledge Test 36

11       Fee per copy for provision of handbook:

(a) Road Users’ Handbook (including any foreign language 10

version of that handbook)