Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment (Foreign Driver Licence) Regulation 2005 (NSW)

2005 No 638

New South Wales

Road Transport (Driver Licensing)

Amendment (Foreign Driver Licence)

Regulation 2005

under the

Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1998

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

JOSEPH TRIPODI, M.P.,

Minister for Roads

Explanatory note

The object of this Regulation is to amend the Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Regulation 1999 to provide that a visiting driver who holds a current foreign driver licence that authorises him or her to drive a motor vehicle, other than a motor bike or other similar light vehicle, may drive a motor vehicle of the kind that the holder of a New South Wales car licence may drive. This Regulation is made under the Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1998, including sections 19 (the general regulation-making power) and 20.

Published in Gazette No 126 of 14 October 2005, page 8747	Page 1
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Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment (Foreign

Driver Licence) Regulation 2005

under the

Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1998

1      Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment
(Foreign Driver Licence) Regulation 2005.

2 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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Amendments	Schedule 1
Schedule 1	Amendments

(Clause 2)

[1]      Clause 55 Interstate and international visitors

Insert after clause 55 (1):

(1A)

A visiting driver who holds:

(a)	a current foreign driver licence and international driving permit, or
(b)	a current foreign driver licence that is written in English or is accompanied by an English translation,

that authorises its holder to drive a motor vehicle may, in this State, drive a motor vehicle with a GVM that is not greater than 4.5 tonnes and that is constructed or equipped to seat not more than 12 adults (including the driver), and is exempt from the requirements of the Act and this Regulation (other than this clause).

(1B)

Subclause (1A) does not apply to a driver licence that authorises its holder to drive only a motor bike, motor trike or motor vehicle referred to in clause 55D (1) (d) or (e), but applies to any other driver licence regardless of the kind of motor vehicle it authorises its holder to drive.

[2]      Clause 55 (2) and (5) (a)

Insert “or (1A)” after “(1)” wherever occurring.

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