Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Regulation 2006 (No 1) (ACT)

Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Regulation 2006 (No 1)

Subordinate Law SL2006-50

The Australian Capital Territory Executive makes the following regulation under the Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1999.

Dated 30 November 2006.

John Hargreaves

Minister

Andrew Barr

Minister

Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Regulation 2006 (No 1)

Subordinate Law SL2006-50

made under the

Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1999

1. Name of regulation

   This regulation is the Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Regulation 2006 (No 1).

2. Commencement

   This regulation commences on 1 December 2006.

   NoteThe naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).

3. Legislation amended

   This regulation amends the Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Regulation 2000.

4. Section 6 (1)

   omit

   provisional,

5. Section 6 (2)

   after

   learner licence

   insert

   or provisional licence

6. New section 6 (3) and (4)

   insert

   (3)However, if a provisional licence was varied before the commencement of this subsection to become also a public vehicle licence, subsections (1) and (2) do not affect the validity of the provisional or public vehicle licence.

   (4)Subsection (3) and this subsection expire 3 years after the day this subsection commences.

7. Section 62 (3) (a)

   omit

   21

   substitute

   20

8. Section 62 (3) (f), (g) and (h)

   substitute

   (f)for a public vehicle licence for a hire car that is a motorbike—

   (i)the person holds a full motorcycle licence, and has held a provisional or full motorcycle licence for at least 3 years (or for periods totalling at least 3 years); or

   (ii)the person has, in the last 5 years, held an external territory driver licence corresponding to a full motorcycle licence and has held a full motorcycle licence for at least 1 year in the last 5 years; or

   (iii)the person has, in the last 5 years, held a foreign driver licence corresponding to a full motorcycle licence and has held a full motorcycle licence for at least 1 year in the last 5 years; and

   (g)for a public vehicle licence for a public bus—

   (i)the person holds a light rigid vehicle licence or an Australian driver licence of a higher class, and has held a provisional or full car licence or an Australian driver licence of a higher class for at least 3 years (or for periods totalling 3 years); or

   (ii)the person has, in the last 5 years, held an external territory driver licence corresponding to a full light rigid vehicle licence or an Australian driver licence of a higher class and has held a full light rigid vehicle licence or an Australian driver licence of a higher class for at least 1 year in the last 5 years; or

   (iii)the person has, in the last 5 years, held a foreign driver licence corresponding to a full light rigid vehicle licence or an Australian driver licence of a higher class and has held a full light rigid vehicle licence or an Australian driver licence of a higher class for at least 1 year in the last 5 years; and

   (h)for a public vehicle licence to drive any other kind of public vehicle—

   (i)the person holds a full car licence or an Australian driver licence of a higher class, and has held a provisional or full car licence or an Australian driver licence of a higher class for at least 3 years (or for periods totalling at least 3 years); or

   (ii)the person has, in the last 5 years, held an external territory driver licence corresponding to a full car licence or an Australian driver licence of a higher class and has held a full car licence or an Australian driver licence of a higher class for at least 1 year in the last 5 years; or

   (iii)the person has, in the last 5 years, held a foreign driver licence corresponding to a full car licence or an Australian driver licence of a higher class and has held a full car licence or an Australian driver licence of a higher class for at least 1 year in the last 5 years.

Endnotes

1. Notification

   Notified under the Legislation Act on 30 November 2006.

2. Republications of amended laws

   For the latest republication of amended laws, see align="center">© Australian Capital Territory 2006