Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Regulation 2020 (No 1) (ACT)

Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Regulation 2020 (No 1)

Subordinate Law SL2020-14

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

Dated 16 April 2020.

Shane Rattenbury

Minister

Chris Steel

Minister

Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Regulation 2020 (No 1)

Subordinate Law SL2020-14

made under the

Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1999

1. Name of regulation

   This regulation is the Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Regulation 2020 (No 1).

2. Commencement

   This regulation commences on the day after its notification day.

   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. New section 18 (4) and (5)

   insert

   (4)Despite subsection (1), a learner motorcycle licence that expires between 23 March 2020 and 1 January 2021 (the original expiry) is taken to expire 12 months after the day of the licence’s original expiry.

   (5)Subsection (4) and this subsection expire on 31 March 2022.

5. New section 85A

   insert

85AExtension of renewal time for learner motorcycle licence

(1)This section applies to the holder of a licence extended under section 18 (4).

(2)The person is taken to have satisfied the requirement under section 85 (2) (c) if the person gives the road transport authority evidence that the person has successfully completed the knowledge component of an approved road ready training course within the 3‑year period before the day the application is made.

(3)This section expires on 31 March 2022.

1. New section 92 (4) and (5)

   insert

   (4)In subsections (2) and (3), a reference to 3 months is taken to be a reference to 6 months.

   (5)Subsection (4) and this subsection expire on 31 March 2021.

2. New section 172A

   insert

172AOld learner licence—extension of duration

(1)This section applies to an old licence that—

(a)is a learner car licence issued under the pre-amendment regulation; and

(b)expires between 23 March 2020 and 1 January 2021 (the original expiry).

(2)The licence is taken to expire 12 months after the day of the licence’s original expiry.

1. Section 179 (2)

   substitute

   (2)The person is taken to have satisfied the requirement under section 85 (2) (c) if the person gives the road transport authority evidence that the person has successfully completed the knowledge component of an approved road ready training course within—

   (a)for the holder of a licence that has been extended under section 172A (Old learner licence—extension of duration)—the 3‑year period before the day the application is made; or

   (b)in any other case—the 2‑year period before the day the application is made.

Endnotes

1. Notification

   Notified under the Legislation Act on 16 April 2020.

2. Republications of amended laws

   For the latest republication of amended laws, see align="center">© Australian Capital Territory 2020