Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Driver Licensing) Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2008 (Qld)

Queensland Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Driver Licensing) Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2008 Subordinate Legislation 2008 No. 141 made under the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 Contents Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 Regulation amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4 Insertion of new s 3A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3A Exemption from payment of particular fees . . . . . . . . 2 5 Amendment of s 9 (Testing) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 6 Amendment of s 45AB (Issue of P2 restricted licences) . . . . . . . 3 7 Amendment of s 45AC (Declaration for provisions that are not unlawful discrimination) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 8 Amendment of sch 1 (Fees) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 9 Amendment of sch 7 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Driver Licensing) Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2008 [s 1] 1 Short title This regulation may be cited as the Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Driver Licensing) Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2008 . 2 Commencement This regulation commences on 1 July 2008 immediately after the commencement of the TransportLegislation(Fees)Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2008. 3 Regulation amended This regulation amends the Transport Operations (Road UseManagement—Driver Licensing) Regulation 1999. 4 Insertion of new s 3A After section 3— insert— ‘3A Exemption from payment of particular fees ‘(1) The following persons are exempt from the payment of the fees mentioned in schedule 1, items 1 to 4 that are otherwise payable under this regulation— (a) the head of a consulate; (b) a career officer of a consulate; (c) the head of TECO in Brisbane; (d) an officer of TECO in Brisbane; (e) an immediate family member of a person mentioned in any of paragraphs (a) to (d). ‘(2) In this section— immediate family member , of a person, means— (a) the person’s spouse; or (b) a child or stepchild of the person, if the child or stepchild is— Page 2 2008 SL No. 141

Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Driver Licensing) Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2008 [s 5] (i) under 21 years; or (ii) at least 21 years but under 25 years and in full-time study. TECO means the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office under the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (Privileges and Immunities) Regulations 1998 (Cwlth).’. 5 Amendment of s 9 (Testing) Section 9— insert— ‘(8) A person who holds a P1 type licence that authorises the person to drive a class C vehicle must pass a hazard perception test before applying for any of the following types of licences— (a) a P2 provisional licence; (b) a P2 probationary licence; (c) an open licence. ‘(9) Subsection (8) does not apply if the person has, at some time, passed a hazard perception test. ‘(10) In this section— P1 type licence includes a driver licence granted outside Queensland that corresponds to a P1 type licence.’. 6 Amendment of s 45AB (Issue of P2 restricted licences) Section 45AB(1)— insert— ‘(d) if the person is applying for a P2 restricted licence that authorises the person to drive a class C vehicle—has passed a hazard perception test.’. 2008 SL No. 141 Page 3

Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Driver Licensing) Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2008 [s 7] 7 Amendment of s 45AC (Declaration for provisions that are not unlawful discrimination) Section 45AC(a), after ‘8,’— insert— ‘9(8),’. 8 Amendment of sch 1 (Fees) Schedule 1— insert— ‘3A Passing a hazard perception test under section 9(8). . . . . . 15.00’. 9 Amendment of sch 7 (Dictionary) Schedule 7— insert— ‘ hazard perception test means a test designed to measure the ability of a driver to recognise and respond appropriately to driving situations that are potentially dangerous.’. ENDNOTES 1 Made by the Governor in Council on 29 May 2008. 2 Notified in the gazette on 30 May 2008. 3 Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4 The administering agency is the Department of Transport. © State of Queensland 2008 Page 4 2008 SL No. 141