Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

ROAD TRANSPORT (DRIVER LICENSING) REGULATIONS 2000 (2000 NO 14) - REG 104

(1)     A person is eligible to apply for accreditation (including for the renewal of an accreditation) if—

        (a)     the person is at least 21 years old; and

        (b)     the person holds a full car licence or full licence of a higher class; and

        (c)     the person has the skills to provide driver instruction and assessment; and

        (d)     the person is a suitable person to be accredited; and

        (e)     the person is medically fit to be accredited; and

        (f)     for a person who is not accredited—the person has successfully completed an approved driving instructors training course within the last year; and

        (g)     the person is not disqualified under regulation 112 (Procedures for authority taking action in relation to accreditation) from applying for accreditation.

(2)       For paragraph (1) (e), a person is medically fit to be accredited if the person has been examined by a doctor within the last 6 months in accordance with the relevant publication mentioned in the definition of required medical standards in subregulation 15 (2) and the doctor certifies that—

        (a)     the doctor has personally examined the person on a stated date; and

        (b)     the person complies with the required medical standards.

(3)       The road transport authority may exempt a person from the eligibility requirement mentioned in paragraph (1) (f).

(4)       An exemption given under subregulation (3) may be conditional.

(5)       If an exemption under subregulation (3) is given subject to conditions, the exemption applies only if all the conditions of the exemption are being complied with.