(1) In this regulation—
(2) The holder of a learner car licence must not drive a motor vehicle that is towing another vehicle on a road or road related area unless the other vehicle is a trailer with a GVM not over 750kg.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
(3) The holder of a learner car licence must not drive a motor vehicle on a road or road related area unless L-plates are conspicuously displayed, the correct way up, at the front and rear of the vehicle or on its roof, and are clearly visible from ahead of and behind the vehicle.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
(4) The holder of learner car licence (the learner driver ) must not drive a motor vehicle on a road or road related area unless the seat next to the learner driver is occupied by a person who holds a full car licence or a full licence of a higher class.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
(5) The person must—
(a) supervise the learner driver's driving of the motor vehicle; and
(b) take all reasonable precautions to prevent a contravention of the road transport legislation by the learner driver.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
(6) Subregulation (5) does not apply to an authorised person testing or assessing the learner driver's driving ability.
Note It is an offence against the
Road Transport (Alcohol and Drugs) Act 1977 for the holder of a learner
licence to drive with a blood alcohol concentration of
0.02 g/100mL or more
(see s 19 of that Act and the definitions of special driver (s 4B of that Act)
and prescribed concentration (in the dictionary to that Act)).