Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

ROAD TRANSPORT (DRIVER LICENSING) REGULATIONS 2000 (2000 NO 14) - REG 28

(1)     A person satisfies the eligibility requirements for a driver licence (other than a learner licence) of a particular class if the person—

        (a)     satisfies the eligibility requirements mentioned in
subregulation (2) for the class; or

        (b)     is exempt under subregulation (3) from those eligibility requirements; or

        (c)     is exempted by the road transport authority under regulation 67 (Authority may exempt person from certain eligibility requirements) from an eligibility requirement mentioned in subregulation (2) for the class and satisfies the other eligibility requirements for that class.

(2)     The eligibility requirements for a class of driver licence are as follows:

        (a)     for a motorcycle licence—the person is at least 17 years old and has, at any time, held a learner motorcycle licence for at least 3 months (or, if a condition to which the licence is subject requires the licence to be held by the person for a longer period before a provisional motorcycle licence will be issued to the person, the longer period);

        (b)     for a car licence—the person is at least 17 years old and has, at any time, held a learner car licence for at least
6 months (or, if a condition to which the licence is subject requires the licence to be held by the person for a longer period before a provisional car licence will be issued to the person, the longer period);

        (c)     for a light rigid vehicle licence—the person has, at any time, held a provisional or full car licence (or both of them) for at least
1 year;

        (d)     for a medium rigid vehicle licence—the person has, at any time, held a provisional or full car licence (or both of them) for at least 1 year;

        (e)     for a heavy rigid vehicle licence—the person has, at any time, held a provisional or full car licence (or both of them) for at least 2 years;

        (f)     for a heavy combination vehicle licence—the person has, at any time, held a provisional or full medium rigid vehicle or heavy rigid vehicle licence (or a mix of them) for at least
1 year;

        (g)     for a multi-combination vehicle licence—

              (i)     the person has, at any time, held a provisional or full heavy rigid vehicle or heavy combination vehicle licence (or a mix of them) for at least 1 year; and

              (ii)     the person has successfully completed an approved heavy vehicle driver training course or a test or assessment of the person's driving ability set by the road transport authority.

Note 1     Under subregulation 68 (1) periods of licence suspension or disqualification are not counted and every other period when the person has, at any time, held the relevant class of licence or a higher class is counted.

Note 2     Under subregulation 68 (2) any period when the person has, at any time, held a probationary licence of the relevant class or a higher class is also counted.

(3)     A person is exempt from the eligibility requirements for a class of licence applied for if the person holds, or has at any time held—

        (a)     an Australian driver licence (other than a learner licence) of that class or a higher class; or

        (b)     an external Territory driver licence corresponding to the Australian driver licence mentioned in paragraph (a); or

        (c)     a foreign driver licence that corresponds to that class or a higher class.

Note     A motorcycle licence is not part of the driver licence class hierarchy (see
reg 8 (2)) and has no higher class.