Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations(1) If the road transport authority is satisfied that because of a person's special circumstances, the person is a suitable person to be issued with a driver licence of a particular class or kind, the authority may exempt the person from an eligibility requirement provided in any of the following provisions:
(a) paragraph 16 (3) (a) or (4) (a) (Eligibility to apply for learner licence);
(b) paragraphs 28 (2) (a) to (f) or subparagraph 28 (2) (g) (i) (Eligibility requirements for licence classes);
(c) paragraph 62 (3) (a) (Eligibility to apply for public vehicle licence).
(2) If the road transport authority issues a driver licence to a person because of an exemption given under subregulation (1), the authority must issue the licence subject to conditions that restrict the person to driving a motor vehicle only for purposes connected with the special circumstances.
Examples of conditions
The conditions may restrict the times when, and the places where, the person may drive a motor vehicle.
Note It is an offence for the holder of a driver licence to contravene, without reasonable excuse, a condition to which the licence is subject (see reg 60).
(3) However, if the person is already the holder of a driver licence, the conditions must apply only to the class or kind of driver licence issued because of the special circumstances.
(4) The road transport authority may exempt a person from the eligibility requirement mentioned in paragraph 62 (3) (e) (which is about the successful completion of an approved public vehicle driver training course).
(5) An exemption given under this regulation may be conditional.
(6) If an exemption under this regulation is given subject to conditions, the exemption applies only if all the conditions are being complied with.