Contents (1999 - 116)
Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Regulation 1999
Status information

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Regulation
2 Commencement
3 Object
4 Definitions
5 Notes

Part 2 Application for issue or variation of driver licence

Division 1 Eligibility to apply for licences

6 Eligibility to apply for issue or variation of driver licence
7 Eligibility to apply for issue of motorcycle licence
8 General provisions relating to issue or variation of driver licences
9 Suspended or disqualified persons not eligible

Division 2 Learner licences and provisional licences

10 Eligibility to apply for learner licence
11 Conditions of learner licences
12 Learner driver must be accompanied
12A Suspension or cancellation of learner licence
13 Towed vehicles
14 Heavy vehicle learners
15 First-stage provisional licences (provisional P1)
15A Second-stage provisional licences (provisional P2)
15B Provisional P1 and P2 licences—high performance vehicle restrictions
15C Provisional P1 and P2 licences—12-month passenger restrictions after licence disqualification
15D Exemptions from P1 and P2 vehicle and passenger restrictions

Division 3 Applications to obtain or vary driver licences

16 Procedure to obtain or vary driver licences
17 Surrender of current driver licence
18 When application for driver licence can be refused
19 Issue and variation of driver licence
19A Interlock driver licences
19B Conversion of interlock driver licences
20 Issue of driver licence receipt as interim measure
21 Competency based assessment

Part 3 Driver licences

22 Form of driver licence
23 Issue of replacement driver licence
24 Driver licence register
25 Release of information to the Australian Electoral Commission
25A Release of certain information for publication by RTA
25B Release of information relating to alcohol interlock program
26 Licence classes
27 Order and description of licence classes
28 Conditional licences
29 Damaged or lost licences

Part 4 Obligations of licence applicants and licensed drivers

30 Change of name, address or medical condition
31 Tests and medical examinations of licensed drivers
32 Verification of record and monitoring of compliance

Part 5 Expiry, surrender and cancellation of driver licences

33 Licence expiry date
34 Notice of renewal of driver licence
35 Renewal of driver licence
36 Demerit points and offences
37 Surrender of driver licence
38 Variation, suspension or cancellation of driver licence
38A Prescribed offences for cancellation or suspension of licences
38B (Repealed)
39 Procedures for variation, suspension or cancellation of driver licence
40 Downgrading of driver licence

Part 6 Motorcycle licence riding and testing scheme

41 Definitions
42 Authorisation of operators
43 Accreditation of rider training instructors
44 Accreditation of testing officers
45 Objects of training course
46 Application to do course
47 Mandatory training areas
48 Exemption from compulsory motorcycle licence training
49 Exemption from licensing and other provisions

Part 7 Interlock devices

Division 1 Definitions

50 Definitions

Division 2 Approvals

51 Eligibility for approval as an approved interlock installer
52 Eligibility for approval as an approved interlock service provider
53 Fit and proper persons
53A Application for approval as interlock installer or service provider
53B Determination of applications for approval
53C Conditions of approvals
53D Duration of approvals
53E Subsequent approvals
53F Show cause notice
53G Notice of revocation of approval

Division 3 Miscellaneous

53H Police may seize motor vehicle or device
53I Agreements relating to interlock devices

Part 8 Exemptions

54 Authority may exempt certain classes of driver from requirement to hold licence
55 Interstate and international visitors
55A Exemption: golf and green keeping vehicles used on roads or road related areas
55B Exemption: police officers and police trainees
55C Exemption: drivers of light rail vehicles
55D Other exemptions from licensing

Part 9 Offences

56 Licence conditions
57 Offences involving driver licence documents
58 Notification offences
59 Failure to comply with condition of approval
59A False or misleading information
59B Installation or removal of approved interlock devices without approval
59C Installation or removal of unlabelled approved interlock devices
59D Maintenance or inspection of interlock devices without approval
59E Maintenance or inspection of unlabelled approved interlock devices
59F Labelling approved interlock devices
59G Notification of removal of approved interlock devices
59H Tampering or otherwise interfering with labelled approved interlock device
59I Notification of suspected tampering or otherwise interfering with labelled approved interlock devices

Part 10 Administration

60 (Repealed)
61 Delegation of Authority’s powers

Part 11 Fees

Note
62 Fees
63 Waiver of fees
64 Fee exemption for eligible pensioners

Part 12 Savings and transitional provisions

65 Savings and transitional provisions

 Schedule 1 National schedule of demerit point offences

 Schedule 2 Additional demerit point offences

 Schedule 3 Fees

 Schedule 4 Savings and transitional provisions

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Historical notes