Australian Capital Territory Current Regulations

ROAD TRANSPORT (DRIVER LICENSING) REGULATION 2000 - REG 22

    (1)     A person is eligible to apply to the road transport authority for the issue of a provisional motorcycle or car licence, or the variation of a driver licence to include a provisional motorcycle or car licence, if the person—

        (a)     satisfies the eligibility requirements set out in subsection (2) or (3) for the class of licence to which the application relates; or

        (b)     is exempted by the road transport authority under section 67 (Authority may exempt from certain eligibility requirements).

Note     For eligibility of a person whose licence has been suspended or disqualified, see s 66.

    (2)     The eligibility requirements for a provisional motorcycle licence are that the person—

        (a)     is at least 17 years old; and

        (b)     has at any time held a learner motorcycle licence for at least 3 months; and

        (c)     has successfully completed an approved pre-provisional rider training course in the 1-month period before the day the person applies for the licence.

    (3)     The eligibility requirements for a provisional car licence are that—

        (a)     the person is at least 17 years old; and

        (b)     the person has at any time held a learner car licence for—

              (i)     if the person was 25 years old or older at the time the licence was issued or renewed—6 months; or

              (ii)     in any other case—12 months; and

        (c)     the road transport authority is satisfied the person has successfully completed the following hours of driving while holding a learner car licence (the required driving hours ):

              (i)     if the person was 25 years old or older at the time the licence was issued or renewed—50 hours driving, including 5 hours driving at night;

              (ii)     in any other case—100 hours driving, including 10 hours driving at night; and

        (d)     the road transport authority is satisfied the person has successfully completed a hazard perception test—

              (i)     in accordance with section 23; or

              (ii)     under the law of another jurisdiction; and

        (e)     the person has successfully completed—

              (i)     driver assessment administered by an authorised person; or

              (ii)     competency-based driver assessment administered by a driving instructor.

    (4)     A person may, after holding a learner car licence for 3 months, complete an approved learner licence training course to satisfy a stated number of required driving hours.