Australian Capital Territory Current Regulations Australian Capital Territory Current Regulations(1) A provisional motorcycle licence must be issued to a person for—
(a) if the person has never held a provisional motorcycle licence—3 years; or
(b) if the person holds, or has at any time held, a provisional motorcycle licence—the difference between 3 years and the period the person has held a provisional motorcycle licence.
(2) A provisional licence (other than a provisional motorcycle licence) must be issued to a person for—
(a) if the person has never held a provisional licence (other than a provisional motorcycle licence)—3 years; or
(b) if the person holds, or has at any time held, a provisional licence (other than a provisional motorcycle licence)—the difference between 3 years and the period the person has held any such provisional licence.
(3) If a provisional licence is issued subject to the P1 licence conditions—
(a) the conditions cease to apply after the licence has been held for 12 months; and
(b) the P2 licence conditions apply for the remaining period of the licence.
(4) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to a class of licence included as an additional provisional class in a driver licence.
Note 1 Under s 68 (1) periods of licence suspension or disqualification are not counted and every other period when the person has, at any time, held a provisional licence of the relevant class or a higher class is counted.
Note 2 Under s 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.
Note 3 A motorcycle licence is not part of the driver licence class hierarchy (see s 8 (2)).