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 issued under the law of a recognised country that corresponds to that class or a higher class.
Note A motorcycle licence is not part of the driver licence class hierarchy (see s 8 (2)) and has no higher class.