(1) This section applies to a person if—
(a) the person is convicted or found guilty of a drug-related disqualifying offence; and
(b) the person is disqualified from holding or obtaining a driver licence; and
(c) the Magistrates Court has made an order authorising the road transport authority to issue a restricted licence to the person; and
(d) the person has not completed a drug awareness course within the previous 12 months.
(2) Despite section 49 (Issue of restricted licence by road transport authority), the road transport authority must not issue a restricted licence to the person unless the person has completed a drug awareness course specified for the person by the authority and given the authority written evidence to that effect.
Note 1 Subsection (2) does not apply if an exemption is granted under s 73Q (see s 73QA (2) (c)).
Note 2 For how documents may be given, see the href="http://www.legislation.act.gov.au/a/2001-14" title="A2001-14">Legislation Act
, pt 19.5.