Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

ROAD TRANSPORT REFORM (DANGEROUS GOODS) REGULATIONS 1997 No. 241 - REG 18.11

18.11 (1) The Competent Authority must grant a licence if:

   (a)  an application is made to the Authority for the licence; and

   (b)  the application is accompanied by the documents required by regulation
        18.10 and otherwise complies with the regulation; and

   (c)  the applicant is at least 21 years old.

(2) However, the Competent Authority must not grant the licence if:

   (a)  in the 5 years before the day when the application is made:

        (i)    the applicant has been found guilty by a court in Australia of
               an offence that makes the applicant unsuitable to be the driver
               of a vehicle transporting dangerous goods in bulk; or

        (ii)   the applicant's driving licence has been cancelled or suspended
               on a ground that makes the applicant unsuitable to be the
               driver of a vehicle transporting dangerous goods in bulk; or

   (b)  the applicant is subject to a court order prohibiting the applicant
        from involvement in the transport of dangerous goods by road.
[Note: For court orders, see section 45 of the Act.]

(3) If the Competent Authority refuses to grant a licence, the Authority must
inform the applicant in writing of the refusal and of the reasons for the
refusal.