New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

ROAD TRANSPORT (DRIVER LICENSING) REGULATION 2017 - REG 52

52 Exemptions from eligibility criteria

(cf 2008 Reg cl 41)

(1) Transport for NSW must exempt a person from a relevant eligibility requirement for a driver licence if the person holds an Australian driver licence of an equivalent class.

(2) Transport for NSW may exempt a person from a relevant eligibility requirement for a driver licence if the person satisfies Transport for NSW that, because of age, experience, occupation or special circumstances, the person is fit to be granted the licence or variation sought.

(3) If a person has held a licence to drive a motor vehicle in an external Territory or another country, Transport for NSW may take into account some or all of that period for the purposes of determining the period for which a person has previously held a licence.