Queensland Consolidated Regulations

TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USE MANAGEMENT--DRIVER LICENSING) REGULATION 2021 - REG 329

329 Meaning of severe hardship—Act, s 91H

(1) This section prescribes the meaning of severe hardship for section 91H (1) (b) of the Act .

(2)
"Severe hardship" means severe hardship suffered by the applicant either—

(a) directly; or

(b) because of severe hardship suffered by a family member of the applicant.

(3) The applicant not being able to do any of the following things, because the applicant is required to complete a repeat offender education program, does not, of itself, cause severe hardship to the applicant—

(a) provide care for a child or other family member of the applicant;

(b) carry out the applicant’s employment;

(c) attend an educational institution or another place the applicant ordinarily attends;

(d) drive a family member to or from the family member’s place of employment, an educational institution or another place the family member ordinarily attends.

(4) Also, the existence of any of the following matters does not, of itself, mean the applicant would suffer severe hardship if the applicant were required to complete a repeat offender education program—

(a) transport is not available to the applicant at times that would allow the applicant to complete a repeat offender education program at any place at which a repeat offender education program is provided;

(b) the applicant can not afford the cost of—

(i) completing a repeat offender education program online; or

(ii) attending a repeat offender education program at any place at which a program is provided.

Example of a cost of attending a repeat offender education program—

the cost of transport for travel to or from the place at which the repeat offender education program is provided