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TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USE MANAGEMENT--DRIVER LICENSING) REGULATION 2010 No. 206 - SECT 70

70 High-powered vehicles

(1) This section applies to a person who--

(a) holds a P1 provisional licence or P2 provisional licence and is under 25 years; or
(b) holds a P1 probationary or P1 restricted licence or a P2 probationary or P2 restricted licence because of a young driver disqualification offence.

(2) The person must not drive a high-powered vehicle on a road unless the person--

(a) has a current certificate of exemption for the vehicle, or type of vehicle that includes the vehicle, issued under section 71; and
(b) is driving the vehicle in accordance with the certificate.

Maximum penalty--20 penalty units.

(3) Subsection (4) applies if a police officer reasonably suspects a person to whom this section applies is, or has been, driving a high-powered vehicle on a road.

(4) If asked by the police officer whether the person is allowed to drive a high-powered vehicle, the person must produce for inspection a current certificate of exemption issued to the person under section 71 unless the person has a reasonable excuse for not complying with the request.

Maximum penalty--10 penalty units.

(5) Without limiting the matters that may be a reasonable excuse for subsection (4), it is a reasonable excuse if the person has not been issued with a certificate of exemption under section 71.



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