South Australian Current Regulations

MOTOR VEHICLES REGULATIONS 2010 - SCHEDULE 6

Schedule 6—Transitional provisions

Part 2—Transitional provisions

2—Transitional provision relating to licence classifications

        (1)         A licence in force immediately before 1 November 1998 that is endorsed with 1 or more of the classifications set out in column 1 of the table below will be taken for all purposes to be a licence endorsed with the corresponding classification or classifications appearing opposite in column 2.

1—Old classification	2—Corresponding new classification
CAR	C
LT	MR
HT	HR
LA	HC
HA	HC
DA	MC
RT	MC
BIKE-DATE	R-DATE
BIKE	R
SB	LR
LB	MR
HB	HR
AB	HR

        (2)         The Registrar is required to remove each endorsement on a licence in force immediately before 1 November 1998 relating to any of the classifications set out in column 1 of the table above and to substitute, in each case, the appropriate endorsement relating to the corresponding new classification as set out in column 2 of that table.

        (3)         The Registrar may comply with the obligation imposed by subclause (2) over such period of time as the Registrar considers practicable.

3—Transitional provision relating to licence conditions

        (1)         A licence or learner's permit in force immediately before 1 November 1998 that is endorsed with 1 or more of the conditions set out in column 1 of the table below will be taken for all purposes to be a licence or learner's permit endorsed with the corresponding condition or conditions appearing opposite in column 2.

1—Old condition	2—Corresponding new condition
B	A
C	V
F	V
G	V
K	V
M	X
P	No new condition
Q	X
S	S
T	T
V	T
W	B
Z	Y

        (2)         The Registrar is required to remove each endorsement on a licence or learner's permit in force immediately before 1 November 1998 relating to any of the conditions set out in column 1 of the table above and to substitute, in each case, the appropriate endorsement relating to the corresponding new condition as set out in column 2 of that table.

        (3)         The Registrar may comply with the obligation imposed by subclause (2) over such period of time as the Registrar considers practicable.

4—Transitional provisions relating to certain licences

        (1)         A person who, immediately before 14 November 2005, was the holder of a driver's licence endorsed with the classification R-DATE is authorised, while the holder of that licence, to drive—

            (a)         a motor bike or motor trike that has an engine capacity not exceeding 250 millilitres; or

            (b)         a motor bike or motor trike that—

                  (i)         has an engine capacity not exceeding 660 millilitres and a power to weight ratio not exceeding 150 kilowatts per tonne; and

                  (ii)         is of a kind approved from time to time by the Registrar by notice in the Gazette.

        (2)         A person who, immediately before 14 November 2005, was the holder of a learner's permit endorsed with the letters "R-DATE" is authorised, while the holder of a driver's licence endorsed with the classification R-DATE, to drive a motor bike or motor trike of a kind referred to in subclause (1).

        (3)         A person who, immediately before 14 November 2005, was the holder of a driver's licence subject to a condition endorsed on the licence with the letter "E", is authorised, while the holder of that licence, to drive a motor bike or motor trike of a kind referred to in subclause (1).

        (4)         A person who, immediately before 14 November 2005, was the holder of a learner's permit endorsed with the letters "R-DATE", is authorised, while the holder of that permit, to drive a motor bike or motor trike of a kind referred to in subclause (1).