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ROAD SAFETY (DRIVERS) REGULATIONS 2019 - REG 80

Variation, suspension or cancellation of driver licence or learner permit on the grounds that the person is unfit to drive or that it is dangerous for the person to drive

Reg. 80(1) amended by S.R. No. 172/2019 reg. 5(Sch. 2 item 62(a)).

    (1)     The Secretary must vary, suspend or cancel a person's driver licence or learner permit if, based on the results of a test or assessment required by the Secretary under section 27 of the Act or a report from a registered medical practitioner, the Secretary believes it would be dangerous for the person to drive a motor vehicle, or a category of motor vehicle, because of any illness, disability, medical condition or injury, or because of the effects of the treatment for any of those things, that may impair the person's ability to drive safely.

Reg. 80(2) amended by S.R. No. 172/2019 reg. 5(Sch. 2 item 62(b)).

    (2)     A person who is the holder of a driver licence or learner permit that has been cancelled under subregulation (1) is disqualified from obtaining a driver licence or learner permit until the Secretary is satisfied on the basis of results from another test or assessment required by the Secretary under section 27 of the Act or another report from a registered medical practitioner, that the grounds for cancellation under subregulation (1) no longer exist.

Reg. 80(3) amended by S.R. No. 172/2019 reg. 5(Sch. 2 item 62(a)).

    (3)     The Secretary may suspend or vary a person's driver licence or learner permit until the person has undergone a test of fitness or competence or any other appropriate test or assessment if—

        (a)     the Secretary receives information which discloses or suggests that a person is unfit to drive or that it may be dangerous to allow that person to hold a driver licence, a particular category of driver licence, or a learner permit; and

        (b)     the Secretary is satisfied on reasonable grounds that the information is reliable.



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