Victorian Consolidated Regulations

ROAD SAFETY (DRIVERS) REGULATIONS 2019 - REG 9

    (1)     This regulation applies to a person who—

        (a)     is driving a motor vehicle; and

        (b)     holds a driver licence authorising the person to drive another motor vehicle (other than a motor cycle licence); and

        (c)     does not hold a driver licence authorising the person to drive that motor vehicle.

    (2)     For the purposes of section 18(1)(c) of the Act, a person is authorised to drive the motor vehicle if—

        (a)     the person is driving the motor vehicle for the purpose of gaining experience in driving the motor vehicle; and

        (b)     someone else who holds an Australian driver licence appropriate for the motor vehicle being driven is sitting beside the driver and is supervising the driver.

    (3)     The person must have displayed facing out from the front and rear of the vehicle a driver under instruction plate so that the words "driver under instruction" are clearly visible from a distance of 20 metres ahead of and behind the vehicle.

Penalty:     3 penalty units.