Victorian Numbered Regulations Victorian Numbered RegulationsFor regulation 211 of the Principal Regulations substitute —
(1) The holder of a probationary driver licence must not drive a high powered motor vehicle on a highway until the probationary period shown on his or her licence has expired.
Penalty: 3 penalty units.
(2) Subregulation (1) does not apply to—
(a) a person who is driving the motor vehicle in the course of his or her employment and at the request of his or her employer; or
(b) a person exempted by the Corporation under subregulation (3).
(3) The Corporation, by instrument in writing, may exempt a person from the requirements of subregulation (1) if the nature of the person's employment or family circumstances is such that compliance with the regulation would impose undue hardship on the person or the person's family having regard to the likely effect of the exemption on safe, efficient and equitable road use in Victoria.
(4) The holder of a motor cycle licence that has been held for less than 12 months or a motor cycle learner permit must not drive a motor cycle with an engine capacity exceeding 260 cubic centimetres or drive a motor cycle on which there is a pillion passenger.
(5) If the Corporation is satisfied that a person has motor cycle driving experience in another Australian State or Territory or another country, it may specify in the licence a period shorter than that required in subregulation (4).
(6) The conditions referred to in subregulation (1) or (4) relating to—
(a) the driving or a motor cycle with an engine capacity exceeding 260 cubic centimetres; or
(b) the driving of a high powered motor vehicle—
do not apply to a member of the police force who is driving a motor vehicle in the course of duty.".