Victorian Numbered Regulations

ROAD SAFETY (DRIVERS) REGULATIONS 2019 (SR NO 100 OF 2019) - REG 50

    (1)     Subregulation (2) applies if VicRoads grants a driver licence to an applicant who—

        (a)     is less than 21 years of age; and

        (b)     has not previously held a driver licence; and

        (c)     if the applicant holds a non-Victorian licence or permit—has held that licence or permit for less than one year.

    (2)     The driver licence must be granted as a P1 probationary driver licence for the period that expires one year after—

        (a)     in the case of an applicant who holds a non-Victorian licence or permit, the later of—

              (i)     the date that licence or permit was issued; or

              (ii)     the date of the applicant's 18th birthday; or

        (b)     in any other case, the date the P1 probationary driver licence is granted.

    (3)     If a person's P1 probationary driver licence is cancelled, the next driver licence granted to the person must be granted as a P1 probationary driver licence for the period that expires one year after it is granted.

    (4)     In calculating the periods for which a person has held a driver licence or permit referred to in this regulation, VicRoads must exclude any period for which the person was not permitted to drive a motor vehicle.