(1) For the purposes of section 27(3) of the Act, a test or assessment of the class described in column 1 of the following Table must be carried out by a person of the class described opposite the class of test or assessment in column 2 of the Table.
Table
Column 1 Class of test or assessment |
Column 2 Prescribed class of person |
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Medical |
Registered medical practitioners |
Eyesight |
Registered medical practitioners; Registered ophthalmologists; Registered occupational therapists who have successfully completed postgraduate training in driver assessment and rehabilitation; Officers of VicRoads; Other persons authorised in writing by VicRoads. |
Evaluations of drivers' physical and cognitive abilities or skills to drive |
Registered occupational therapists who have successfully completed postgraduate training in driver assessment and rehabilitation; Officers of VicRoads; Other persons authorised in writing by VicRoads. |
Road law knowledge and driving ability |
Registered occupational therapists who have successfully completed postgraduate training in driver assessment and rehabilitation; Officers of VicRoads; Other persons authorised in writing by VicRoads. |
Note
Section 38EA of the Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984 defines registered medical practitioner .
(2) VicRoads must accept, for the purposes of section 27 of the Act, a certificate of the results of a medical test or assessment conducted in another jurisdiction if the test or assessment otherwise complies with this regulation.