Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) A person who is
disqualified under this or any other written law from holding or obtaining a
driver’s licence may apply to a court for an order directing the CEO to
grant to the person an extraordinary licence.
(2) For the purposes
of subsection (1), being prevented under —
(a)
section 8; or
(b)
regulations made for the purposes of section 14,
from being granted a
driver’s licence does not amount to being disqualified under this or any
other written law from holding or obtaining a driver’s licence.
(3) An extraordinary
licence cannot authorise a person to drive at any time while the person is
disqualified from holding or obtaining a driver’s licence —
(a)
under Part 4; or
(ba)
under the Road Traffic Act 1974 section 71D(1); or
(b)
because of a licence suspension order under the Fines, Penalties and
Infringement Notices Enforcement Act 1994 ,
and an application
cannot be made, received or heard while the person is disqualified as
described in paragraph (a), (ba) or (b).
(4) In the case of a
licence suspension order, subsection (3) has effect whether or not the
disqualification under the order is concurrent with any other disqualification
from holding or obtaining a driver’s licence.
[Section 27 amended: No. 51 of 2010 s. 21.]