(1)  A novice driver who holds a learner licence for a car is to maintain a learner driver logbook in an approved form.

(2)  A novice driver in the novice driver learner stage, or a driver who has never held a full licence, in relation to a car, is required to meet the following criteria before applying for a P1 provisional licence:

(a) the person must have held a learner licence for a continuous period of –

(i) if the person is subject to a novice case management program and is required under the program to have held a learner licence for a continuous period of less than 12 months, that period so required; or

(ii) if the person is subject to a novice case management program and is required under the program to have held a learner licence for a continuous period of greater than 12 months, that period so required; or

(iii) in any other case, at least 12 months ending not more than 28 days before applying for the P1 provisional licence;

(b) the person must have at least –

(i) if the person is subject to a novice case management program and is required under the program to have a number of hours of experience driving a car on a public street less than 80 hours, that number of hours so required; or

(ii) if the person is subject to a novice case management program and is required under the program to have a number of hours of experience driving a car on a public street greater than 80 hours, that number of hours so required; or

(iii) in any other case, 80 hours of experience driving a car on a public street –

recorded in his or her learner driver logbook before applying for the P1 provisional licence.

(3)  The hours of experience specified in subregulation (2)(b) must include at least 15 hours of experience driving a car at night.

(4)  For the purposes of subregulation (2)(b) , the Registrar may determine that the successful completion of an activity is the equivalent of a number of hours, as determined by the Registrar, of experience driving a car.

(5)  If the Registrar makes a determination under subregulation (4)  –

(a) the Registrar may make the determination subject to such conditions as the Registrar considers appropriate; and

(b) the Registrar is to ensure that the determination is published, in any manner or form that the Registrar considers appropriate, while the determination remains in force.

(6)  If the applicant's learner driver logbook has been lost, stolen or destroyed, he or she may provide a statutory declaration stating –

(a) that the learner driver logbook has been lost, stolen or destroyed; and

(b) the number of hours recorded in the learner driver logbook and the name of the person referred to in regulation 12(3)(a) .

(7)  A holder of a learner motor cycle licence is required to meet the following additional eligibility criteria before applying for a P1 provisional motor cycle licence:

(a) if the applicant is a novice rider, the applicant must hold that licence for a continuous period of –

(i) if the person is subject to a novice case management program and is required under the program to have held a learner motor cycle licence for a continuous period of less than 6 months, that period so required; or

(ii) if the person is subject to a novice case management program and is required under the program to have held a learner motor cycle licence for a continuous period of greater than 6 months, that period so required; or

(iii) in any other case, at least 6 months ending not more than 28 days before applying for a motor cycle licence;

(b) the applicant must have attended and successfully completed one or more of the following, as approved by the Registrar, relating to the operation and driving of motor cycles:

(i) a training course;

(ii) an assessment that is written or practical or a combination of both;

(iii) a test that is written or practical or a combination of both;

(8)  The Registrar may exempt a person from an eligibility requirement under subregulation (2)(a) if the person satisfies the Registrar that the exemption is justified in view of the person's age, experience, occupation or the special circumstances of the person's case.