64Exemption from requirement to hold boat driving licence

#### 64 Exemption from requirement to hold boat driving licence 64 Exemption from requirement to hold boat driving licence > > (1) A person is exempt from the requirement to hold a boat driving licence if the person— > > > > > (a) is not ordinarily resident in this State, and > > > > > (b) has been operating power-driven recreational vessels in State waters for less than 3 months, and > > > > > (c) is authorised under the law of another State or a Territory to operate the vessel concerned (being an authorisation that is not suspended) and is operating the vessel in accordance with the conditions of that authorisation. > > > (1A) Subsection (1) does not exempt a person from the requirement to hold a boat driving licence if— > > > > > (a) the person holds a boat driving licence that is suspended, or > > > > > (b) the person has held a boat driving licence that has been cancelled and the person is disqualified from applying for another such licence. > > > (2) A person is exempt from the requirement to hold a boat driving licence if the person— > > > > > (a) is the holder of a certificate of competency as a master, first mate, second mate or coxswain (or other crew member prescribed by the regulations) under the National law, or > > > > > (b) is exempted by the regulations, or > > > > > (c) is exempted by the responsible regulator by order in writing given to the person. > > **s 64:** Am 2008 No 59, Sch 1 \[36\] \[37\]; 2012 No 90, Sch 1 \[21\]; 2014 No 38, Sch 1.1 \[2\]; 2025 No 12, Sch 1\[24\].