25BDriving instructors

25B Driving instructors (1) A person who is the holder of a licence to drive a motor vehicle may apply to the Registrar, in an approved form, to become a driving instructor in respect of a class of motor vehicle or classes of motor vehicles. (2) The Registrar, on receiving an application under subsection (1), may approve or refuse to approve the application. (3) The Registrar shall not approve an application under subsection (2) unless satisfied that the applicant: (a) is of good character; (b) is proficient as a driving instructor in respect of the class of motor vehicle or classes of motor vehicles to which the application relates; (c) is the holder of a licence to drive a motor vehicle of the class of motor vehicle or classes of motor vehicles to which the application relates; and (d) has held a licence to drive a motor vehicle, whether in the Territory or elsewhere, for a continuous period of not less than 3 years immediately preceding the date of the application or has experience in driving a motor vehicle, which, in the opinion of the Registrar, is equivalent to that which the applicant would have gained had the applicant held a licence for that continuous period.

Motor Vehicles Act 1949 30 (4) On approving an application under subsection (2) the Registrar shall endorse the applicant's licence to drive a motor vehicle in the approved manner in respect of the class of motor vehicle or classes of motor vehicles to which the approval relates.