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Motor Vehicles Act 1949
25BDriving instructors
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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.
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(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.