30Criteria for grant of authority—the Act, s 12(2) and 63(2)(g)(iii)

30 Criteria for grant of authority—the Act, s 12(2) and 63(2)(g)(iii)

30 Criteria for grant of authority—the Act, s 12(2) and 63(2)(g)(iii)

(1) TfNSW must not grant a driver authority to an applicant unless satisfied the applicant—

(a) is at least 20 years of age, and

(b) is, in the opinion of TfNSW, of good repute and a fit and proper person to drive a public passenger vehicle, and

(c) has sufficient responsibility to drive the vehicle in accordance with law and custom, and

(d) has sufficient experience to drive the vehicle.

(2) For subclause (1)(d), an applicant has sufficient experience to drive the vehicle if—

(a) the applicant—

(i) holds a relevant licence, and

(ii) is at least 25 years of age, and

(iii) has held one or more of the following for a cumulative period of at least 3 years during the 4 years immediately before the date the application is made—

(A) the relevant licence,

(B) a provisional licence,

(C) a licence issued in a jurisdiction outside Australia that TfNSW is satisfied authorises the holder of the licence to drive a motor vehicle, or

(b) the applicant—

(i) holds a relevant licence, and

(ii) has held the relevant licence for a period of at least 12 months during the 2 years immediately before the date the application is made.

(3) TfNSW must not grant an authority to drive a bus to an applicant unless satisfied the applicant—

(a) has successfully completed a bus driver training course approved by TfNSW and conducted by a registered training organisation, or

(b) is otherwise competent to drive buses.

(4) In this clause—

relevant licence means the following—

(a) an unrestricted Australian driver licence,