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, > > > > > (b) a conditional licence— > > > > > > > (i) subject only to a condition that the holder must wear corrective lenses while driving, and > > > > > > > (ii) issued under a law in force in a State or Territory authorising the holder to drive a motor vehicle on a road or road related area. > > > > unrestricted Australian driver licence means an Australian driver licence, other than the following— > > > > > (a) a conditional licence, > > > > > (b) a driver licence receipt, > > > > > (c) a learner licence, > > > > > (d) a probationary licence, > > > > > (e) a provisional licence, > > > > > (f) a restricted licence. > > > (5) Words used in this clause have the same meanings as in the [Road Transport Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2013-018). > > **cl 30:** Rep 2017 (595), Sch 1 \[30\]. Ins 2023 (574), Sch 1\[5\].