15Requirement for car driver licence

15 Requirement for car driver licence

(1) For the purposes of regulation 14(b)(i), the requirement for an applicant for a car driver licence is that—

(a) immediately before the licence is granted, the applicant has held an Australian learner permit to drive a car for a continuous period, being for at least the relevant period specified in subregulation (2); or

(b) the applicant holds or, within the past 5 years, has held a licence issued in another jurisdiction or country that authorises, or authorised, the person to drive a car in that jurisdiction or country.

(2) For the purposes of subregulation (1)(a), the relevant period is—

(a) 12 months for a person who is less than 21 years old; or

(b) 6 months for a person who is at least 21 years old but less than 25 years old; or

(c) 3 months for any other person.

(3) For the purposes of subregulation (1)(b), a licence is not to be taken to authorise the driving of a car if the licence is suspended.