Road Safety (Drivers) Regulations 2019
51P2 probationary driver licence
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51 P2 probationary driver licence
Reg. 51(1) amended by S.R. No. 172/2019 reg. 5(Sch. 2 item 34).
(1) Subregulation (2) applies if the Secretary grants a driver licence to an applicant who—
(a) is at least 21 years of age; and
(c) if the applicant holds a non-Victorian licence or permit—has held that licence for less than 3 years.
(2) The driver licence must be granted as a P2 probationary driver licence for the period that expires 3 years after—
(a) in the case of an applicant who holds a non‑Victorian licence issued, the later of—
(i) the date the licence was issued; or
(ii) the date of the applicant's 18th birthday; or
(b) in any other case, the date the P2 probationary driver licence is granted.
Reg. 51(3) amended by S.R. No. 172/2019 reg. 5(Sch. 2 item 34).
(3) Subregulation (5) applies if the Secretary grants a driver licence to an applicant who—
(a) is less than 21 years of age; and
(c) holds a non-Victorian licence and has held that licence for one year or more from the date of the applicant's 18th birthday.
Reg. 51(4) amended by S.R. No. 172/2019 reg. 5(Sch. 2 item 34).
(4) Subregulation (5) applies if the Secretary grants a driver licence to an applicant who—
(a) is at least 21 years of age; and
(c) holds a non-Victorian licence and has held that licence for one year or more from the date of the applicant's 18th birthday; and
(d) was less than 21 years of age when they first obtained a non-Victorian licence.
(5) The driver licence must be granted as a P2 probationary driver licence for the period that expires 4 years after the later of—
(a) the date the non-Victorian licence was issued; or
(b) the date of the applicant's 18th birthday.
(6) If a person's P2 probationary driver licence is cancelled, the next driver licence granted to the person must be granted as a P2 probationary driver licence for the period that expires 3 years after it is granted.
Reg. 51(7) amended by S.R. No. 172/2019 reg. 5(Sch. 2 item 34).
(7) In calculating the periods for which a person has held a licence referred to in this regulation, the Secretary must exclude any period for which the person was not permitted to drive a motor vehicle.