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Schedule 1 has effect.
**Schedule 1 — Savings and transitional**
[s. 48]
1. Interpretation
commencement day means the day on which this Act comes into operation under section 2.
2. Section 18 amendments have no effect in relation to certain applications
The amendments made by section 18 have no effect in relation to an application for a driver’s licence by a person who holds a permit issued under section 48C of the *Road Traffic Act 1974* before the commencement day.
3. Licences to drive vehicles formerly classified by reference to use
If —
(a) immediately before the commencement day, a person was the holder of a driver’s licence authorising the person to drive a motor vehicle classified under section 43(2) by reference to the purpose for which or manner in which it is being used; and
(b) on and after the commencement day the purpose or manner is prohibited by regulations under section 43(1)(aa) of the *Road Traffic Act 1974*,
the licence, or any new class of licence held by the person under section 43(1)(e) of the *Road Traffic Act 1974*, is to be regarded as having been endorsed to confer the authority to drive for that purpose or in that manner.
4. Section 23 amendments have effect only in relation to licences issued after commencement
The amendments made by section 23 have effect only in relation to a driver’s licence issued after the commencement day.
5. Duplicate licences
If —
(a) after the commencement day a person applies for a duplicate of a driver’s licence under section 48B of the *Road Traffic Act 1974*; and
(b) the licence was issued before the commencement day without the photograph and signature of the licence holder,
then section 42B of the *Road Traffic Act 1974* applies to the issue of the duplicate as if it were the issue of a driver’s licence.
16 The amendment in the *Road Traffic Amendment Act 2000* s. 16(2) to amend s. 25(2) is not included because the subsection it sought to amend had been deleted by the *State Administrative Tribunal (Conferral of Jurisdiction) Amendment and Repeal Act 2004* s. 1062(2).
17 The amendment in the *Road Traffic Amendment Act 2000* s. 33 to amend s. 59(1a) is not included because the subsection it sought to amend had been deleted by the *Criminal Code Amendment Act 2004* Sch. 3 cl. 27(3).
18 The amendment in the *Road Traffic Amendment Act 2000* s. 33 to amend s. 59(3) is not included because the subsection it sought to amend had been amended by the *Road Traffic Amendment (Dangerous Driving) Act 2004* s. 5(3).
19 The amendment in the *Road Traffic Amendment Act 2000* s. 39 to amend s. 89 is not included because the section it sought to amend had been deleted by the *Criminal Law Amendment (Simple Offences) Act 2004* s. 82.