Section 107 - Road Transport Act 2013 - Definitions

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107 Definitions

(cf STM Act, s 8)

(1) General definitions In this Part—

applicable driver licence means the following—

(a) a licence (however described) issued under a law in force in any jurisdiction authorising the holder to drive one or more classes of motor vehicle on a road,

(b) a driver licence receipt for a licence referred to in paragraph (a),

(c) a foreign driver licence.

Note.

The term driver licence receipt is defined in section 4(1) to mean a receipt that—

(a) is issued following an application for an Australian driver licence and after payment of any applicable fee, and

(b) authorises the holder to drive one or more classes of motor vehicle on a road or road related area.

applicable interlock driver licence means an interlock driver licence issued on or after the commencement of this definition.

applicable learner licence means the following—

(a) a learner licence or a driver licence receipt for such a licence,

(b) a foreign driver licence that has the same or similar effect as a licence referred to in paragraph (a).

Note.

The term learner licence is defined in section 4(1) to mean a licence or permit issued to a person under a law in force in any jurisdiction to authorise the person to drive a motor vehicle on a road or road related area for the purpose of learning to drive a motor vehicle.

applicable provisional licence means the following—

(a) a provisional P1 licence or a provisional P2 licence,

(b) a licence (however described) issued under a law in force in any jurisdiction, or a foreign driver licence, that has the same or similar effect as a licence referred to in paragraph (a) or is prescribed by the statutory rules as an equivalent licence for the purposes of this definition,

(c) a driver licence receipt for a licence referred to in paragraph (a) or for a licence of any jurisdiction referred to in paragraph (b).

learner driver, in relation to a motor vehicle, means—

(a) a person who holds an applicable learner licence for motor vehicles of a class that includes the motor vehicle, or