Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Regulation 2000
103Procedure to disqualify holders of interstate or external
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103 Procedure to disqualify holders of interstate or external licences from driving (1) If the road transport authority proposes to disqualify a person who is the holder of an Australian driver licence issued under the law of another jurisdiction or an external driver licence from driving a motor vehicle on a road or road related area in the ACT (the proposed action), the authority must give the person a written notice stating— (b) the grounds for the proposed action; and
Disqualification of interstate and overseas licence holders Division 6.4 (c) any action that must be taken by the person to avoid or reverse (d) the date when the disqualification takes effect (the date of effect). (2) The notice must also state that, unless the notice is revoked by the road transport authority before the date of effect, the person must not drive a motor vehicle on a road or road related area in the ACT on or after the date of effect. (5) However, the road transport authority may decide that the disqualification is to take effect on a date not earlier than the date when the notice is given to the person if the authority proposes to disqualify the person from driving on a road or road related area in the ACT on the ground that— or driver licence or a driver licence of a particular class; or
Division 6.5 Overseas driver licence holders – eligibility for probationary licence Division 6.5 Overseas driver licence holders – eligibility for probationary licence 103AA Overseas drivers––eligibility criteria (1) This section applies to a person who ceases to be exempt from holding an Australian driver licence under section 94 (4) (c) (Exemption of overseas drivers––Act, section 31 (1) (b)). (2) Part 3A (Alcohol ignition interlock devices) applies to the person as if the person were subject to section 73T (Mandatory interlock (3) However, for the person to be eligible to apply for, or be issued with, a probationary licence, the road transport authority must, in addition to section 73T (2), be satisfied of the following matters: (a) that the person has undertaken tests or assessments, or provided other evidence, of the person’s driving ability or knowledge of safe driving practices or road law to hold a driver licence or a driver licence of the class or kind applied for; (b) that the person provided other evidence of the person’s suitability to hold a driver licence or a driver licence of the class or kind applied for;
Overseas driver licence holders – eligibility for probationary licence Division 6.5 (c) that the person has undergone, at the person’s own cost, a medical examination by a doctor or allied professional practitioner (or a stated doctor or allied professional practitioner) in accordance with the required medical standards; (d) that the person provided a report of the examination or other evidence of compliance with the required medical standards; (e) that the person provided information about— (f) that the person provided any documents in the person’s possession or control relevant to the person’s medical fitness to hold a driver licence or a driver licence of the class or kind applied for. Note Under s 73T (2), a person is eligible for a probationary licence if the person has completed at least half of the disqualification period and is not otherwise disqualified from holding or obtaining a driver licence. (4) If the road transport authority received, whether under this section or otherwise, a report or other evidence relevant to the person’s medical fitness to drive a motor vehicle, the authority— (a) may refer the report or evidence to an authorised medical reviewer or authorised occupational therapist for assessment of the person’s medical fitness to hold a driver licence or to drive a particular class or kind of motor vehicle in accordance with the required medical standards; and (b) may require the person to pay for an assessment under paragraph (a).