66Eligibility to apply for licence if disqualified or licence

66 Eligibility to apply for licence if disqualified or licence suspended (1) A person who is the holder of an Australian driver licence is not eligible to apply to the road transport authority for the issue or variation of a driver licence under this part if the licence is suspended under the law of any jurisdiction. (2) A person is not eligible to apply to the road transport authority for the issue or variation of a driver licence under this part if the person is disqualified from holding or obtaining an Australian driver licence under the law of any jurisdiction. (3) A person who is the holder of an external driver licence is not eligible to apply to the road transport authority for the issue or variation of a driver licence under this part if— (a) the person’s licence is suspended, or the person is disqualified from driving a motor vehicle, under the law of an external territory or foreign country because the person has been convicted or found guilty of an offence against that law; and (b) the offence could, if committed in the ACT by the holder of a driver licence, have resulted in the driver licence being obtaining a driver licence. (4) This section is subject to–– (a) section 49 (Issue of restricted licence by road transport authority); and Note Section 45 deals with the circumstances in which a person may apply to the Magistrates Court for an order authorising the road transport authority to issue a restricted licence to a person.

Division 3.11 Eligibility to apply for issue and variation of licences generally (b) section 73T (Mandatory interlock condition); and Note A person to whom s 73T applies is eligible for a probationary licence with an interlock condition after completing half the period of disqualification. (c) section 73V (Voluntary interlock condition). Note A person to whom s 73V applies is eligible for a probationary licence with an interlock condition at any time during the period of disqualification if the person is not otherwise disqualified from (5) For this section, a person’s licence is taken to be suspended if— (a) the person has received notice from a court or the licensing authority of another jurisdiction that suspension of the licence will take effect for a period beginning on a future date; or (b) the road transport authority believes on reasonable grounds that suspension of the person’s license will take effect in another jurisdiction for a period beginning on a future date. Examples—reasonable grounds 1 The road transport authority is told by the licensing authority of another jurisdiction that the suspension will take effect on a future date. 2 Search of a database that has information about suspensions discloses that the suspension will take effect on a future date. 66A Licence eligibility requirement exemptions—generally A person is exempt from the eligibility requirements for a class of licence applied for if the person holds, or has at any time held— (a) an Australian driver licence (other than a learner licence) of that class or a higher class; or (b) an external territory driver licence corresponding to the Australian driver licence mentioned in paragraph (a); or