73QExemption from drug awareness course—decision on

73Q Exemption from drug awareness course—decision on (1) On application by a person for an exemption from the requirement to attend a drug awareness course specified for the person by the road transport authority, the authority must— (2) The road transport authority must refuse to grant the exemption if satisfied on reasonable grounds that exceptional circumstances do not exist for granting the exemption. (3) The road transport authority is taken to have refused to grant the section 73P (2). 73QA Exemption from drug awareness course––issue of restricted or probationary licence (1) This section applies if a person is granted an exemption under section 73Q from the requirement to attend a drug awareness course specified for the person by the road transport authority.

(2) The road transport authority must–– (a) if the person is not disqualified from holding or obtaining a driver licence––not suspend the person’s driver licence under section 73L (3); or (b) if the person is eligible to apply for, or be issued with, a probationary licence because the person is no longer disqualified from holding or obtaining a probationary driver licence— despite section 73M (3) or section 73O (2), issue the probationary licence; or (c) if the Magistrates Court has made an order authorising the road transport authority to issue a restricted licence to the person–– despite section 73N (2), issue the restricted licence.