27Issue of provisional P2 licence

#### 27 Issue of provisional P2 licence 27 Issue of provisional P2 licence (cf 2008 Reg cl 27) > > (1) A driver licence that is issued to an applicant must be a provisional P2 licence of class R, class C, class LR, class MR or class HR if— > > > > > (a) the applicant has held a licence (or combination of licences) as referred to in subclause (2), and > > > > > (b) the applicant is not eligible to apply for an unrestricted car or motorcycle licence of the class concerned under clause 48. > > > > Note. > > > > Clause 48 provides for the circumstances in which a person is eligible to apply for an unrestricted car licence or unrestricted motorcycle licence. > > > (2) For the purposes of subclause (1)(a), the applicant must have held— > > > > > (a) a provisional P1 licence of a class considered appropriate by Transport for NSW for a continuous period of at least 12 months, or > > > > > (b) a relevant external driver licence of a class or type considered appropriate by Transport for NSW for a continuous period of more than 12 months but less than 36 months, or > > > > > (c) both a provisional P1 licence and a relevant external driver licence (both licences being of a class or type considered appropriate by Transport for NSW) where each of the licences were held for continuous periods that, when added together, equate to a total period of at least 12 months. > > > (3) In determining a continuous period for the purposes of this clause, any period of suspension of the licence concerned must be excluded. > > > (4) A provisional P2 licence is to be issued for a period of up to 36 months. > > > (5) Despite subclause (1), an unrestricted licence of class R may be issued to an applicant if the applicant— > > > > > (a) is 25 years of age or over, and > > > > > (b) would (but for this subclause) be required to be issued with a provisional P2 licence of class R, and > > > > > (c) holds an unrestricted Australian driver licence of class C, class LR, class MR, class HR, class HC or class MC. > > **cl 27:** Am 2017 (629), Sch 1 \[1\].