16Parents not to cause or permit children to drive on roads

16 Parents not to cause or permit children to drive on roads

16 Parents not to cause or permit children to drive on roads

(1) A parent of a child must not cause or permit the child to drive a motor vehicle on a road.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a parent of a child if Transport for NSW—

(a) has granted a driver licence to the child under the Act, or

(b) has issued a learner licence to the child under the Act.

(3) In this section—

child means a person who is less than 16 years and 9 months of age.

parent of a child includes a person having parental responsibility within the meaning of the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 for the child.