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Road Transport (General) Regulation 2021
16Parents not to cause or permit children to drive on roads
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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.
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> > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
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> > (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a parent of a child if Transport for NSW—
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> > > (a) has granted a driver licence to the child under the Act, or
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> > > (b) has issued a learner licence to the child under the Act.
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> > (3) In this section—
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> > child means a person who is less than 16 years and 9 months of age.
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> > parent of a child includes a person having parental responsibility within the meaning of the [Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1998-157) for the child.