Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Regulation 2000
25Registered operator of registrable vehicle
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25 Registered operator of registrable vehicle (1) A person is eligible to be the registered operator of a registrable vehicle if the person is— (a) an individual who is at least the required age; or (b) a corporation. (2) However, the road transport authority may record a person in the registrable vehicles register as the registered operator of a registrable vehicle even if the person is under the required age. (3) A person recorded in the registrable vehicles register under subsection (2) as the registered operator of a registrable vehicle is, for this regulation (including renewal of registration), taken to have been eligible to be the registered operator of the vehicle. required age means— (a) for a heavy vehicle—18 years; or (b) for a motorbike—16 years 9 months; or (c) for any other light vehicle—16 years.