Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Accreditation and Other Provisions) Regulation 2015
sec.29Cars used for giving pre-licence driver training
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sec.29 Cars used for giving pre-licence driver training
A driver trainer may give a learner pre-licence driver training in— a car provided by the trainer (a supplied car ); or a car provided by the learner. The driver trainer must ensure a supplied car is fitted with the following equipment when the car is used to give the training on a road— training controls that are easily accessible for immediate use by a driver trainer sitting in the front passenger seat of the car; an internal rear-view mirror for the trainer as well as the driver’s rear-view mirror; an external driving mirror on each side of the car. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. The driver trainer must also ensure a supplied car has on it a conspicuously displayed sign or plate showing the contact name and contact information when the car is used to give the training on a road. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. In this section— contact information means the business telephone number or business website address of either of the following— the driver trainer; if the driver trainer gives pre-licence driver training as an employee of another person who carries on the business of giving pre-licence driver training under the other person’s own name or under a registered business name—the other person. contact name means— if the driver trainer carries on the business of giving pre-licence driver training under a registered business name—the registered business name; or if the driver trainer is an employee of another person who carries on the business of giving pre-licence driver training under the other person’s own name—the other person’s name; or if the driver trainer is an employee of another person who carries on the business of giving pre-licence driver training under a registered business name—the registered business name; or if paragraphs (a) to (c) do not apply—the driver trainer’s name. training controls , for a supplied car, means— if the car has automatic transmission—dual footbrake and accelerator controls; or if the car has manual transmission—dual footbrake and clutch controls. See the Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Driver Licensing) Regulation 2021 , section 222 for the requirement to display L plates when a person is directing a learner who is driving or riding a motor vehicle. s 29 amd 2021 SL No. 112 s 460 (sec.29-ssec.1) A driver trainer may give a learner pre-licence driver training in— a car provided by the trainer (a supplied car ); or a car provided by the learner. (sec.29-ssec.2) The driver trainer must ensure a supplied car is fitted with the following equipment when the car is used to give the training on a road— training controls that are easily accessible for immediate use by a driver trainer sitting in the front passenger seat of the car; an internal rear-view mirror for the trainer as well as the driver’s rear-view mirror; an external driving mirror on each side of the car. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.29-ssec.3) The driver trainer must also ensure a supplied car has on it a conspicuously displayed sign or plate showing the contact name and contact information when the car is used to give the training on a road. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.29-ssec.4) In this section— contact information means the business telephone number or business website address of either of the following— the driver trainer; if the driver trainer gives pre-licence driver training as an employee of another person who carries on the business of giving pre-licence driver training under the other person’s own name or under a registered business name—the other person. contact name means— if the driver trainer carries on the business of giving pre-licence driver training under a registered business name—the registered business name; or if the driver trainer is an employee of another person who carries on the business of giving pre-licence driver training under the other person’s own name—the other person’s name; or if the driver trainer is an employee of another person who carries on the business of giving pre-licence driver training under a registered business name—the registered business name; or if paragraphs (a) to (c) do not apply—the driver trainer’s name. training controls , for a supplied car, means— if the car has automatic transmission—dual footbrake and accelerator controls; or if the car has manual transmission—dual footbrake and clutch controls.