Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Driver Licensing) Regulation 2021
sec.116Testing requirements for foreign driver licence holders
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sec.116 Testing requirements for foreign driver licence holders
This section applies to a person who— applies for a class RE or class R Queensland driver licence mentioned in section 88 ; and holds or has held, within the period of 5 years before the person applies for the Queensland driver licence, a foreign driver licence, issued under the law of an unrecognised country, of a class or kind (however described) that corresponds to the class of the Queensland driver licence applied for. For section 89 (c) , the person must— pass each road rules test for the Queensland driver licence, unless the person is not required to pass a road rules test for the licence under section 182 or 183 ; and if the person’s principal place of residence is within a 100km radius of a Q-Ride training area—hold a competency declaration for the class of motorbike that corresponds to the class of the Queensland driver licence; and if the person’s principal place of residence is outside a 100km radius from a Q-Ride training area— hold a competency declaration for the class of motorbike that corresponds to the class of the Queensland driver licence; or pass a practical driving test on a motorbike of the class that corresponds to the class of the Queensland driver licence. Subsection (2) (b) and (c) applies subject to sections 184 , 185 and 189 . s 116 amd 2026 SL No. 7 s 10 (sec.116-ssec.1) This section applies to a person who— applies for a class RE or class R Queensland driver licence mentioned in section 88 ; and holds or has held, within the period of 5 years before the person applies for the Queensland driver licence, a foreign driver licence, issued under the law of an unrecognised country, of a class or kind (however described) that corresponds to the class of the Queensland driver licence applied for. (sec.116-ssec.2) For section 89 (c) , the person must— pass each road rules test for the Queensland driver licence, unless the person is not required to pass a road rules test for the licence under section 182 or 183 ; and if the person’s principal place of residence is within a 100km radius of a Q-Ride training area—hold a competency declaration for the class of motorbike that corresponds to the class of the Queensland driver licence; and if the person’s principal place of residence is outside a 100km radius from a Q-Ride training area— hold a competency declaration for the class of motorbike that corresponds to the class of the Queensland driver licence; or pass a practical driving test on a motorbike of the class that corresponds to the class of the Queensland driver licence. (sec.116-ssec.3) Subsection (2) (b) and (c) applies subject to sections 184 , 185 and 189 .
- (a) applies for a class RE or class R Queensland driver licence mentioned in section 88 ; and
- (b) holds or has held, within the period of 5 years before the person applies for the Queensland driver licence, a foreign driver licence, issued under the law of an unrecognised country, of a class or kind (however described) that corresponds to the class of the Queensland driver licence applied for.