Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Driver Licensing) Regulation 2021
sec.124Tests for lower class licences
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sec.124 Tests for lower class licences
This section applies to a person who applies for a lower class licence if the person— holds a foreign driver licence, issued under the law of an unrecognised country, that corresponds to a class R Queensland driver licence; or has held, within the period of 5 years before the person applies for the lower class licence, a foreign driver licence mentioned in paragraph (a) . For section 118 (2) (b) , the person must— pass each road rules test for the lower class 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 a class RE motorbike; 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 a class RE motorbike; or pass a practical driving test on a class RE motorbike. Subsection (2) (b) and (c) applies subject to sections 184 , 185 and 189 . s 124 amd 2026 SL No. 7 s 12 (sec.124-ssec.1) This section applies to a person who applies for a lower class licence if the person— holds a foreign driver licence, issued under the law of an unrecognised country, that corresponds to a class R Queensland driver licence; or has held, within the period of 5 years before the person applies for the lower class licence, a foreign driver licence mentioned in paragraph (a) . (sec.124-ssec.2) For section 118 (2) (b) , the person must— pass each road rules test for the lower class 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 a class RE motorbike; 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 a class RE motorbike; or pass a practical driving test on a class RE motorbike. (sec.124-ssec.3) Subsection (2) (b) and (c) applies subject to sections 184 , 185 and 189 .
- (a) holds a foreign driver licence, issued under the law of an unrecognised country, that corresponds to a class R Queensland driver licence; or
- (b) has held, within the period of 5 years before the person applies for the lower class licence, a foreign driver licence mentioned in paragraph (a) .
- (a) pass each road rules test for the lower class licence, unless the person is not required to pass a road rules test for the licence under section 182 or 183 ; and
- (b) if the person’s principal place of residence is within a 100km radius of a Q-Ride training area—hold a competency declaration for a class RE motorbike; and
- (c) if the person’s principal place of residence is outside a 100km radius from a Q-Ride training area— (i) hold a competency declaration for a class RE motorbike; or (ii) pass a practical driving test on a class RE motorbike.