Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Driver Licensing) Regulation 2021
sec.184Exemptions for all classes of Queensland driver licence based on driver licences persons hold or have held
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sec.184 Exemptions for all classes of Queensland driver licence based on driver licences persons hold or have held
If a person satisfies subsection (2) , the person is not required to— pass a practical driving test for a Queensland driver licence; or hold a competency declaration for a Queensland driver licence; or for a class MC Queensland driver licence—satisfy section 54 (2) (b) (ii) or 58 (1) (b) (ii) for the licence. For subsection (1) , the person must hold or have held, within the period of 5 years before the person applies for the Queensland driver licence— an Australian driver licence of a class that is the same as, or corresponds to, the class of the Queensland driver licence applied for; or a New Zealand licence of a class or kind (however described) that corresponds to the class of the Queensland driver licence applied for. However, a person does not satisfy subsection (2) if the driver licence the person holds or has held is a learner licence or a non-Queensland driver licence that corresponds to a learner licence. (sec.184-ssec.1) If a person satisfies subsection (2) , the person is not required to— pass a practical driving test for a Queensland driver licence; or hold a competency declaration for a Queensland driver licence; or for a class MC Queensland driver licence—satisfy section 54 (2) (b) (ii) or 58 (1) (b) (ii) for the licence. (sec.184-ssec.2) For subsection (1) , the person must hold or have held, within the period of 5 years before the person applies for the Queensland driver licence— an Australian driver licence of a class that is the same as, or corresponds to, the class of the Queensland driver licence applied for; or a New Zealand licence of a class or kind (however described) that corresponds to the class of the Queensland driver licence applied for. (sec.184-ssec.3) However, a person does not satisfy subsection (2) if the driver licence the person holds or has held is a learner licence or a non-Queensland driver licence that corresponds to a learner licence.
- (a) pass a practical driving test for a Queensland driver licence; or
- (b) hold a competency declaration for a Queensland driver licence; or
- (c) for a class MC Queensland driver licence—satisfy section 54 (2) (b) (ii) or 58 (1) (b) (ii) for the licence.
- (a) an Australian driver licence of a class that is the same as, or corresponds to, the class of the Queensland driver licence applied for; or
- (b) a New Zealand licence of a class or kind (however described) that corresponds to the class of the Queensland driver licence applied for.