sec.188

sec.188 Exemptions for class RE learner licences

A person is not required to hold a competency declaration (learner) for a class RE learner licence if— the person’s principal place of residence is outside a 100km radius from a Q-Ride training area; or the person has held, within the period of 5 years before the person applies for the class RE learner licence, a driver licence that— is or corresponds to a class RE learner licence; and is an Australian driver licence, a New Zealand licence or a recognised country licence; or the person has, within the period of 1 year before the person applies for the class RE learner licence, successfully completed a practical training course in riding a motorbike to obtain an Australian driver licence that is or corresponds to a class RE learner licence. s 188 amd 2026 SL No. 7 s 16

• (a) the person’s principal place of residence is outside a 100km radius from a Q-Ride training area; or
• (b) the person has held, within the period of 5 years before the person applies for the class RE learner licence, a driver licence that— (i) is or corresponds to a class RE learner licence; and (ii) is an Australian driver licence, a New Zealand licence or a recognised country licence; or
• (i) is or corresponds to a class RE learner licence; and
• (ii) is an Australian driver licence, a New Zealand licence or a recognised country licence; or
• (c) the person has, within the period of 1 year before the person applies for the class RE learner licence, successfully completed a practical training course in riding a motorbike to obtain an Australian driver licence that is or corresponds to a class RE learner licence.
• (i) is or corresponds to a class RE learner licence; and
• (ii) is an Australian driver licence, a New Zealand licence or a recognised country licence; or