Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Driver Licensing) Regulation 2021
sec.189Exemptions for class RE and R Queensland driver licences
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sec.189 Exemptions for class RE and R Queensland driver licences
A person is not required to pass a practical driving test or hold a competency declaration for a class RE or R Queensland driver licence if the person holds or has held, within the period of 5 years before the person applies for the Queensland driver licence, a recognised country licence of a class or kind (however described) that corresponds to the class of the Queensland driver licence. This section does not apply if the foreign driver licence the person holds or has held corresponds to a learner licence. s 189 amd 2026 SL No. 7 s 17 (sec.189-ssec.1) A person is not required to pass a practical driving test or hold a competency declaration for a class RE or R Queensland driver licence if the person holds or has held, within the period of 5 years before the person applies for the Queensland driver licence, a recognised country licence of a class or kind (however described) that corresponds to the class of the Queensland driver licence. (sec.189-ssec.2) This section does not apply if the foreign driver licence the person holds or has held corresponds to a learner licence.