Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Driver Licensing) Regulation 2021
sec.216Learning to drive must be properly supervised—motor vehicles other than motorbikes
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sec.216 Learning to drive must be properly supervised—motor vehicles other than motorbikes
This section applies in relation to a motor vehicle other than a motorbike. A person who is authorised to learn to drive a motor vehicle under chapter 2 , section 174 or chapter 5 (a learner ) must not drive the vehicle on a road unless— the learner is driving under the direction of someone else (a supervisor ) who— holds an O type licence that authorises the supervisor to drive the vehicle; and has held an O type licence, that authorises the supervisor to drive the vehicle, for a period of at least 1 year; and the supervisor sits— if the vehicle has passenger seating next to the learner—next to the learner; or otherwise—near the learner in the vehicle. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. Subsections (4) and (5) apply if the learner is authorised under chapter 5 to learn to drive the motor vehicle under an interstate licence issued under a corresponding law to chapter 4 , part 1 . Subsection (2) does not apply to the learner if the learner is not required to drive the motor vehicle under the direction of someone else in the jurisdiction that issued the interstate licence. The learner is taken to comply with subsection (2) if the learner— is required to drive the motor vehicle under the direction of someone else in the jurisdiction that issued the interstate licence; and is driving the motor vehicle under the direction of someone else; and is complying with any other requirements that apply to the learner in relation to driving the motor vehicle under the direction of someone else in the jurisdiction that issued the interstate licence. a requirement that the learner must not drive the motor vehicle on a road unless the learner is driving under the direction of a person who holds a particular category of driver licence or sits in a particular place in the vehicle (sec.216-ssec.1) This section applies in relation to a motor vehicle other than a motorbike. (sec.216-ssec.2) A person who is authorised to learn to drive a motor vehicle under chapter 2 , section 174 or chapter 5 (a learner ) must not drive the vehicle on a road unless— the learner is driving under the direction of someone else (a supervisor ) who— holds an O type licence that authorises the supervisor to drive the vehicle; and has held an O type licence, that authorises the supervisor to drive the vehicle, for a period of at least 1 year; and the supervisor sits— if the vehicle has passenger seating next to the learner—next to the learner; or otherwise—near the learner in the vehicle. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.216-ssec.3) Subsections (4) and (5) apply if the learner is authorised under chapter 5 to learn to drive the motor vehicle under an interstate licence issued under a corresponding law to chapter 4 , part 1 . (sec.216-ssec.4) Subsection (2) does not apply to the learner if the learner is not required to drive the motor vehicle under the direction of someone else in the jurisdiction that issued the interstate licence. (sec.216-ssec.5) The learner is taken to comply with subsection (2) if the learner— is required to drive the motor vehicle under the direction of someone else in the jurisdiction that issued the interstate licence; and is driving the motor vehicle under the direction of someone else; and is complying with any other requirements that apply to the learner in relation to driving the motor vehicle under the direction of someone else in the jurisdiction that issued the interstate licence. a requirement that the learner must not drive the motor vehicle on a road unless the learner is driving under the direction of a person who holds a particular category of driver licence or sits in a particular place in the vehicle