sec.217

sec.217 Learning to ride motorbikes must be properly supervised

A person who is authorised to learn to ride a motorbike under chapter 2 , section 174 or chapter 5 (a learner ) must not ride the motorbike on a road unless— the learner is riding under the direction of someone else (a supervisor ), whether or not the supervisor is a passenger on the motorbike; and the supervisor— holds an O type licence that authorises the supervisor to ride the motorbike; and has held an O type licence, that authorises the supervisor to ride the motorbike, for a period of at least 1 year; and if the supervisor is a passenger on the motorbike—the supervisor is in a sidecar attached to the motorbike. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. Subsections (3) and (4) apply if the learner is authorised under chapter 5 to learn to ride the motorbike under an interstate licence issued under a corresponding law to chapter 4 , part 1 . Subsection (1) does not apply to the learner if the learner is not required to ride the motorbike under the direction of someone else in the jurisdiction that issued the interstate licence. The learner is taken to comply with subsection (1) if the learner— is required to ride the motorbike under the direction of someone else in the jurisdiction that issued the interstate licence; and is riding the motorbike under the direction of someone else; and is complying with any other requirements that apply to the learner in relation to riding the motorbike under the direction of someone else in the jurisdiction that issued the interstate licence. a requirement that the learner must not ride the motorbike on a road unless the learner is riding under the direction of a person who holds a particular category of driver licence or sits in a particular place on the motorbike (sec.217-ssec.1) A person who is authorised to learn to ride a motorbike under chapter 2 , section 174 or chapter 5 (a learner ) must not ride the motorbike on a road unless— the learner is riding under the direction of someone else (a supervisor ), whether or not the supervisor is a passenger on the motorbike; and the supervisor— holds an O type licence that authorises the supervisor to ride the motorbike; and has held an O type licence, that authorises the supervisor to ride the motorbike, for a period of at least 1 year; and if the supervisor is a passenger on the motorbike—the supervisor is in a sidecar attached to the motorbike. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.217-ssec.2) Subsections (3) and (4) apply if the learner is authorised under chapter 5 to learn to ride the motorbike under an interstate licence issued under a corresponding law to chapter 4 , part 1 . (sec.217-ssec.3) Subsection (1) does not apply to the learner if the learner is not required to ride the motorbike under the direction of someone else in the jurisdiction that issued the interstate licence. (sec.217-ssec.4) The learner is taken to comply with subsection (1) if the learner— is required to ride the motorbike under the direction of someone else in the jurisdiction that issued the interstate licence; and is riding the motorbike under the direction of someone else; and is complying with any other requirements that apply to the learner in relation to riding the motorbike under the direction of someone else in the jurisdiction that issued the interstate licence. a requirement that the learner must not ride the motorbike on a road unless the learner is riding under the direction of a person who holds a particular category of driver licence or sits in a particular place on the motorbike

• (a) the learner is riding under the direction of someone else (a supervisor ), whether or not the supervisor is a passenger on the motorbike; and
• (b) the supervisor— (i) holds an O type licence that authorises the supervisor to ride the motorbike; and (ii) has held an O type licence, that authorises the supervisor to ride the motorbike, for a period of at least 1 year; and
• (i) holds an O type licence that authorises the supervisor to ride the motorbike; and
• (ii) has held an O type licence, that authorises the supervisor to ride the motorbike, for a period of at least 1 year; and
• (c) if the supervisor is a passenger on the motorbike—the supervisor is in a sidecar attached to the motorbike.
• (i) holds an O type licence that authorises the supervisor to ride the motorbike; and
• (ii) has held an O type licence, that authorises the supervisor to ride the motorbike, for a period of at least 1 year; and
• (a) is required to ride the motorbike under the direction of someone else in the jurisdiction that issued the interstate licence; and
• (b) is riding the motorbike under the direction of someone else; and
• (c) is complying with any other requirements that apply to the learner in relation to riding the motorbike under the direction of someone else in the jurisdiction that issued the interstate licence. Examples of requirements in relation to riding the motorbike under the direction of someone else— a requirement that the learner must not ride the motorbike on a road unless the learner is riding under the direction of a person who holds a particular category of driver licence or sits in a particular place on the motorbike