Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Driver Licensing) Regulation 2021
sec.233Applications in relation to need to drive high-powered vehicle for particular reasons
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sec.233 Applications in relation to need to drive high-powered vehicle for particular reasons
For section 232 (2) , the matters are— the applicant needs to drive the high-powered vehicle the subject of the application— to or from the applicant’s place of employment; or in the course of the applicant’s employment; or to or from an educational institution the applicant attends; or to get medical treatment for the applicant or a member of the applicant’s family; and there is no other transport reasonably available to the applicant; and a refusal to give a certificate of exemption would cause severe hardship to— the applicant; or the applicant’s family because the applicant has taken on a role of special responsibility for the family. In deciding whether to approve the application on the basis of the matters mentioned in subsection (1) , the chief executive must also consider the applicant’s traffic history. An application in relation to the matters mentioned in subsection (1) must be accompanied by a signed statement supporting the application from— if the applicant needs to drive to or from the applicant’s place of employment, or in the course of the applicant’s employment—the applicant’s employer; or if the applicant needs to drive to or from an educational institution the applicant attends—the person in charge of the educational institution; or if the applicant needs to drive to get medical treatment for the applicant or a member of the applicant’s family—a doctor. (sec.233-ssec.1) For section 232 (2) , the matters are— the applicant needs to drive the high-powered vehicle the subject of the application— to or from the applicant’s place of employment; or in the course of the applicant’s employment; or to or from an educational institution the applicant attends; or to get medical treatment for the applicant or a member of the applicant’s family; and there is no other transport reasonably available to the applicant; and a refusal to give a certificate of exemption would cause severe hardship to— the applicant; or the applicant’s family because the applicant has taken on a role of special responsibility for the family. (sec.233-ssec.2) In deciding whether to approve the application on the basis of the matters mentioned in subsection (1) , the chief executive must also consider the applicant’s traffic history. (sec.233-ssec.3) An application in relation to the matters mentioned in subsection (1) must be accompanied by a signed statement supporting the application from— if the applicant needs to drive to or from the applicant’s place of employment, or in the course of the applicant’s employment—the applicant’s employer; or if the applicant needs to drive to or from an educational institution the applicant attends—the person in charge of the educational institution; or if the applicant needs to drive to get medical treatment for the applicant or a member of the applicant’s family—a doctor.