Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Driver Licensing) Regulation 2021
sec.234Applications in relation to particular high-powered vehicles of applicant or immediate family members
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sec.234 Applications in relation to particular high-powered vehicles of applicant or immediate family members
For section 232 (2) , the matters are— the only car reasonably available to be driven by the applicant is the high-powered vehicle the subject of the application; and the high-powered vehicle complies with subsection (2) ; 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. For subsection (1) (b) , the high-powered vehicle must comply with any of the following— the applicant has owned the high-powered vehicle continually since 30 June 2007; the applicant has owned the high-powered vehicle continually since 1 January 2014 and the vehicle— was manufactured on or after 1 January 2010; and would not be a high-powered vehicle if the vehicle had been manufactured before 1 January 2010; an immediate family member of the applicant— owns or leases the high-powered vehicle; or possesses the high-powered vehicle under an employment or salary package. 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) that relates to a high-powered vehicle of an immediate family member of the applicant must be accompanied by a signed statement supporting the application from the immediate family member. In this section— immediate family member , of an applicant, means— the applicant’s spouse; or a parent of the applicant; or a spouse of the applicant’s parent; or a grandparent of the applicant; or a spouse of a grandparent of the applicant; or an approved carer or guardian of the applicant; or if the person is an Aboriginal person—a person, or a spouse of a person, who, under Aboriginal tradition, is regarded as a person mentioned in paragraph (b) or (d) ; or if the person is a Torres Strait Islander—a person, or a spouse of a person, who, under Island custom, is regarded as a person mentioned in paragraph (b) or (d) . (sec.234-ssec.1) For section 232 (2) , the matters are— the only car reasonably available to be driven by the applicant is the high-powered vehicle the subject of the application; and the high-powered vehicle complies with subsection (2) ; 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.234-ssec.2) For subsection (1) (b) , the high-powered vehicle must comply with any of the following— the applicant has owned the high-powered vehicle continually since 30 June 2007; the applicant has owned the high-powered vehicle continually since 1 January 2014 and the vehicle— was manufactured on or after 1 January 2010; and would not be a high-powered vehicle if the vehicle had been manufactured before 1 January 2010; an immediate family member of the applicant— owns or leases the high-powered vehicle; or possesses the high-powered vehicle under an employment or salary package. (sec.234-ssec.3) 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.234-ssec.4) An application in relation to the matters mentioned in subsection (1) that relates to a high-powered vehicle of an immediate family member of the applicant must be accompanied by a signed statement supporting the application from the immediate family member. (sec.234-ssec.5) In this section— immediate family member , of an applicant, means— the applicant’s spouse; or a parent of the applicant; or a spouse of the applicant’s parent; or a grandparent of the applicant; or a spouse of a grandparent of the applicant; or an approved carer or guardian of the applicant; or if the person is an Aboriginal person—a person, or a spouse of a person, who, under Aboriginal tradition, is regarded as a person mentioned in paragraph (b) or (d) ; or if the person is a Torres Strait Islander—a person, or a spouse of a person, who, under Island custom, is regarded as a person mentioned in paragraph (b) or (d) .