Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Driver Licensing) Regulation 2021
sec.47Persons who hold P2 type licences if earlier P2 type licence cancelled
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sec.47 Persons who hold P2 type licences if earlier P2 type licence cancelled
This section applies to a person who has held, within the last 5 years, a class C, or heavy vehicle class, P2 type licence that was cancelled because the person was disqualified from holding or obtaining a driver licence (the cancelled licence ). For section 44 , the person must— hold a P2 type licence of the same class as the open licence; and have held the P2 type licence, and any other class C, or heavy vehicle class, P2 type licences granted since the person’s period of disqualification ended, for a total period of at least— if the person was first granted a class C P1 type licence when the person was under 23 years and a class C P2 type licence when the person was under 25 years—the period mentioned in subsection (3) ; or otherwise—1 year. For subsection (2) (b) (i) , the period is the longer of the following— 2 years less the period the person held the cancelled licence, and the period the person held any other class C, or heavy vehicle class, P2 type licences before the person was disqualified; 1 year. (sec.47-ssec.1) This section applies to a person who has held, within the last 5 years, a class C, or heavy vehicle class, P2 type licence that was cancelled because the person was disqualified from holding or obtaining a driver licence (the cancelled licence ). (sec.47-ssec.2) For section 44 , the person must— hold a P2 type licence of the same class as the open licence; and have held the P2 type licence, and any other class C, or heavy vehicle class, P2 type licences granted since the person’s period of disqualification ended, for a total period of at least— if the person was first granted a class C P1 type licence when the person was under 23 years and a class C P2 type licence when the person was under 25 years—the period mentioned in subsection (3) ; or otherwise—1 year. (sec.47-ssec.3) For subsection (2) (b) (i) , the period is the longer of the following— 2 years less the period the person held the cancelled licence, and the period the person held any other class C, or heavy vehicle class, P2 type licences before the person was disqualified; 1 year.
- (a) hold a P2 type licence of the same class as the open licence; and
- (b) have held the P2 type licence, and any other class C, or heavy vehicle class, P2 type licences granted since the person’s period of disqualification ended, for a total period of at least— (i) if the person was first granted a class C P1 type licence when the person was under 23 years and a class C P2 type licence when the person was under 25 years—the period mentioned in subsection (3) ; or (ii) otherwise—1 year.
- (i) if the person was first granted a class C P1 type licence when the person was under 23 years and a class C P2 type licence when the person was under 25 years—the period mentioned in subsection (3) ; or