sec.57Experience requirements for higher class licences

sec.57 Experience requirements for higher class licences

For section 56 (1) (a) , a person satisfies the experience requirements for a higher class licence stated in column 3 of the following table if the person— holds a class C, or heavy vehicle class, provisional licence, probationary licence or O type licence; and has held, within the period of 5 years before the person applies for the higher class licence, a provisional licence, probationary licence or O type licence— of the qualifying class stated in column 1 opposite the higher class licence; and for a total period of at least the period stated in column 2 opposite the higher class licence. Column 1 Qualifying class Column 2 Minimum period Column 3 Higher class licence class C 1 year class LR Queensland driver licence class C 1 year class MR Queensland driver licence class C 2 years class HR Queensland driver licence class LR or class MR 1 year class HR Queensland driver licence class MR or class HR 1 year class HC Queensland driver licence class HR or class HC 1 year class MC Queensland driver licence If more than 1 qualifying class is stated in column 1 opposite a higher class licence, the person satisfies subsection (1) (b) if the person has held, within the period of 5 years before the person applies for the higher class licence and for a total period of at least the period stated in column 2 opposite the higher class licence— a driver licence mentioned in the subsection of either qualifying class; or driver licences mentioned in the subsection of each qualifying class. In this section— a reference to a provisional licence of a stated class includes a non-Queensland driver licence that corresponds to a provisional licence of the stated class; and a reference to a probationary licence of a stated class includes a non-Queensland driver licence that corresponds to a probationary licence of the stated class. (sec.57-ssec.1) For section 56 (1) (a) , a person satisfies the experience requirements for a higher class licence stated in column 3 of the following table if the person— holds a class C, or heavy vehicle class, provisional licence, probationary licence or O type licence; and has held, within the period of 5 years before the person applies for the higher class licence, a provisional licence, probationary licence or O type licence— of the qualifying class stated in column 1 opposite the higher class licence; and for a total period of at least the period stated in column 2 opposite the higher class licence. Column 1 Qualifying class Column 2 Minimum period Column 3 Higher class licence class C 1 year class LR Queensland driver licence class C 1 year class MR Queensland driver licence class C 2 years class HR Queensland driver licence class LR or class MR 1 year class HR Queensland driver licence class MR or class HR 1 year class HC Queensland driver licence class HR or class HC 1 year class MC Queensland driver licence (sec.57-ssec.2) If more than 1 qualifying class is stated in column 1 opposite a higher class licence, the person satisfies subsection (1) (b) if the person has held, within the period of 5 years before the person applies for the higher class licence and for a total period of at least the period stated in column 2 opposite the higher class licence— a driver licence mentioned in the subsection of either qualifying class; or driver licences mentioned in the subsection of each qualifying class. (sec.57-ssec.3) In this section— a reference to a provisional licence of a stated class includes a non-Queensland driver licence that corresponds to a provisional licence of the stated class; and a reference to a probationary licence of a stated class includes a non-Queensland driver licence that corresponds to a probationary licence of the stated class.