Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Driver Licensing) Regulation 2021
sec.82Deciding applications for exemptions
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sec.82 Deciding applications for exemptions
T he chief executive must deal with the application in a timely way and decide to give, or refuse to give, the exemption. The chief executive may give the exemption only if satisfied— either or both of the following is not reasonably available to the applicant to satisfy the requirement under section 66 (1) (a) — a car to drive on a road in Australia; a person to be a supervisor of the young driver; or the following applies— the applicant lives in an area with a limited road network; an island with a single road around the island there is no significant benefit for the applicant to satisfy the logbook requirements by driving a car on the road network; there is no reasonable likelihood of the applicant moving from the area or having an opportunity to drive a car in an area with a diverse road network. In deciding whether to give the exemption, the chief executive must also consider the applicant’s traffic history. Subsection (1) does not apply if the application is cancelled under section 383 (4) . (sec.82-ssec.1) T he chief executive must deal with the application in a timely way and decide to give, or refuse to give, the exemption. (sec.82-ssec.2) The chief executive may give the exemption only if satisfied— either or both of the following is not reasonably available to the applicant to satisfy the requirement under section 66 (1) (a) — a car to drive on a road in Australia; a person to be a supervisor of the young driver; or the following applies— the applicant lives in an area with a limited road network; an island with a single road around the island there is no significant benefit for the applicant to satisfy the logbook requirements by driving a car on the road network; there is no reasonable likelihood of the applicant moving from the area or having an opportunity to drive a car in an area with a diverse road network. (sec.82-ssec.3) In deciding whether to give the exemption, the chief executive must also consider the applicant’s traffic history. (sec.82-ssec.4) Subsection (1) does not apply if the application is cancelled under section 383 (4) .
- (a) either or both of the following is not reasonably available to the applicant to satisfy the requirement under section 66 (1) (a) — (i) a car to drive on a road in Australia; (ii) a person to be a supervisor of the young driver; or
- (i) a car to drive on a road in Australia;
- (ii) a person to be a supervisor of the young driver; or
- (b) the following applies— (i) the applicant lives in an area with a limited road network; Example of an area with a limited road network— an island with a single road around the island (ii) there is no significant benefit for the applicant to satisfy the logbook requirements by driving a car on the road network; (iii) there is no reasonable likelihood of the applicant moving from the area or having an opportunity to drive a car in an area with a diverse road network.