14Driving instructors

14 Driving instructors

(1)  Subject to the regulations, a person must not provide driving instruction for reward unless the person –

(a) holds an Australian driver licence to drive a motor vehicle of the relevant class; and

(b) holds an ancillary certificate authorising the person to provide the driving instruction for reward.

Penalty:  

(a) if the person was, at the time of the offence, disqualified from holding or obtaining an ancillary certificate in driving instruction –

(i) for a first offence - a fine not exceeding 40 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, or both, plus a further period of disqualification of 6 months; and

(ii) for a second or subsequent offence – a fine not exceeding 80 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or both, plus a further period of disqualification of 12 months; or

(b) if the person held an ancillary certificate in driving instruction that was, at the time of the offence, under suspension –

(i) for a first offence - a fine not exceeding 30 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months, plus disqualification for a period of 6 months from holding or obtaining such a certificate; and

(ii) for a second or subsequent offence - a fine not exceeding 60 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, plus disqualification for a period of 12 months from holding or obtaining such a certificate; or

(c) in any other case –

(i) for a first offence - a fine not exceeding 20 penalty units; and

(ii) for a second or subsequent offence - a fine not exceeding 40 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months, plus disqualification for a period of 6 months from holding or obtaining such a certificate.

(1A)  [Section 14 Subsection (1A) inserted by No. 19 of 2007, s. 8, Applied:01 Aug 2007] Notwithstanding subsection (1) , the regulations may provide that a person or class of persons specified in the regulations be exempted, subject to such conditions, and until such date, as may be specified in the regulations, from the requirement to hold an ancillary certificate referred to in .