8Requirement to hold driver licence

8 Requirement to hold driver licence

(1)  A person must not drive a motor vehicle on a public street unless the person –

(a) holds a driver licence under this Act authorising the person to drive a motor vehicle of the relevant class; or

(b) is exempt, under subsection (2) , from the requirement to hold a driver licence under this Act authorising the person to drive a motor vehicle of the relevant class; or

(c) is exempted by the regulations from the requirement to hold a driver licence authorising the person to drive a motor vehicle of the relevant class.

Penalty:  In the case of –

(a) a first offence – a fine not exceeding 20 penalty units; and

(b) a second or subsequent offence – a fine not exceeding 40 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months.

(2)  Subject to the regulations, a person is exempt from the requirement to hold a driver licence under this Act authorising the person to drive a motor vehicle of a particular class –

(a) if the person holds an Australian driver licence issued under a corresponding law authorising the person to drive motor vehicles of the relevant class; and

(b) if the person is an international visitor who holds a foreign driver licence authorising the visitor to drive motor vehicles of the relevant class in the foreign country in which the licence was issued and either –

(i) the foreign driver licence is in English or accompanied by an English translation made by the authority that issued the licence or a person accredited to translate from the relevant language into English; or

(ii) the person also holds an international driving permit.

(3)  A person must not employ, cause or permit another to drive a motor vehicle on a public street contrary to this section.

Penalty:  In the case of –

(a) a first offence – a fine not exceeding 20 penalty units; and

(b) a second or subsequent offence –