15Provisional licences

15 Provisional licences

(1)  In this regulation –

provisional licence does not include a restricted driver licence issued to a person who has not progressed beyond the status of a provisional driver.

(2)  A driver licence of a particular class issued to a person who has progressed beyond the status of a learner driver, but who has not progressed beyond the status of a provisional driver, is to be issued as a provisional licence.

(3)  A person progresses beyond the status of a provisional driver in relation to the driving of motor vehicles for which a licence of a particular class is required, if the person –

(a) obtains a provisional licence in relation to that class under these regulations or a corresponding law; and

(b) holds that licence for the relevant period specified in regulation 16(2) ; and

(c) obtains a full licence in relation to that licence class.

(4)  A person is only required to progress beyond the status of a provisional driver in relation to a particular licence class once.

(5)  A person who has progressed beyond the status of a provisional driver in relation to a car does not, solely by virtue of that progression, progress beyond the status of a provisional driver in relation to a motor cycle.

(6)  A person who has progressed beyond the status of a provisional driver in relation to a motor cycle does not, solely by virtue of that progression, progress beyond the status of a provisional driver in relation to a car.

(7)  The holder of a provisional licence issued in another State or a Territory who wishes to be issued with a Tasmanian licence may be issued with –

(a) a P1 provisional licence if he or she has held the interstate provisional licence for 12 months or less; or

(b) a P2 provisional licence if he or she has held the interstate provisional licence for more than 12 months.