Vehicle and Traffic (Driver Licensing and Vehicle Registration) Regulations 2021
176Medical examinations
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176 Medical examinations
(1) A medical examination to be conducted under the Act or these regulations by a medical practitioner or registered health care practitioner must be conducted in accordance with the standards set out in the publication entitled Assessing Fitness to Drive for Commercial and Private Vehicle Drivers 2016 published by Austroads Inc., as amended or substituted from time to time.
(2) Evidence of the results of a medical examination conducted in another jurisdiction –
(a) may be given, for the purposes of proceedings under the Act, by certificate in an approved form; and
(b) if given in that form to the Registrar, must be taken into consideration by the Registrar.