Vehicle and Traffic (Driver Licensing and Vehicle Registration) Regulations 2021
20Novice case management program
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20 Novice case management program
(1) In this regulation –
relevant licence, in relation to a novice driver or novice rider, means the licence that the driver or rider holds as a novice.
(2) The Registrar may decide that a novice driver, or novice rider, is to be subject to case management under the novice case management program, if –
(a) the novice driver or novice rider was found guilty, while he or she was such a novice, of –
(i) an offence under the Act, or any other Act, that relates to driving, or operating, a vehicle; or
(ii) such an offence under a corresponding law; or
(b) the Registrar is of the opinion, on reasonable grounds, that the novice driver or novice rider is not a suitable person to drive a motor vehicle of the relevant class without supervision and management that is additional to the supervision and management already required under the Act.
(3) The Registrar may decide that a novice driver, or novice rider, is to no longer be subject to the novice case management program if the Registrar is satisfied, on reasonable grounds, that the novice driver or novice rider is a suitable person to drive a motor vehicle of the relevant class without being subject to the novice case management program.
(4) The Registrar, as part of the case management of a novice driver, or novice rider, under this regulation, may –
(a) require the novice driver or novice rider to do any one or more of the following:
(i) hold the relevant licence for a minimum period, specified in his or her novice case management program, that is in place of, or in addition to, any minimum period specified in the Act or these regulations;
(ii) complete the hours specified by the Registrar in a learner driver logbook before being eligible to proceed to the next licensing stage for the novice driver; or
(b) impose one or more of the following, specifically as part of the novice case management program, on the novice driver or novice rider: