Vehicle and Traffic (Driver Licensing and Vehicle Registration) Regulations 2021
30Issue of probationary licences
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30 Issue of probationary licences
(1) For the purposes of paragraph (ab) of the definition of probationary licence in the Act, a person has applied for a licence in prescribed circumstances if the person has applied for the licence –
(a) following a period of suspension from driving ordered by an Australian court; or
(b) following a period of suspension, or disqualification, from driving imposed under the Act or any other Act; or
(c) having previously held a driver licence which was cancelled in accordance with the Act or any other Act; or
(d) having previously held a driver licence and following a period of ineligibility to hold a driver licence –
(i) ordered by an Australian court; or
(ii) under the Act or any other Act; or
(e) to replace an equivalent licence issued under a corresponding law.
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (ac) of the definition of probationary licence in the Act, a person has completed a period of suspension, or disqualification, in prescribed circumstances if the person has completed –
(a) a period of suspension, or disqualification, from driving ordered by an Australian court; or
(b) a period of suspension, or disqualification, from driving imposed under the Act or any other Act.
(3) The Registrar may issue a driver licence as a probationary licence if the Registrar considers it appropriate in the circumstances.