49Interstate and international drivers

49 Interstate and international drivers

(1)  In this regulation –

visitor’s exemption means an exemption under the Act from the requirement to hold a driver licence that operates in favour of a person who holds an Australian driver licence issued under a corresponding law or a foreign driver licence.

(2)  A person is not entitled to a visitor's exemption if –

(a) the person is currently disqualified from driving by order of an Australian court, by the operation of an automatic statutory penalty or under the law of a foreign country; or

(b) the person's licence to drive is under suspension under the law of another Australian jurisdiction or a foreign country in which it was issued.

(3)  A person ceases to be entitled to a visitor's exemption if –

(a) in the case of a person who holds an Australian driver licence issued under a corresponding law or a foreign driver licence issued under the law of New Zealand other than a valid Driver Identification Document issued by the Department of Defence, the person has resided in Tasmania for a continuous period of 6 months or a longer period determined by the Registrar; or

(b) in the case of an international visitor other than one ordinarily resident in New Zealand, the person has held a permanent visa under the Migration Act 1958 of the Commonwealth for more than 6 months or a longer period determined by the Registrar; or

(c) the person is issued with a driver licence under the Act.

(4)  The Registrar may terminate a visitor’s exemption if –

(a) in the case of an international visitor, 4 or more demerit points are recorded against the visitor in respect of offences committed within a period of 12 months or less; or

(b) the Registrar has refused to issue a driver licence to the person under the Act, for any reason, including that the person is not competent to drive a motor vehicle of the relevant class; or

(c) the Registrar believes, on reasonable grounds, that the person is not competent to drive a motor vehicle of the relevant class as the person has failed a test, assessment or training course that –