57Eligibility to hold ancillary certificate to drive public passenger vehicle

57 Eligibility to hold ancillary certificate to drive public passenger vehicle

(1)  A person is eligible to hold an ancillary certificate authorising the holder to drive public passenger vehicles of a particular class if the person –

(a) holds an Australian driver licence, other than a learner licence, authorising the person to drive motor vehicles of the relevant class; and

(b) has –

(i) attained the age of 20 years and has held an Australian driver licence, other than a learner licence, authorising the holder to drive motor vehicles, for at least 2 years during the previous 3 years; or

(ii) attained the age of 21 years and has held an Australian driver licence, other than a learner licence, authorising the holder to drive motor vehicles, for at least 12 months during the previous 3 years; and

(c) is in all other respects a suitable person to drive public passenger vehicles of the relevant class.

(2)  In calculating the period for which a person has held an Australian driver licence –

(a) the Registrar must exclude any period for which –

(i) the person has been disqualified from driving by an Australian court or by the operation of an automatic statutory penalty; or

(ii) the licence has been suspended; and

(b) if the person has held a licence to drive a motor vehicle in an external territory or foreign country, the Registrar may take into account the period, or some of the period, for which the person held such a licence as if the licence had been an Australian driver licence.

(3)  The Registrar may require the applicant to comply with either or both of the following requirements:

(a) to undergo a test or assessment, or provide other evidence to the Registrar's satisfaction, showing that the applicant is a suitable person to drive public passenger vehicles of the class or classes for which the certificate is sought;

(b) to undergo a specified course of instruction and provide evidence of the successful completion of the course.