Australian Capital Territory
Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Driving Instruction and Assessment Code of Practice 2016 (No 1)
Disallowable instrument DI2016–237
made under the  
Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Regulation 2000, section 118 (Code of practice for instructors and assessors)
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

The ACT’s Competency Based Training & Assessment (CBT & A) Scheme for learner drivers was introduced on 23 October 1997 under the then Motor Traffic (Amendment) Act (No 8) 1997.  This legislation was repealed on 1 March 2000 and the Code of Practice for instructors and assessors (the Code of Practice) became part of road transport law through the application of section 118 of the Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Regulation 2000 (the Regulation).

The disallowable instrument effects the approval of the Code of Practice for instructors and assessors by the road transport authority under section 118 of the Regulation.

The Code of Practice provides a set of principles and operational guidelines for the conduct of instructors and assessors under the CBT & A scheme.

A person may inspect or obtain a copy of the Code of Practice free of charge, by contacting the road transport authority auditors at Access Canberra or on the ACT Legislation Register or Access Canberra website.

This disallowable instrument revokes the Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Driving Instruction Code of Practice 2011 (No 1) - DI2011 - 40 notified 15 March 2011.

The changes to the Code of Practice are:

1.	Changes to affect the introduction of a new training and assessment competency (Competency 23), focusing on how to drive safely around vulnerable road users, ie pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists;

2.	Clause 6.6 requires the instructor or assessor to report any motor vehicle accident that involves a student and or instructor or assessor; and

3.	Clause 6.10 requires that the instructor or assessor to report any medical condition which may impact their capacity to drive, instruct or assess the student.

Clauses 1 and 2 of the instrument are formal provisions dealing with the name and commencement of the instrument. 

Clause 3 approves the Code of Practice for Accredited Driving Instructors attached in the schedule of the instrument.

Clause 4 revokes the previous Code of Practice, the Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Driving Instruction Code of Practice 2011 (No 1).