Australian Capital Territory
Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Regulation 2016 (No 1)
Subordinate Law SL2016-30

The Australian Capital Territory Executive makes the following regulation under the Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1999.
Dated 8 September 2016.
Shane Rattenbury
Minister
Simon Corbell
Minister

Australian Capital Territory
Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Regulation 2016 (No 1)
Subordinate Law SL2016-30
made under the
Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1999

    

	
1	Name of regulation
This regulation is the Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Regulation 2016 (No 1).
2	Commencement
This regulation commences on the day after its notification day.
Note	The naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).
3	Legislation amended
This regulation amends the Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Regulation 2000.
4	Table 11, item 3
substitute
3	rideshare vehicle	D	
5	New section 22 (3)
insert
	(3)	Subsection (2) (b) does not apply if the person—
	(a)	is a police trainee undertaking recruit training or assessment; and
	(b)	is driving a police vehicle.
6	Section 37 (3)
substitute
	(3)	Subsection (2) does not apply if—
	(a)	the person has held a provisional licence (other than a provisional motorcycle licence) for at least 6 months and—
	(i)	is at least 26 years old; or
	(ii)	has, at any time, successfully completed an approved provisional driver training course and has provided evidence to the road transport authority, in a form acceptable to the authority, of the person’s successful completion of the course; or
Note 1	Under s 68 (1) periods of licence suspension or disqualification are not counted and every other period when the person has, at any time, held a provisional car licence or licence of a higher class is counted. 
Note 2	Under s 68 (2) any period when the person has, at any time, held a probationary car licence or licence of a higher class is also counted.
	(b)	the person—
	(i)	is a police trainee undertaking recruit training or assessment; and
	(ii)	is driving a police vehicle.
7	New section 99B
insert
99B	Police officers—full licence manual transmission—Act, s 28 (2)
	(1)	This section applies to a police officer who is the holder of a car licence that is subject to the condition shown by the driver licence condition code A (which requires the person to drive only a motor vehicle fitted with automatic transmission).
	(2)	The police officer is eligible to apply to the road transport authority for the issue of a full car licence that is not subject to the condition.
Note	If the road transport authority approves the application, the authority must issue the full licence (see s 40).

Endnotes
1	Notification
	Notified under the Legislation Act on 8 September 2016.
2	Republications of amended laws
	For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au.

© Australian Capital Territory 2016