Queensland Consolidated Acts

TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USE MANAGEMENT) ACT 1995 - SECT 150

(1) A regulation may prescribe rules about the management of drivers, including, for example—

(a) standards about driver skills and knowledge; and

(aa) the training of drivers; and

(ab) the approval of driver trainers and driver trainer competency assessors; and

(b) the testing and licensing of drivers; and

(c) rules about licences, including, in particular, the circumstances in which, and the reasons for which, they can be cancelled or suspended or conditions imposed on them; and

(d) requiring the keeping of a register of licences; and

(e) providing for the circumstances in which details of the register's contents can be given to someone; and

(f) the granting of exemptions from conditions of licences; and

(g) providing for the management of fatigue of drivers of heavy vehicles.

(1A) Without limiting subsection (1)(c), a regulation may provide that a court may make orders, on the basis of special hardship, authorising persons whose licences have been suspended to continue to drive motor vehicles under Queensland driver licences in stated circumstances (special hardship orders), including, for example—

(a) the persons who are eligible, and who are not eligible, to apply for the orders; and

(aa) how and when applications for the orders are to be made; and

(b) the criteria to be used in deciding applications for the orders; and

(c) the types of restrictions the court may or must apply to licences; and

(ca) the periods for which orders are effective; and

(d) variation of the orders; and

(e) the consequences for failing to comply with the orders, including, for example, the creation of offences and the disqualification of persons from holding or obtaining driver licences.

(2) A regulation may prescribe the maximum fees payable for approved courses for pre-licence motorbike driver training.

(3) In this section—

approval includes accreditation.