ROAD SAFETY (DRIVERS) REGULATIONS 2009

Victorian Consolidated Regulations

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ROAD SAFETY (DRIVERS) REGULATIONS 2009

S.R. No. 95/2009
Version incorporating amendments as at 8 November 2011

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation Page

PART 1-PRELIMINARY

1. Objectives
2. Authorising provisions
3. Commencement
4. Revocation
5. Definitions

PART 2-DRIVER LICENCES AND LEARNER PERMITS

Division 1-Authority to drive motor vehicle

6. Categories of motor vehicles for licensing purposes
7. Authority given by motor cycle licence or motor cycle learner permit
8. Authority given by car driver licence or car learner permit
9. Authority given by light rigid vehicle licence
10. Authority given by medium rigid vehicle licence
11. Authority given by heavy rigid vehicle licence
12. Authority given by heavy combination vehicle licence
13. Authority given by multi-combination vehicle licence
14. Category of driver licence or learner permit may be shown
by code
15. Exemption for driver under instruction
16. Exemption for driver under assessment
17. Exemption for holder of licence or permit issued outside
Victoria
18. Exceptions to exemption under regulation 17.

Division 2-Prescribed requirements for grant or variation of
driver licence

19. Prescribed requirements for driver licence
20. Exemption from requirement
21. Requirement for car driver licence
22. Additional requirements for car driver licence applicant under
the age of 21 years
23. Requirement for motor cycle licence
24. Requirement for light rigid vehicle licence or medium rigid vehicle licence
25. Requirement for heavy rigid vehicle licence
26. Requirement for heavy combination vehicle licence
27. Requirement for multi-combination vehicle licence
28. Calculating periods for which a person has held a driver licence

Division 3-Procedures for grant or variation of driver licence or grant of learner permit

29. Mandatory refusal for specified applicants
30. Prescribed procedures for application for the grant or variation
of driver licence or grant of learner permit
31. Car driver licence applicants under the age of 21 years
32. Consideration of application and decision
33. Refusal of application
34. Applicants who have a licence or permit issued outside
Victoria
35. Licence or permit issued in another jurisdiction
36. Conditions if exemption granted
37. Conditions of driver licences or learner permits

Division 4-Renewal of licence

38. Renewal notice
39. Application for renewal of a driver licence
40. Renewal or refusal to renew driver licence
41. Term of renewed driver licence

Division 5-Learner drivers

42. Term of learner permit
43. Surrender of learner permit
44. Renewal or refusal to renew learner permit
45. Application for renewal of a car learner permit
46. Restrictions affecting learner drivers
47. Learner driver must display L plates

Division 6-Probationary drivers

48. Probationary driver licence
49. P1 probationary driver licence
50. P2 probationary driver licence
51. Transition from P1 probationary driver licence to P2 probationary driver licence
52. Extension of probationary driver licence
53. Variation of P2 probationary driver licence to P1 probationary driver licence
54. Variation of full driver licence to P2 probationary driver
licence
55. Probationary driver must display P plates
56. Probationary prohibited vehicles
57. Offence to drive probationary prohibited vehicle
58. Restrictions affecting certain motor cycle riders
59. Towing of vehicles by P1 probationary drivers
60. Passenger restriction for probationary drivers
61. Peer passenger restriction for P1 probationary drivers

Division 7-Driver licence document and learner permit document

62. Issue of document upon grant, variation or renewal of driver licence or grant or renewal of learner permit
63. Form of driver licence or learner permit document
64. Replacement of driver licence or learner permit document
65. Correction of driver licence or learner permit

Division 8-Miscellaneous

66. Records to be kept by Corporation
67. Change of personal particulars or condition
68. Tests
69. Verification of records
70. Notification of certain offences
71. Exemption for consular or diplomatic staff

PART 3-VARIATION, SUSPENSION OR CANCELLATION
OF DRIVER LICENCE OR LEARNER PERMIT

Division 1-Demerit points

72. Definitions for Division 1.
73. Corporation to record demerit points
74. Record of day on which offence was committed
75. Notice to be given to other jurisdictions
76. Demerit points recorded against person who does not hold Australian driver licence or Australian learner permit
77. Notification of too many demerit points
77A. Cancellation of certain demerit points

Division 2-Variation, suspension and cancellation by Corporation

78. Variation, suspension or cancellation of driver licence or
learner permit on the ground that person is unfit to drive or
that is dangerous for person to drive
79. Other grounds for variation, suspension or cancellation of
driver licence or learner permit
80. Procedure for variation, suspension or cancellation of driver licence or suspension or cancellation of learner permit
81. Return of driver licence or learner permit

PART 4-REVIEW AND APPEAL RIGHTS

Division 1-Definition

82. Definitions for Part 4.

Division 2-Review

83. Affected person entitled to be given reasons for relevant
decision
84. Internal review

Division 3-Appeals to Magistrates' Court

85. Time for appeal
86. Appellant must give notice of appeal
87. Particulars of order to be given to Corporation
88. Appeals about demerit points

PART 5-FATIGUE MANAGEMENT FOR HEAVY VEHICLE DRIVERS

89. Calculation of time
90. Calculating time within the participating zone
91. Calculating time from outside the participating zone
92. Reset rest breaks when changing work/rest hours option
93. Accreditation fees
94. Accreditation record requirements
95. Emergency services
96. Approval of certain matters by the Australian Transport
Council
97. Application for work diary exemption
98. Form of written work diaries
99. Issue of written work diaries
100. Approval of electronic work diaries
101. Labelling of electronic work diary devices
102. Variation or cancellation of approval on application
103. Variation or cancellation of approval-without application
104. Notice of variation of approval
105. Removal of electronic work diary approval label
106. Corporation may permit the use of diaries whose approval
has been cancelled

PART 6-FEES

107. Definitions for Part 6.
108. Fees
109. Reduced licence renewal fee for good drivers
110. Replacement learner log book fee
111. Search and extract fees
112. Application of fees
113. Refund of fees if driver licence cancelled
114. Reduction, waiver or refund of fees

PART 7-TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

115. Driver licences or learner permits granted under revoked regulations
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SCHEDULE 1-Revocations
SCHEDULE 2-Codes used to Indicate Driver Licence or Learner
Permit Subject to Conditions
SCHEDULE 3-Demerit Points
SCHEDULE 4-Offences which Disqualify Drivers from Licence Renewal Fee Reductions
SCHEDULE 5-General Fees
SCHEDULE 6-Search and Extract Fees
ENDNOTES
1. General Information
2. Table of Amendments
3. Explanatory Details

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