Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Regulations Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Regulations(1) A person satisfies the provisional licence requirement for the issue of a motorcycle licence if the person—
(a) has held a provisional motorcycle licence for at least 3 years; or
(b) is exempt under subsection (3) from the requirement mentioned in paragraph (a); or
(c) is exempted by the road transport authority under section 67 (Authority may exempt from certain eligibility requirements) from the requirement mentioned in paragraph (a).
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 motorcycle licence is counted.
Note 2 Under s 68 (2) any period when the person has, at any time, held a probationary motorcycle licence is also counted.
(2) The holder of a driver licence (other than a motorcycle licence) satisfies the provisional licence requirement for the variation of the licence to include a motorcycle licence as an additional class if the person has held a provisional motorcycle licence for at least 1 year or is exempt from the requirement under subsection (3).
Note A motorcycle licence is not part of the driver licence class hierarchy (see s 8 (2)) and has no higher class.
(3) A person who applies for the issue of a motorcycle licence, or the variation of a driver licence (other than a motorcycle licence) to include a motorcycle licence as an additional class, is exempt from the provisional licence requirement if the person holds, or has at any time held—
(a) a full motorcycle licence; or
(b) an external territory driver licence corresponding to a full motorcycle licence; or
(c) a foreign driver licence issued under the law of a recognised country corresponding to a full motorcycle licence.