Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Regulations Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Regulations(1) For the Act, section 31 (1) (b) (Driver must be licensed) a person is exempt from holding an Australian driver licence while driving a motor vehicle on a road or road related area during a test or assessment of the person's driving ability conducted by an authorised person.
Note Section 23 sets out the circumstances in which a person is exempt under the Act, s 31 (1) (b) while learning to drive a heavy vehicle.
(2) For the Act, section 31 (1) (b), a person is exempt from holding an Australian driver licence while driving, on a road or road related area—
(a) a motor vehicle weighing not more than 250kg when unladen that is built or used only for cutting grass or for purposes incidental to cutting grass; or
(b) a bicycle; or
(c) a motor vehicle that—
(i) is designed, and while on a road or road related area is used only, to carry a person with a disability that substantially impairs the person's mobility; and
(ii) cannot travel faster than 10km/h on level ground.
Note A bicycle does not include any vehicle with an auxiliary motor capable of generating a power output over 200W (see Road Transport (General) Act 1999 , dictionary and the Australian Road Rules).
(3) The Act, section 32 (1) (a) and (3) (a) does not apply to a person driving a motor vehicle on a road or road related area—
(a) during a test or assessment of the person's driving ability conducted by an authorised person; or
(b) if the motor vehicle is a motor vehicle mentioned in subsection (2).
Note 1 The Act, s 32 (1) (a) creates an offence of driving a motor vehicle on a road or road related area while disqualified except in accordance with a restricted licence.
Note 2 The Act, s 32 (3) (a) makes it an offence for a person to drive a motor vehicle on a road or road related area if the person has been refused a licence or the person's licence has been cancelled in certain circumstances and the person has not subsequently obtained a licence.