New South Wales Consolidated Regulations New South Wales Consolidated Regulations(cf cl 10 1999 Reg)
(1) A person is eligible to apply for a learner licence if the person meets the relevant eligibility requirements set out in this clause, or is exempted from being required to do so:(a) in any case (including a learner licence that is a motorcycle licence)-by the Authority under Part 4, or(b) in the case of a learner licence that is a motorcycle licence-under clause 69.
(2) The relevant eligibility requirement for a learner licence that is a car licence is that the person is at least 16 years of age.
(3) The relevant eligibility requirements for a learner licence that is a motorcycle licence are:(a) that the person is at least 16 years and 9 months of age, and(b) that the person is the holder of a certificate of satisfactory completion of a learner licence rider training course under Part 9 (being a certificate that is not more than 3 months old when the person applies for the licence).
(4) The Authority may grant a learner licence to an applicant who is under the required age, but only if the Authority is satisfied that special circumstances exist that justify the granting of a learner licence to the person.
(5) Despite any other provision of this clause, a learner licence may be granted for any period to a person whose provisional licence, not being a motorcycle licence, has been cancelled.