Queensland Consolidated Regulations(1) A person is not eligible for a class RE open licence unless--
(a) the person--
(i) holds a class RE learner licence; and
(ii) either--
(A) has held the class RE learner licence for at least 6 months during the 2 years before applying for the licence; or
(B) holds a competency declaration for a class RE motorbike; and
(iii) holds an O type licence of another class; and
(iv) if the O type licence mentioned in subparagraph (iii) was granted outside Queensland--has, in the 5 years before applying for the licence, held a P type, P1 type, P2 type or O type licence for at least 1 year; or
(b) the person--
(i) holds a class RE P type licence; and
(ii) has held the class RE P type licence for at least the required period for holding the licence; or
(c) the person--
(i) holds a class RE P1 type licence; and
(ii) was granted the class RE P1 type licence when the person was at least 24 years but under 25 years; and
(iii) has held the class RE P1 type licence for at least 1 year; or
(d) the person--
(i) holds a class RE P2 type licence; and
(ii) has held the class RE P2 type licence for at least--
(A) if the person was granted a class RE P1 type licence when the person was under 23 years and a class RE P2 type licence when the person was under 25 years--2 years; or
(B) otherwise--1 year; or
(e) the person has, within 5 years before applying for the licence, held a class RE O type licence that has not been cancelled; or
(f) the person--
(i) has, within 5 years before applying for the licence, held a class RE O type licence that has been cancelled; and
(ii) holds a class RE P type licence; and
(iii) has, since the cancellation of the licence mentioned in subparagraph (i), held a class RE P type licence for at least 1 year; or
(g) the person--
(i) has, within 5 years before applying for the licence, held a class RE P type licence that has been cancelled; and
(ii) holds a class RE P type licence; and
(iii) has, since the cancellation of the licence mentioned in subparagraph (i), held a class RE P type licence for at least--
(A) if the person was granted the licence mentioned in subparagraph (i) when the person was under 24 years and the balance of the required period for holding the licence that had not expired before the licence was cancelled is more than 1 year--the balance of the required period for holding the licence that had not expired before the licence was cancelled; or
(B) otherwise--1 year; or
(h) the person--
(i) has, within 5 years before applying for the licence, held a class RE P1 type licence granted to the person when the person was at least 24 years but under 25 years that has been cancelled; and
(ii) holds a class RE P1 type licence; and
(iii) has, since the cancellation of the licence mentioned in subparagraph (i), held a class RE P1 type licence for at least 1 year; or
(i) the person--
(i) has, within 5 years before applying for the licence, held a class RE P2 type licence that has been cancelled; and
(ii) holds a class RE P2 type licence; and
(iii) has, since the cancellation of the licence mentioned in subparagraph (i), held a class RE P2 type licence for at least--
(A) if the person was granted a class RE P1 type licence when the person was under 23 years and the licence mentioned in subparagraph (i) when the person was under 25 years, and the balance of the 2 year period for holding the licence mentioned in subparagraph (i) that had not expired before the licence was cancelled is more than 1 year--the balance of the 2 year period that had not expired before the licence mentioned in subparagraph (i) was cancelled; or
(B) otherwise--1 year.
(2) In this section--
learner licence includes a driver licence granted outside Queensland that corresponds to a learner licence.
P1 type licence includes a driver licence granted outside Queensland that corresponds to a P1 type licence.
P2 type licence includes a driver licence granted outside Queensland that corresponds to a P2 type licence.
P type licence includes a driver licence granted outside Queensland that corresponds to a P type licence.
required period, for holding a driver licence, means a period of--
(a) if the person was granted the licence when the person was under 23 years--3 years; or
(b) if the person was granted the licence when the person was at least 23 years but under 24 years--2 years; or
(c) if the person was granted the licence when the person was at least 24 years--1 year.