Queensland Consolidated Regulations(1) A person is not eligible for a class C open licence unless--
(a) the person--
(i) holds a class RE or class R O type licence; and
(ii) holds a class C learner licence; and
(iii) has held the class C learner licence for--
(A) if the class C learner licence was granted before 1 July 2007--at least 6 months during the 2 years before applying for the licence; or
(B) if the class C learner licence was granted after 30 June 2007--at least 1 year during the 3 years before applying for the licence; or
(b) the person--
(i) holds a class C P type licence; and
(ii) has held the class C P type licence for at least the required period for holding the licence; or
(c) the person--
(i) holds a class C P1 type licence; and
(ii) was granted the class C P1 type licence when the person was at least 24 years but under 25 years; and
(iii) has held the class C P1 type licence for at least 1 year; or
(d) the person--
(i) holds a class C P2 type licence; and
(ii) has held the class C P2 type licence for--
(A) if the person was granted a class C P1 type licence when the person was under 23 years and a class C P2 type licence when the person was under 25 years--2 years; or
(B) in any other case--1 year; or
(e) the person has, within 5 years before applying for the licence, held a class C 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 C O type licence that has been cancelled; and
(ii) holds a class C P type licence; and
(iii) has, since the cancellation of the licence mentioned in subparagraph (i), held a class C 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 C P type licence that has been cancelled; and
(ii) holds a class C P type licence; and
(iii) has, since the cancellation of the licence mentioned in subparagraph (i), held a class C 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 C 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 C P1 type licence; and
(iii) has, since the cancellation of the licence mentioned in subparagraph (i), held a class C 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 C P2 type licence that has been cancelled; and
(ii) holds a class C P2 type licence; and
(iii) has, since the cancellation of the licence mentioned in subparagraph (i), held a class C P2 type licence for at least--
(A) if the person was granted a class C 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.