Queensland Consolidated Regulations Queensland Consolidated Regulations(1) A person mentioned in section 22D(1) may apply, in the approved form, to the chief executive for a certificate of exemption about driving a high-powered vehicle on a road.
(2) The application must be accompanied by a signed statement supporting the application from--
(a) for matters in relation to subsection (4)(a)(i)(A) or (B)--the person's employer; or
(b) for matters in relation to subsection (4)(a)(i)(C)--the person in charge of the educational institution; or
(c) for matters in relation to subsection (4)(a)(i)(D)--a doctor; or
(d) for matters in relation to subsection (4)(a)(ii)(B) or (C)--the immediate family member.
(3) The chief executive must deal with the application in a timely way and grant or not grant the application.
(4) The chief executive may grant the application only if the chief executive is satisfied that--
(a) either--
(i) the person needs to drive the high-powered vehicle--
(A) to, or from, the person's place of employment; or
(B) in the course of the person's employment; or
(C) to, or from, an educational institution the person attends; or
(D) to get medical treatment for the person or a member of the person's family; or
(ii) the only car reasonably available to be driven by the person is a high-powered vehicle--
(A) that was owned by the person on 30 June 2007 and has been owned by the person since that date, including the date of the application; or
(B) that is owned or leased by an immediate family member of the person; or
(C) that an immediate family member of the person possesses under an employment or salary package of the immediate family member; and
(b) there is no other transport reasonably available to the person; and
(c) a refusal to issue the certificate of exemption would cause severe hardship.
(5) In deciding whether to grant the application, the chief executive must also consider the person's traffic history.
(6) If the chief executive decides to grant the application, the chief executive must issue a certificate of exemption to the person about the person driving a high-powered vehicle on a road.
(7) A certificate of exemption issued under subsection (6)--
(a) must be in the approved form; and
(b) may apply to the following--
(i) a particular high-powered vehicle;
(ii) a type of high-powered vehicle; and
(c) may state conditions in relation to--
(i) the time of use of a particular high-powered vehicle or type of high-powered vehicle; and
(ii) the days of use of a particular high-powered vehicle or type of high-powered vehicle; and
(iii) the purpose for which a particular high-powered vehicle or type of high-powered vehicle may be driven.
(8) If the chief executive decides not to grant the application, the chief executive must give the person a written notice stating--
(a) the decision; and
(b) the reasons for the decision; and
(c) that the person may contest the decision by applying under section 38 for a reconsideration of the decision.
(9) In this section--
approved carer, of a person, means--
(a) if the person is a child--a person who is an approved foster carer or approved kinship carer for the child; or
(b) if the person is an adult--a person who was an approved foster carer or approved kinship carer for the adult when the adult was a child, and with whom the adult lives.
grandparent, of a person, means a parent of--
(a) a parent of the person; or
(b) a step-parent of the person.
immediate family member, of a person, means--
(a) the person's spouse; or
(b) a parent or step-parent of the person; or
(c) a grandparent, or spouse of a grandparent, of the person; or
(d) an approved carer or guardian of the person.