Tasmanian Consolidated Acts Tasmanian Consolidated Acts
(1) A person is ineligible to apply for a licence if the person has been convicted in Tasmania or elsewhere of one or more indictable offences and sentenced to –
(a) imprisonment for a term or terms in the aggregate of 3 years or more; or
(b) a period of detention for 3 years or more under a restriction order made under section 75(1)(e) of the Sentencing Act 1997 or an equivalent order elsewhere.
(1A) A person is ineligible to apply for a licence while a suspension under section 16 is in effect in respect of any licence held by the person.
(2) Ineligibility to apply for a licence under subsection (1) extends for a period of 5 years from the completion of the term of imprisonment or period of detention.
(3) A conviction in respect of which a free pardon has been granted is to be disregarded for the purpose of subsection (1).
(4) A person who is on parole is taken to be serving a sentence of imprisonment.