Victorian Consolidated Regulations

ROAD SAFETY (DRIVERS) REGULATIONS 1999

S.R. No. 26/1999
Version incorporating amendments as at 1 July 2009

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Regulation Page

   PART 1-PRELIMINARY

   101.    Objective
   102.    Authorising provision
   103.    Commencement
   104.    Definitions

   PART 2-DRIVER LICENCES AND PERMITS

           Division 1-General

   201.    Eligibility to apply for licence or permit
   201A.   Supervised driving experience for licence applicants less
           than 21 years
   202.    Driver licences and learner permits
   203.    Requirements for applying for licence
   203A.   Applications for driver licence for persons under 21 years
           of age
   204.    Surrender of current driver licence or permit
   205.    Refusal of driver licence or learner permit
   206.    Issue of driver licence or learner permit
   207.    Conditions on driver licences or learner permits
   208.    Licence expiry date
   209.    Notice of renewal of driver licence
   210.    Renewal of a driver licence

           Division 2-Learner and probationary drivers

   211.    High powered motor vehicles
   211A.   Offence to drive high powered motor vehicle
   211B.   Restrictions affecting certain motor cycle riders
   211C.   Towing of vehicles by P1 probationary driver licence
           holders
   212.    Duration of learner permit
   213.    Restrictions affecting learner drivers
   214.    Learners must display appropriate plates
   215.    P1 probationary driver licence
   215A.   P2 probationary driver licence
   215B.   Transition from P1 probationary driver licence to P2 probationary driver licence
   215C.   Extension of probationary driver licence
   215D.   Variation of P2 probationary driver licence to P1
           probationary driver licence
   215E.   Variation of full driver licence to P2 probationary
           driver licence
   216.    Certain licences need not be probationary
   217.    Probationary drivers must have "P" plates
   218.    Revoked
   219.    Passenger restriction for probationary driver licences
   219A.   Peer passenger restrictions for P1 probationary drivers

           Division 3-Exemptions

   220.    Drivers under instruction
   221.    Licences etc issued outside Victoria

           Division 4-Other requirements

   222.    Form of document
   223.    Issue of replacement driver licence or permit
   224.    Records
   225.    Change of name, address or condition
   226.    Tests
   227.    Verification of record and monitoring of compliance
   228.    Notification offences

   PART 3-VARIATION, SUSPENSION OR CANCELLATION

           Division 1-Demerit points

   301.    Demerit points
   302.    Notification of too many demerit points
   302A.   Cancellation of certain demerit points

           Division 2-Cancellation etc. by Corporation

   303.    Variation, suspension or cancellation of driver licence
           or permit
   304.    Procedures for variation, suspension and cancellation of
           driver licence or permit

   PART 4-REVIEW RIGHTS

   401.    Corporation to ensure notification of review rights
   402.    Application for internal review
   403.    Appeal to the Magistrates' Court
   404.    Appeals about demerit points
   405.    Affected person entitled to be given reasons

   PART 5-FATIGUE MANAGEMENT

   501.    Calculation of time
   502.    Calculating time within the participating zone
   503.    Calculating time from outside the participating zone
   504.    Reset rest breaks when changing work/rest hours option
   505.    Accreditation fees
   506.    Accreditation record requirements
   507.    Emergency services
   507A.   Approval of certain matters by the Australian Transport
           Council
   508.    Application for work diary exemption
   508A.   Form of written work diaries
   509.    Issue of written work diaries
   510.    Approval of electronic work diaries
   511.    Labelling of electronic work diary devices
   512.    Variation or cancellation of approval on application
   513.    Variation or cancellation of approval-without application
   513A.   Notice of variation of approval
   514.    Removal of electronic work diary approval label
   515.    Corporation may permit the use of diaries whose approval has been cancelled

   PART 6-FEES

   601.    Fees
   601A.   Reduced licence renewal fee for good drivers
   602.    Search and extract fees
   603.    Application of fees
   604.    Refunds of fees

   PART 7-TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

   701.    Licence or permits issued under revoked regulations
   702.    Probationary licence amendments
   703.    Learner approved motor cycle scheme
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           SCHEDULE 1-Revoked
           SCHEDULE 2-General Fees
           SCHEDULE 2A-Offences which Disqualify Drivers from Licence Renewal Fee Reductions
           SCHEDULE 3-Search and Extract Fees
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           ENDNOTES
   1.      General Information
   2.      Table of Amendments
   3.      Explanatory Details