Victorian Consolidated Regulations

2 Reg. 302A(1)(b): S.R. No. 27/1999. Reprint No. 2 as at 15 December 2002. Reprinted to S.R. No. 114/2002. Subsequently amended by S.R. No. 87/2003. - SECT 104

Definitions

104. Definitions

In these Regulations- appropriate fee, in relation to an amount payable under
a provision of these Regulations, means-

   (a)  in the case of a provision referred to in item 1 or 2 of Schedule 2,
        the amount prescribed in that Schedule as being payable under that
        provision or, if regulation 601A(2) applies, that amount as reduced in
        accordance with that regulation; or

   (b)  in any other case, the amount (if any) prescribed in Schedule 2 or 3
        as being payable under that provision;

Australian driver licence means a driver licence, probationary driver licence,
conditional driver licence, or licence receipt (other than a learner permit or
learner licence) issued under a law in force in Victoria or another
jurisdiction authorising the holder to drive a motor vehicle on a highway;

car means a motor vehicle, other than a motor cycle or motor trike, with a GVM
of not more than 4×5 tonnes or that is constructed or equipped to seat not
more than 12 adults including the driver;

converter dolly means a trailer with one axle group or single axle and a fifth
wheel coupling designed to convert a semi-trailer into a dog trailer;

driver under instruction plate means-
(a) if displayed on a car, a plate approximately 150 millimetres by 150
millimetres bearing the words "driver under instruction" in black letters
clearly marked on a yellow background; and
(b) if displayed on a heavy vehicle or bus, a plate approximately 525
millimetres by 250 millimetres bearing the words "driver under instruction" in
black letters clearly marked on a yellow background; experienced driver, in
relation to a motor vehicle, means a person who at the relevant time holds-

   (a)  a full driver licence which authorises the person to drive that motor
        vehicle; or

   (b)  an appropriate licence or permit which would exempt the person from
        the requirements of section 18(1)(a) of the Act in respect of the
        driving of that motor vehicle and which is not expressed to be
        learner, provisional or probationary;

expiry date means the expiry date referred to in regulation 208; high powered
motor vehicle has the meaning given in regulation 211;







jurisdiction means an Australian state or internal territory;

L plate means a plate measuring approximately 150 millimetres by 150
millimetres that has a black letter "L" clearly marked on a yellow background;

learner approved motor cycle means a motor cycle, or class of motor cycle,
approved by the Corporation as a learner approved motor cycle under regulation
211B(5);

learner driver means a person who has a learner permit (including an
interstate learner permit) and does not have an appropriate driver licence or
other permit; major rest break means a rest break of at least 5 continuous
hours;



medical practitioner means a person registered or licensed as a medical
practitioner under the law of Victoria or the law of another Australian State
or Territory that provides for the registration or licensing of such persons;

motor cycle licence means a licence referred to in regulation 202(1)(g);

motor trike means a motor vehicle with 3 wheels, but does not include a motor
cycle with a side car attached or a motor vehicle with 3 wheels that has a
body type that is similar to, or is commonly known as, a sedan, station wagon,
coupe convertible, roadster, utility, tray top or van;



non-participating zone means all jurisdictions that are not participating
jurisdictions;



participating zone means all participating jurisdictions;





personal particulars, in relation to a person, means the first name, second
and third initials (if any) and family name of the person, the person's date
of birth, the person's residential address and, if there is no postal service
to the person's residential address, an address for the service of notices; P
plate means-

   (a)  in relation to the holder of a P1 probationary driver licence, a plate
        measuring approximately 150 millimetres by 150 millimetres that has a
        white letter "P" clearly marked on a red background;

   (b)  in relation to the holder of a P2 probationary driver licence, a plate
        measuring approximately 150 millimetres by 150 millimetres that has a
        white letter "P" clearly marked on a green background;



   (c)  in relation to the holder of a provisional or probationary driver
        licence issued under a corresponding law of another jurisdiction which
        requires the holder of that licence to display a "P" plate while
        driving a motor vehicle, a "P" plate that complies with the relevant
        requirements of that corresponding law; P1 probationary driver licence
        means a probationary driver licence granted by the Corporation in
        accordance with regulation 215 or a licence as varied under regulation
        215D; Note Probationary driver licence is defined in section 3 of the
        Act. P1 probationary period means the period during which a person
        holds a P1 probationary driver licence;

P2 probationary driver licence means a probationary driver licence granted by
the Corporation in accordance with regulation 215A or a licence as varied
under regulation 215E; Note Probationary driver licence is defined in section
3 of the Act. P2 probationary period means the period during which a person
holds a P2 probationary driver licence;



power mass ratio, in relation to a motor vehicle, means the ratio between the
power output of the engine of the motor vehicle at the time of its manufacture
including any additional output resulting from any modification to the motor
vehicle after its manufacture expressed in kilowatts and the unladen mass of
the motor vehicle expressed in tonnes;

Road Rules or RR means the Road Rules within the meaning of the Road Safety
(Road Rules) Regulations 1999;



the Act means the Road Safety Act 1986. _______________