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 221

Licences etc issued outside Victoria

221. Licences etc issued outside Victoria



(1) A person, who-

   (a)  has an appropriate licence or permit to drive a motor vehicle issued
        in another State or Territory of Australia or in New Zealand and who
        was ordinarily resident in the issuing State or Territory or New
        Zealand at the time of issue; or

   (b)  has an appropriate licence or permit to drive a motor vehicle issued
        in another country and written in the English language or accompanied
        by an accurate English translation and who was ordinarily resident in
        that country at the time of issue; or

   (c)  has an appropriate licence or permit to drive a motor vehicle issued
        in another country and who was ordinarily resident in that country at
        the time of issue and also has a current international driving permit-

that authorises him or her to drive a motor vehicle of the category being
driven, is exempted from the requirement to hold a driver licence or permit
for that category of vehicle.

(2) A person is not exempt or ceases to be exempt under subregulation (1) in
any of the following circumstances-

   (a)  if the holder of a licence or permit to drive a motor vehicle issued
        in another Australian State or Territory or in New Zealand has resided
        in Victoria for a continuous period of more than 3 months, unless he
        or she also holds a valid Driver Identification Document issued by the
        Commonwealth Department of Defence;

   (b)  if the holder of a licence or permit to drive a motor vehicle issued
        in another country has held a permanent visa under the
        Migration Act 1958 of the Commonwealth for more than 3 months;

   (c)  if the person is disqualified from driving a motor vehicle on a
        highway in any State or Territory of Australia or another country or
        has had his or her licence or permit to drive a motor vehicle in that
        State, Territory or country suspended;

   (d)  if the person, in the reasonable opinion of the Corporation, is not
        considered suitable to drive a motor vehicle;



   (e)  if, in the reasonable opinion of the Corporation, the person's ability
        to drive safely is impaired due to a permanent or long term injury or
        illness.

(3) If the Corporation forms an opinion on the matters set out in
subregulation (2)(d) or (2)(e), the Corporation must give the person notice in
writing of the following-

   (a)  that he or she is no longer exempt from the requirement to hold a
        driver licence or permit;

   (b)  that he or she must not drive a motor vehicle on a highway;

   (c)  the reasons why the person is no longer exempt;

   (d)  any action that may be taken by the person in order to regain the
        exemption;

   (e)  the date by which the person must take that action.

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