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 703

Learner approved motor cycle scheme

703. Learner approved motor cycle scheme



(1) Subject to subregulation (2), regulation 211B(1)(a) (as substituted by
regulation 7(2)(a) of the Road Safety (Drivers) (Learner Approved Motor Cycle
Scheme and Other Amendments) Regulations 2008) applies to the holder of a
motor cycle licence issued before, on or after 1 July 2008.

Example A person who holds a motor cycle licence issued on 1 May 2008 is
entitled to drive a motor cycle with an engine capacity in excess of 260cc if
the motor cycle is a learner approved motor cycle.

(2) A person to whom subregulation (1) applies, who drives a motor cycle with
an engine capacity of no more than 260 cubic centimetres, does not commit an
offence against regulation 211B(1)(a) (as substituted by regulation 7(2)(a) of
the Road Safety (Drivers) (Learner Approved Motor Cycle Scheme and Other
Amendments) Regulations 2008) if-

   (a)  the person holds a motor cycle licence issued before 1 July 2008; or

   (b)  the person holds a motor cycle licence issued after 1 July 2008 if at
        the time of issue of the motor cycle licence the person held a valid
        motor cycle learner permit issued before 1 July 2008.

Example A person who holds a motor cycle licence issued on 1 May 2008 is
entitled to drive a motor cycle with an engine capacity of no more than 260cc
that is not a learner approved motor cycle. A person who held a motor cycle
learner permit issued on 1 May 2008 and subsequently holds a motor cycle
licence issued on 1 September 2008 is entitled to drive a motor cycle with an
engine capacity of no more than 260cc that is not a learner approved motor
cycle.

(3) Subject to subregulation (4), regulation 211B(2)(a) (as substituted by
regulation 7(2)(b) of the Road Safety (Drivers) (Learner Approved Motor Cycle
Scheme and Other Amendments) Regulations 2008) applies to the holder of a
motor cycle learner permit issued before, on or after 1 July 2008.

Example A person who holds a motor cycle learner permit issued on 1 May 2008
is entitled to drive a motor cycle with an engine capacity in excess of 260cc
if the motor cycle is a learner approved motor cycle.

(4) A person to whom subregulation (3) applies, who drives a motor cycle with
an engine capacity of no more than 260 cubic centimetres, does not commit an
offence against regulation 211B(2)(a) (as substituted by regulation 7(2)(b) of
the Road Safety (Drivers) (Learner Approved Motor Cycle Scheme and Other
Amendments) Regulations 2008) if the person holds a motor cycle learner permit
issued before 1 July 2008.

Example A person who holds a motor cycle learner permit issued on 1 May 2008
is entitled to drive a motor cycle that is not a learner approved motor cycle
if that motor cycle has an engine capacity of no more than 260cc.
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