Passenger Transport (General) Regulation 2017

TfNSW must not grant a driver authority to an applicant unless satisfied the applicant—

is at least 20 years of age, and

is, in the opinion of TfNSW, of good repute and a fit and proper person to drive a public passenger vehicle, and

has sufficient responsibility to drive the vehicle in accordance with law and custom, and

has sufficient experience to drive the vehicle.

For subclause (1)(d), an applicant has sufficient experience to drive the vehicle if—

the applicant—

holds a relevant licence, and

is at least 25 years of age, and

has held one or more of the following for a cumulative period of at least 3 years during the 4 years immediately before the date the application is made—

the relevant licence,

a provisional licence,

a licence issued in a jurisdiction outside Australia that TfNSW is satisfied authorises the holder of the licence to drive a motor vehicle, or

the applicant—

holds a relevant licence, and

has held the relevant licence for a period of at least 12 months during the 2 years immediately before the date the application is made.

TfNSW must not grant an authority to drive a bus to an applicant unless satisfied the applicant—

has successfully completed a bus driver training course approved by TfNSW and conducted by a registered training organisation, or

is otherwise competent to drive buses.

In this clause—

an unrestricted Australian driver licence,

a conditional licence—

subject only to a condition that the holder must wear corrective lenses while driving, and

issued under a law in force in a State or Territory authorising the holder to drive a motor vehicle on a road or road related area.

a conditional licence,

a driver licence receipt,

a learner licence,

a probationary licence,

a provisional licence,

a restricted licence.

Words used in this clause have the same meanings as in the Road Transport Act 2013.