Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Driver Licensing) Regulation 2021

If a court makes a special hardship order for a person—

the suspension of the person’s suspended open licence or provisional licence under a relevant provision ends when the order is made; and

while the order is in effect for the person, the person is authorised to continue to drive motor vehicles under a Queensland driver licence in the circumstances, and subject to the restrictions, stated in the order.

If a court refuses to make a special hardship order for a person, the suspension of the person’s suspended open licence or provisional licence under a relevant provision continues for a period that is equivalent to the length of the period of the suspension under the relevant provision less any part of that period of suspension served before the suspension was stayed under section 314.

However, if the person’s suspended open licence or provisional licence is suspended under both sections 266(5) and 285(5), the suspension of the licence continues for a period that is equivalent to the length of the longer of the periods of suspension under those sections less any part of those periods served before the suspension was stayed under section 314.