Vehicle and Traffic (Driver Licensing and Vehicle Registration) Regulations 2021

If a person applies for a full licence, the Registrar may waive the fee payable in respect of a full licence of the relevant class in accordance with subregulation (2), if the Registrar is satisfied that the person – completed the P1 stage and the P2 stage without committing an offence that – resulted in the recording of demerit points against the person; or led to a period of disqualification, licence cancellation or suspension, or a period of ineligibility; and is being issued with the full licence within the 5-year period immediately after completion of the P2 stage.

The Registrar may only waive under subregulation (1) so much of a fee payable in respect of a licence as is up to and including the amount of the fee payable for a full licence issued for 3 years.

The Registrar may only waive a fee under subregulation (1) in respect of a person if the Registrar is satisfied – of the matters referred to in subregulation (1); and that the person has not previously received – a refund of his or her provisional licence fees under the regulations in relation to any class of licence; or a waiver of a fee under this regulation in relation to any class of licence.

If, after waiving a fee in respect of a licence under this regulation, the Registrar becomes aware that a person does not meet the requirements of subregulation (3), the Registrar may recover from the holder of the licence the amount of the fee waived under this regulation in respect of the licence.