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

A person has the status of a learner driver in relation to the driving of motor vehicles for which a driver licence of a particular class is required unless – the person successfully completes – each training course required by the Registrar for progressing beyond that status; and each other theoretical and practical requirement required by the Registrar for progressing beyond that status; or the person successfully completes – each training course required under a corresponding law for progressing beyond that status; and each other theoretical and practical requirement required under a corresponding law for progressing beyond that status – and the Registrar recognises that progression for the purposes of these regulations.

A person who has progressed beyond the status of a learner driver in relation to the driving of motor vehicles for which a driver licence of a particular class is required reverts to the status of learner driver if – the person has not held an Australian driver licence of the relevant class for the past 5 years; or an Australian driver licence, including a provisional licence, of the relevant class has been cancelled and the Registrar determines, on an application for the issue of a driver licence, that the licence is to be issued as a learner licence.

A person who has progressed beyond the status of a learner driver in relation to the driving of motor vehicles for which a driver licence of a particular class is required has the status of a learner driver in relation to the driving of motor vehicles for which a driver licence of a higher class in the hierarchy of licence classes is required.

A person is taken to have progressed beyond the status of a learner driver in relation to the driving of motor vehicles of a particular class if the Registrar determines that, in view of the person's experience in driving motor vehicles of the relevant class, the person should not be a learner driver for that class.