Road Safety Act 1986

The Secretary may grant or refuse to grant an ADS permit.

Without limiting subsection (1), the Secretary may refuse to grant an ADS permit if—

the application does not contain all the details required for an application or is not accompanied by all the things that are required to accompany an application; or

the applicant fails to meet any criteria set out in the regulations for eligibility to hold such a permit; or

the applicant, or any proposed vehicle supervisor, refuses or fails to undergo any test, assessment or training that the applicant or proposed vehicle supervisor is required to undergo by the Secretary under section 33C(3)(a); or

the vehicle, or any vehicle, to which the application relates does not pass any examination, test or assessment made or carried out under section 33C(3)(b); or

the vehicle, or any vehicle, to which the application relates is not an automated vehicle; or

the applicant has not otherwise complied with a requirement under this Part or the regulations; or

for any other reason the Secretary does not consider it appropriate to grant such a permit.

In considering an application, the Secretary may have regard to a judgment, order or decision made in accordance with this Act or a law of another State or of a Territory under which authority is given to drive motor vehicles on highways.

In determining whether a motor vehicle is eligible to be considered as an automated vehicle, the Secretary may accept as evidence of that a certificate as to the level of driving automation of which the vehicle is capable issued by a person the Secretary considers qualified to issue it.