Victorian Numbered Regulations

DANGEROUS GOODS (EXPLOSIVES) REGULATIONS 2011 (SR NO 37 OF 2011) - REG 182

For the purposes of section 21(6)(b) of the Act, the Authority may consider that the applicant is not a suitable person to hold a licence to drive a vehicle transporting explosives if—

        (a)     in the 5 years before the day the application is made—

              (i)     the applicant has been found guilty by a court in Australia of an offence that, in the opinion of the Authority, makes the applicant unsuitable to be the driver of a vehicle transporting dangerous goods; or

              (ii)     the applicant's driver licence has been revoked or suspended on a ground that, in the opinion of the Authority, makes the applicant unsuitable to be the driver of a vehicle transporting dangerous goods; or

        (b)     the applicant is subject to a court order, issued in any Australian jurisdiction, prohibiting the applicant from involvement in the transport of dangerous goods by road; or

        (c)     the Authority is not satisfied that the medical fitness of the applicant to drive a road vehicle has been established by the evidence provided or through a medical opinion received under regulation 181(2).

Notes

1     Section 21(6)(b) of the Act states that the Authority may refuse to issue a licence if it considers that the applicant is not a suitable person to hold the licence.

2     Section 21(7) of the Act requires that if the Authority decides to refuse to issue a licence, it must send by post to the applicant written notice of the refusal setting out the reasons for the refusal.