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Public Vehicle Licence Applications (first issue)

The page relates to an application made for the first issue of an ACT Public Vehicle Driver Licence. First issue of an ACT Public Vehicle Driver Licence means an application to vary an ACT Driver Licence to include a public vehicle condition for the first time or an application to re-issue a public vehicle condition that has lapsed (i.e. the ACT Driver Licence has not been endorsed with a public vehicle condition for more than two years).

Requirements

An applicant for an ACT Public Vehicle Driver Licence must meet the eligibility requirements as set out under section 62(3) of the Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Regulation 2000. The requirements for each kind of public vehicle licence are set out under each of the headings below.

Taxi Licence

Applicants wishing to obtain a taxi driver licence must:

§ be at least 20 years of age;

§ have permanent resident status or a visa that allows the applicant to work in Australia;

§ hold a full Australian car licence or driver licence of a higher class for at least 1 year (or periods totalling 1 year) in the previous 3 years (Note - applicants with a foreign driver licence must have held a full Australian car licence or driver licence of a higher class for a minimum of 1 year in the last 5 years);

§ provide a completed Police Character Check form which meets the ACT Government guidelines to be the holder of a public vehicle licence;

§ be certified by Health for Industry or the Preventative Medicine and Rehabilitation Centre as being a medically fit person to drive a public vehicle;

§ complete the approved Taxi Driver Training Course with an approved provider (currently only Aerial and Transport Industry Skills Centre TISC);

§ complete a Language Skills Assessment for Taxi Drivers through Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT);

§ complete a practical driving test; and

§ complete an 'Application to Upgrade a Driver Licence' form.

All of the above requirements are described in the application packs which can be downloaded below.

Hire Car Licence

Applicants wishing to obtain a hire car licence must:

§ be at least 20 years of age;

§ have permanent resident status or a visa that allows the applicant to work in Australia;

§ provide a completed Police Character Check form which meets the ACT Government guidelines to be the holder of a hire car licence;

§ be certified by Health for Industry or the Preventative Medicine and Rehabilitation Centre as a medically fit person to drive a public vehicle;

§ complete and pass a hire car training course;

§ must complete an 'Application to Upgrade a Driver Licence' form;

§ undertake and pass a practical driving assessment with an independent driving assessor appointed by the Authority.

All of the above requirements are described in the application packs which can be downloaded below.

Public Bus

Applicants wishing to obtain a public bus licence must:

§ be at least 20 years of age;

§ have permanent resident status or a visa that allows the applicant to work in Australia;

§ hold a full Australian car licence or Australian driver licence of a higher class;

§ provide a completed Police Character Check form which meets the ACT Government guidelines to be the holder of a public vehicle licence;

§ complete an 'Application to Upgrade a Driver Licence' form;

§ be certified by Health for Industry or the Preventative Medicine and Rehabilitation Centre as a medically fit person to drive a public vehicle before the licence condition is first granted;

§ successfully complete the Public Vehicle practical driving test (if upgrading the licence class at the same time).

All of the above requirements are described in the application packs which can be downloaded below.

Restricted Hire Car

Applicants wishing to obtain a restricted hire car licence must:

§ be at least 20 years of age;

§ have permanent resident status or a visa that allows the applicant to work in Australia;

§ provide a completed Police Character Check form which meets the ACT Government guidelines to be the holder of a public vehicle licence;

§ be certified by Health for Industry or the Preventative Medicine and Rehabilitation Centre as a medically fit person to drive a public vehicle;

§ complete an 'Application to Upgrade a Driver Licence' form.

All of the above requirements are described in the application packs which can be downloaded below.

Hire Car (motorbike)

Applicants wishing to obtain a hire car licence for a motorbike must:

§ be at least 20 years of age;

§ have permanent resident status or a visa that allows the applicant to work in Australia;

§ hold a full Australian rider licence for at least 1 year (or periods totalling 1 year) in the previous 3 years (Note - applicants with a foreign rider licence must have held a full Australian rider licence for a minimum of 1 year in the last 5 years);

§ provide a completed Police Character Check form which meets the ACT Government guidelines to be the holder of a public vehicle licence;

§ be certified by Health for Industry or the Preventative Medicine and Rehabilitation Centre as a medically fit person to drive a public vehicle;

§ complete an 'Application to Upgrade a Driver Licence' form.

All of the above requirements are described in the application packs which can be downloaded below.

How to Apply

To assist applicants, the Road Transport Authority (RTA) provides application packs. The application packs include information about the requirements, as well as forms and a checklist. The information packs can be downloaded below in pdf form.

§ Hire Car Motorbike

§ Hire Car

§ Public Bus

§ Restricted Hire Car

§ Taxi

Application Forms

§ Application to Upgrade a Driver Licence form

§ Application for Police Check form

§ Commercial Drivers Health Assessment form