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6 AFTER THE NEW SOUTH WALES NORTH COAST BUS CRASHES OCCURRED, WHEN IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT DRIVERS WERE HOLDING MULTIPLE LICENCES TAKEN OUT IN DIFFERENT JURISDICTIONS.
INTERSTATE LICENCE HOLDERS WILL NOW BE REQUIRED.TO SURRENDER ANY LICENCE HELD WHEN CONVERTING TO AN A.C.T. LICENCE FROM ANOTHER JURISDICTION. A RECEIPT WILL BE ISSUED FOR THE SURRENDERED LICENCE TO ENABLE THE LICENSEE TO OBTAIN ANY APPLICABLE REFUND OF FEES FROM THE JURISDICTION FROM WHICH THE LICENCE WAS OBTAINED.
THE BILL WILL ALSO REMOVE EXEMPTION, ON MEDICAL GROUNDS, FROM THE WEARING OF MOTORCYCLE HELMETS: MOTORCYCLE NO LONGER BE ABLE TO PRODUCE MEDICAL CERTIFICATES TO SEEK EXEMPTION FROM WEARING SUITABLE HELMETS. MEDICAL ADVICE IS SUCH THAT THERE ARE NO VALID REASONS WHY A RIDER SHOULD BE PERMITTED TO RIDE A MOTORCYCLE WITHOUT WEARING AN APPROVED HELMET. PEOPLE UNABLE TO WEAR HELMETS WILL NOW HAVE TO CHOOSE AN ALTERNATIVE MEANS OF TRANSPORT. THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH PROVISIONS APPLYING TO PEDAL CYCLISTS.
THE PROVISIONS OF THIS BILL REPRESENT A MAJOR STEP FORWARD IN ROAD SAFETY RELATED LEGISLATION AND WILL ENABLE THE A.C.T. TO TAKE ITS PLACE WITH OTHER JURISDICTIONS WHICH HAVE SIMILAR AND EFFECTIVE DRIVER LICENSING REQUIREMENTS.
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