Page 904 - Week 03 - Thursday, 2 April 2020
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(12) How many copies of the logbook have been distributed with these formatting errors.
(13) What is the legal status of the logbook and is it prescribed under legislation.
Mr Rattenbury: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) The new logbook was designed to be a record of eligibility requirements for the learner driver to maintain, and all information required by the ACT Accredited Driving Instructors (ADIs) was made available by email and online.
The Directorate is considering whether the preamble required under the Code of Practice and included in the previous logbook is relevant moving forward.
(2) The current Code of Practice requires driving instructors to read the preamble at the front of the logbook to the student prior to commencement of the first lesson and prior to each review to remind the student that the review will be conducted in accordance with the preamble.
The Code of Practice is currently under review to ensure it reflects the new licensing requirements. The Directorate is also taking the opportunity to review the document in its entirety with a goal of simplifying it so that it is clearer for ADIs and government officers to understand what it applies to and what constitutes a breach of the code, and that related red tape is reduced. A revised code of practice is expected in the next month. ADIs will be notified in advance of the new Code of Practice commencing and provided with a summary of the changes.
As part of the review, the Directorate is considering whether the preamble required under the Code of Practice and included in the previous logbook is relevant moving forward. ACT Accredited Driving Instructors will not be prosecuted for failing to read the preamble during the transition process from old to new system.
(3) I am advised there is no legal requirement for the logbook to include any specific content. The logbook has been designed to be a record of eligibility requirements for the learner driver to maintain, and all information required by the ACT Accredited Driving Instructors was made available by email and online.
The current Code of Practice requires driving instructors to advise students of their rights if they have any issue about:
• Driver training, assessment or conduct
• Fees or service contract matters
• Discrimination
As with the preamble, the Directorate is considering the appropriateness of requiring this of driving instructors and whether this information is more appropriately provided by the Government to learner drivers.
(4) Anyone applying for a provisional licence who was issued with a learner licence on or after 1 January 2020 must have successfully completed a hazard perception test (HPT). A learner licence holder is eligible to complete the HPT after holding their learner licence for three months.
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