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bruneilawsby aturio
In force2026 Revised Edition
Contents

Part · Driving Licence

16. Necessary to hold driving licence

In plain English

Except as section 18 allows, a person needs a driving licence for the class of motor vehicle they drive on a road. No one may let or employ an unlicensed person to drive. Breaking these rules is an offence carrying a fine of $2,000. A second or later conviction carries a fine of $4,000 and imprisonment for 6 months.

Summary · Drafted with AI, checked against the official text on 30 Sep 2026.

Save as provided in section 18, no person shall drive a motor vehicle on a road unless he is the holder of a driving licence authorising him to drive a vehicle of that class or description, and no person shall permit or employ any person to drive a motor vehicle on a road unless the person so employed is the holder of such a driving licence, and if any person contravenes this provision he is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine of $2,000 and, in the case of a second or subsequent conviction, to a fine of $4,000 and imprisonment for 6 months.

Report

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Driving and Other Offences and General Conditions Relating to Use of Motor Vehicles on Road

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Suspension, Cancellation and Endorsement of Driving Licences

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Public Service Vehicles and Franchises

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Certificates of Fitness

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Traffic on Roads

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Powers of Police

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General

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