Note: You may use the links provided under 'Office Locations & Contacts' section to get in touch with your relevant Australian road agency to check which documents you will need to present or submit, testing fees and to know more about the application process.
Relevant Australian road agency:
National Office Contacts:
Phone: +61 2 8265 3300
Fax: +61 2 8265 3399
ACN: 136 812 390
ABN: 16 245 787 323
Mail / Street Address:
Level 9, 287 Elizabeth Street
SYDNEY NSW 2000
Australia
Email: austroads@austroads.com.au
Provide eligibility criteria's for going through this procedure.
Explain the fees structure which is required for obtaining the certificate/document.
Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid. e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever
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Please explain processing time taken in obtaining the document/certificate.
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An applicant must sit in and pass a driving theory exam before a learner's permit is issued.
A list which displays the kind of information which is required to complete the procedure. e.g. 1. Date of Birth. 2. City or County of Birth.
Australia implements a National Driver Licensing Scheme (NDLS). The scheme led to the creation of a single driver licence classification structure, eligibility criteria and a uniform set of requirements for key driver licensing transactions including the issue, variation, renewal, suspension and cancellation of licences.
Although Australia operates a federated licensing scheme (administered by the individual states and territories), the NDLS has been adopted by all Australian jurisdictions and, as a result, facilitates the mutual recognition between Australian jurisdictions of driver licences when transferring between jurisdictions.
If you have never applied for a licence before you may be asked to apply for a Learner's permit first. This document will allow you to practice driving (accompanied) before you take the practical driving test.
Learner driver is a person who is just commencing the process of learning to drive. They are not allowed to drive unsupervised. This is the training period prior to assessment that the person is competent to drive without supervision. A person must complete a road rules / safe driving knowledge test to be issued with a learner licence.
Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate. e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.
More information which might help people.