Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00706:clause:1_2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00706
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 2
Character Range: 6105–7414

2  Purposes
 (1) The purposes of the scheme are to:
 (a) provide for the establishment of an Australia‑wide driver licensing system that is designed to provide:
 (i) uniform licence classes for the drivers of motor vehicles; and
 (ii) uniform attendant eligibility criteria for those licence classes; and
 (b) define the responsibilities of people in respect of driver licensing; and
 (c) provide a means of identifying licensed drivers of motor vehicles; and
 (d) facilitate the regulation of drivers of motor vehicles in the interests of safety and efficiency and law enforcement generally; and
 (e) provide a means of enforcing safety standards relating to the driving of motor vehicles on roads and road related areas; and
 (f) facilitate:
 (i) the recovery of expenses incurred in administering the system; and
 (ii) the collection of licence fees.
 (2) However, these Primary Principles (other than primary principle 25) are not intended to affect existing State and Territory laws relating to learner licences, provisional licences, restricted licences or people holding those licences.
 (3) The Primary Principles, Supporting Principles and the resulting amended driver licensing law are intended to improve road safety and transport efficiency, and reduce the costs of administering road transport.