PUBLIC BRIEFING—SUBORDINATE LEGISLATION NO. 112 OF 2021 - TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USE MANAGEMENT—DRIVER LICENSING) REGULATION 2021

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Queensland Parliament public briefing transcript for Subordinate Legislation No. 112 of 2021, covering the Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Driver Licensing) Regulation 2021. The chair opens the hearing, outlines parliamentary standing rules, recording and media arrangements, and COVID-safe guidance. Representatives from the Department of Transport and Main Roads provide background on the rewrite, replacement of the 2010 regulation, expiry mechanics, and the regulation’s objectives, including competency-based assessments, sanctions for offences, and impacts on road trauma reduction.

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Public briefing procedures

Members and administrative arrangements

Purpose and background of the regulation

Replacement and expiry framework

Key features and objectives

Legislative framework for driver licensing

TRANSPORT AND RESOURCES COMMITTEE Members present: Mr SR King MP—Chair Mr CE Boyce MP Mr JR Howard MP Mr JR Martin MP Mr LL Millar MP Mr TJ Watts MP Staff present: Ms D Jeffrey—Committee Secretary Mr Z Dadic—Assistant Committee Secretary PUBLIC BRIEFING—SUBORDINATE LEGISLATION NO. 112 OF 2021—TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USE MANAGEMENT—DRIVER LICENSING) REGULATION 2021 (DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT AND MAIN ROADS) MONDAY, 11 OCTOBER 2021 Brisbane MONDAY, 11 OCTOBER 2021 The committee met at 11.19 am. CHAIR: Good morning. I declare open this public briefing from the Department of Transport and Main Roads. I start by respectfully acknowledging the traditional custodians of the land on which we meet today and pay our respects to elders past and present. We are very fortunate to live in a country with two of the oldest continuing cultures in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people whose lands, winds and waters we all share. My name is Shane King, member for Kurwongbah, chair of this committee. With me here today are: Lachlan Millar MP, member for Gregory, who is our deputy chair; Colin Boyce MP, the member for Callide; James Martin MP, the member for Stretton; Trevor Watts MP, the member for Toowoomba North; and Jennifer Howard MP, the member for Ipswich , who is filling in for the member for Mundingburra for today’s proceedings. The purpose of today’s briefing is for the committee to receive a general briefing from the Department of Transport and Main Roads about subordinate legislation No. 112 of 2021, Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Driver Licensing) Regulation 2021. The committee’s proceedings are proceedings of the Queensland parliament and are subject to the standing rules and orders of the parliament. As parliamentary proceedings under the standing orders, any person maybe excluded from the hearing at the discretion of the chair or by order of the committee. The committee will not require evidence to be given under oath, but I remind witnesses that intentionally misleading the committee is a serious offence. You have previously been provided with a copy of instructions to witnesses so we will take those as having been read. The proceedings are being recorded by Hansard and broadcast live on the parliament’s website. Media may be present and will be subject to the chair’s direction at all times. Media rules endorsed by the committee are available from committee staff if required. All those present today should note that it is possible you might be filmed or photographed during the proceedings by the media and that your images may also appear on the parliament’s website or social media pages. In line with COVID-safe guidelines issued by the Chief Health Officer, I remind everyone to maintain social distancing while in the committee room . We have had a recent face mask relaxation that we all discussed earlier. I ask everyone present to turn your mobile phones off or to silent mode, please. I also ask that responses taken on notice today are provided to the committee by 4 pm on Monday 18 October 2021. DUMONT, Ms Nadine, Manager (Licensing), Land Transport Safety and Regulation, Customer Services, Safety and Regulation Division, Department of Transport and Main Roads MAGOFFIN, Mr Geoffrey, Acting Deputy Director-General, Customer Services, Safety and Regulation Division, Department of Transport and Main Roads ROSE, Ms Suzanne, Acting General Manager (Land Transport Safety and Regulation), Customer Services, Safety and Regulation Division, Department of Transport and Main Roads CHAIR: I welcome the representatives from the Department of Transport and Main Roads. Would you like to make an opening statement after which we no doubt will have some questions? Mr Magoffin: Thank you, Chair; yes , we would. Thank you for the opportunity to brief the committee today on the Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Driver Licensing) Regulation 2021. The regulation replaces the

FAQs

What does Subordinate Legislation No. 112 of 2021 concern?

It covers the Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Driver Licensing) Regulation 2021 for Queensland’s driver licensing framework.

Why was the regulation rewritten instead of simply extending the previous one?

It replaced the 2010 driver licensing regulation, which expired due to the Statutory Instruments Act 1992, and the subordinate legislation has an expiry mechanism requiring rewrite or time to expire when there is no ongoing need.

What is the main objective of the driver licensing regulation?

To prevent and reduce road trauma through legislative requirements such as competency-based assessments and sanctions for driving offences.

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