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Offence to drive high powered motor vehicle
Offence to drive high powered motor vehicle
Written by
Cassie Collier
Criminal Defence Lawyer
What the Law states - Offence to drive high powered motor vehicle
ROAD SAFETY (DRIVERS) REGULATIONS 1999
211A. Offence to drive high powered motor vehicle
(1) The holder of a probationary driver licence must not drive a high powered
motor vehicle on a highway.
Maximum Penalty in Victoria
10 penalty units
What the Prosecution must prove - Offence to drive high powered motor vehicle - Vic
1. The driver was a probationary driver.
2. The driver drove a high powered motor vehicle on a highway.
Possible Defences - Offence to drive high powered motor vehicle
1. Factual dispute.
2. The person was driving a high powered motor vehicle in the course of his or her employment and at the request of his or her employer.
3. The person is exempt by written authorisation from VicRoads due to their employment or family circumstances.
4. The person was driving sitting next to a person who holds an appropriate licence for the category of vehicle and that there is a driver under instruction plate affixed to, and facing out from, the front and rear of the vehicle.
Which court will hear the charge of Offence to drive high powered motor vehicle
Magistrates' Court
