Changes to drivers license rules for permanent residents (www.news.com.au)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Edit: The rules are changing for permanent residents - see article.

Temporary residents are allowed to keep using their overseas license.

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[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

The title is false. Here is a copy-pasta:

"Permanent residents in Australia who use their overseas licence on Aussie roads..."

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

A title suggestion refused to pop up so I tried to paraphrase my imperfect understanding of this.

“The EDR allowed international citizens permanently residing in Australia to transfer their overseas licence to an Aussie one without sitting further exams. However, this will end in most states and territories across Australia on Wednesday.”

I can change it but honestly the finer points of what this article is saying are confusing to me - someone born here who does not drive.

A law just changed overnight so I threw this article out there so any affected people can know.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

My interpretation of the article is that there are two parts.

Those permanent residents (from select countries) who are still using their international license will be driving illegally, since the license won't be valid anymore, and
The people wanting to convert their international license (from select countries) into an Australian one will need to sit the Australian exams

So, those that haven't converted their licenses will need to do so, and sit an exam to get the Aussie licence. But it sounds like the ones that have already converted the license and are driving on an Aussie license will (should?) not be affected.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Cheers, that makes sense. For some reason got it twisted.

I’ll just change it to ‘changes to drivers license rules for permanent residents’ or something

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