Government of Western Australia
Department of Transport
How to become a licensed Driving
Instructor in Western Australia
Information Pack
Last Updated August 2010
Legal
Legal
Requirements
Requirements
The Motor Vehicle Drivers Instructors
4HE
Act 1963 REQUIRESTHATANYPERSON
requires that any person
who for money, reward, other
WHOFORMONEYREWARDOTHER
remuneration or any consideration
REMUNERATIONORANYCONSIDERATION
whatsoever gives another person
WHATSOEVERGIVESANOTHERPERSON
advice, instruction or demonstration
in order to teach that person to
ADVICEINSTRUCTIONORDEMONSTRATION
drive a vehicle must hold a Driving
INORDERTOTEACHTHATPERSONTO
Instructor’s Licence.
DRIVEAVEHICLEMUSTHOLDA$RIVING
)NSTRUCTORS,ICENCE
The Working with Children (Criminal
Record Checking) Act 2004REQUIRES
PEOPLEINCERTAINTYPESOFhCHILD
RELATEDWORKvTOAPPLYFORACRIMINAL
RECORDCHECK!PPLICANTSFOR$RIVING
)NSTRUCTOR,ICENCESAREREQUIRED
TOUNDERGOSUCHACHECK&URTHER
INFORMATIONREGARDINGTHISCHECKIS
LOCATEDIN!PPENDIXOFTHISBOOKLET
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Prerequisites
Prerequisites
In
order to obtain an Instructor’s
)NORDERTOOBTAINAN)NSTRUCTORS
Licence, you must:
,ICENCEYOUMUST
• hold a current Western Australian
s HOLDACURRENT7ESTERN!USTRALIAN
Motor Driver’s Licence;
-OTOR$RIVERS,ICENCE
• have held, for a minimum of three HAVEHELDFORAMINIMUMOF
scontinuous
years, the class of THREECONTINUOUSYEARSTHECLASS
driver’s
licence for which you wish toOFDRIVERSLICENCEFORWHICHYOU
provide instruction;
• isWISHTOPROVIDEINSTRUCTION
a fit and proper person which sincludes
medical fitness
ISAlTANDPROPERPERSONWHICH
• be
of a good character (based on INCLUDESMEDICALlTNESS
information obtained through the BEOFAGOODCHARACTERBASEDON
spolice
certificate and, if required, INFORMATIONOBTAINEDTHROUGHTHE
character
references); and
POLICECERTIlCATEANDIFREQUIRED
CHARACTERREFERENCESAND
• be 21 years of age or over.
s BEYEARSOFAGEOROVER
* Please note that it is likely that
evidence that a Working With
Children’s card clearance has
been obtained as part of the “good
character” assessment. Please
contact the contact person listed in
this document prior to submitting your
application.
Department of Transport
HOW TO BECOME A LICENSED DRIVING INSTRUCTOR IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA
What You Must
Submit
Upon application you must:
NONREFUNDABLEAPPLICATION
• Pay $87.30 non refundable application FEE
fee
)FYOURPOLICECERTIlCATESHOWSANY
If
your police certificate shows any
convictions,
you are also required to provide
CONVICTIONSYOUAREALSOREQUIREDTOPROVIDE
the
names and addresses of two (2) people
THENAMESANDADDRESSESOFTWOPEOPLE
who have known you personally for at least
WHOHAVEKNOWNYOUPERSONALLYFORATLEAST
twelve months to whom reference can be
TWELVEMONTHSTOWHOMREFERENCECANBE
made
as to your character. The names of
MADEASTOYOURCHARACTERThe
names of
relatives
may not be given.
relatives may not be given.
s COMPLETEAN)NSTRUCTORS,ICENCE
• complete an Instructor’s Licence
!PPLICATION&ORM-$,
Application Form (MDL 23);
s PRODUCEATHREEPART.ATIONAL0OLICE
• produce a three part National Police #ERTIlCATEWHICHISMADEUPOFA
Certificate, which is made up of a
CRIMINALCONVICTIONSCHECKANDATRAFlC
criminal convictions check and a traffic conviction report and an infringements CONVICTIONREPORTANDANINFRINGEMENTS
report (this must be an original or
mustand
be not
an original
REPORT(this
certified copy
be moreorthan copy
and
not be more than 3
certiﬁed
3 months
old);
and
months old);AND
• produce an original or certified copy of a relevant Certificate IV in lieu of
s PRODUCEANORIGINALORCERTIlEDCOPYOF
ARELEVANT#ERTIlCATE)))OR#ERTIlCATE
the Theory Test/s and Practical Driving
Assessment if you are seeking
)6INLIEUOFTHE4HEORY4ESTAND
exemption from the requirement to
0RACTICAL!SSESSMENTIFYOUARESEEKING
undergo tests of your competence to
EXEMPTIONFROMTHEREQUIREMENTTO
instruct and knowledge of the Road
UNDERGOTESTSOFYOURCOMPETENCETO
Traffic Act 1974 (see Methodology:
INSTRUCTANDKNOWLEDGEOFTHERoad
Option Two)
Trafﬁc Act 1974SEEMethodology:
Option Two).
Department of Transport
HOW TO BECOME A LICENSED DRIVING INSTRUCTOR IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Methodology
Option One – DOT Theory and Practical Assessment (see page 4) or
Option Two – Recognition of Prior Learning (see page 5).
Option One:
Department of Transport (DoT)
Theory and Practical
Assessment
This method must be followed if you
you do not possess a relevant
Certificate Certificate IV.
1. Attend at any Licensing Centre or Department of Transport (DoT) agency to sit the written Theory Test, which consists of 150 questions. This is mandatory irrespective of the class of licence in which you intend to be qualified to instruct.
You must answer 140 questions
correctly to pass the Theory Test.
You must also attach to your
application original or certified copies
of a three part criminal and traffic
certificate. This includes a National
Police Clearance, a Traffic Conviction
Certificate and a Traffic Infringement
Certificate that must not be older
than 3 months. Certificates must
remain valid throughout the
application process. If any of the
certificates expire, you will be required
to obtain current certificates . If your
police certificate shows any
convictions, you are also required to
provide the names, addresses and
contact numbers of two (2) people who
have known you personally for at least
twelve months to whom reference can
be made as to your character.
2 If you wish to provide instruction on motorcycles or in heavy vehicles, you The names of relatives may not be
must also sit the Theory Test for these given.
classes. Pass marks for these classes vary, depending upon which one you 5. You will then be issued a medical to undertake.
take to your doctor. Once completed, it is your doctor’s responsibility to send
3. If you are a licensed Instructor seeking the form to the DoT Driver Assessment
to add an additional class of vehicle to
Section. Upon receipt of your
your Licence, refer to “Adding
completed application, the usual
Additional Classes to your Licence” processing time is approximately
on page 8.
ten working days. After this time has
4. If you pass the Theory Test(s), you will passed, you can contact 13 11 56 to
then complete an application form to
ascertain the progress of your
become a Driving Instructor.
application.
Application forms are available online 6. Once the application has been
at www.transport.wa.gov.au/licensing
approved, an officer from DoT will
or at Licensing Centres and regional contact you to arrange a Practical
licensing agencies, such as Shire
Driving Assessment.
Offices, Police Stations and Post
Offices.
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The Practical Driving Assessment is
similar to the original driver’s licence
test, though a higher standard is
required to pass. The Instructor’s
Practical Test will assess your ability to
provide instruction to a learner driver.
In country areas, these are arranged
through the local licensing authority.
A fee of $150.30 is payable immediately prior to the Practical Driving
Assessment. If you are unsuccessful
in your first attempt, an additional fee
of $150.30 must be paid immediately
prior to any subsequent assessments.
Please note that as of 31 December
2007, the Certificates III in Motor
Vehicle Driver Instruction and Certificate IV in Driving Instruction have
been replaced with the Certificate
IV in Transport and Logistics (Road
Transport - Driving Instruction). The
certificates III in Motor Vehicle Driver
Instruction and Certificate IV in Driver
Instruction will still be accepted with
application but these courses are no
longer available.
7. On successful completion of the assessment, you will have qualified to become a Driving Instructor.
Once you have paid the annual fee
of $4.90 at any licensing authority, arrangements will be made to have your Driving Instructor’s Licence mailed to you.
This process usually takes five working
days. On receipt of the Driving
Instructor’s Licence, you can
commence to instruct clients for hire and reward.
uu
Option Two:
Recognition of Prior Learning
Certificate IV in Transport &
Logistics (Road Transport - Driving
Instruction)
If you hold a Certificate IV in Transport
& Logistics (Road Transport - Driving
Instruction) issued by a prescribed
body as listed in Schedule 2 of the
Motor Vehicle Driver Instructor Regulations 1964, the Department of transport
will exempt you from having to pass the
Theory and Practical assessments associated with your Driving Instructor’s
licence.
You will have to pay all associated
course costs before the institution will
issue the Certificate.
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5
Methodology
(continued)
Methodology (continued)
Once
you havethat
obtained
a Certificate,
you
It is possible
the course
codes and
will
need
to
do
the
following:
titles given above could change in the
1.
You will
complete
future.
In need
such to
a case,
the an
Training
Information
applicationCentre
form toshould
becomebea able
Driving
to provide
Instructor.
application
you These
with details
of theforms
new are available online at www.transport.wa.gov.
that are
applicable
to theatDriving
courses
au/licensing
or can
be provided
Instruction
industry.
Licensing Centres and regional licensing agencies, such as Shire Offices, Police Please note that from 31 December
Stations and Post Offices.
the Certiﬁcate
III and
Certiﬁcateto 2007,
The Certificate
IV should
be presented
will lapsestaff
andwho
no will
longer
offered.
IVlicensing
thenbetake
a
A certified
copy and
attach it toisthe
new national
qualiﬁcation
currently
being
application
form. You will then complete
developed.
an application form to become a Driving
/NCEYOUHAVEOBTAINEDA#ERTIlCATEYOU
Instructor. The application forms are
WILLNEEDTODOTHEFOLLOWING
available online at www.transport.wa.gov.
au/licensing or at Licensing Centres and
9OUWILLNEEDTOCOMPLETEAN
regional
licensing agencies, such as
APPLICATIONFORMTOBECOMEA$RIVING
Shire
Offices, Police Stations and Post
Offices.
)NSTRUCTOR4HESEAPPLICATIONFORMS
AREPROVIDEDAT,ICENSING#ENTRES
You
must also attach to your application ANDREGIONALLICENSINGAGENCIESSUCH
original
or certified copies of a three part criminal
and traffic certificate that must AS3HIRE/FlCES0OLICE3TATIONSAND
not0OST/FlCES4HE#ERTIlCATE)))OR
be older than 3 months. If your
police certificate shows any convictions,
)6SHOULDBEPRESENTEDTOLICENSING
you are also required to provide the
STAFFWHOWILLTAKEACERTIlEDCOPY
names,
addresses and contact numbers
ANDATTACHITTOTHEAPPLICATIONFORM
of two
(2) people who have known you
personally
for at least twelve months to
$EPENDINGONTHE#ERTIlCATEHELD
whom
reference can be made as to your
YOUMAYBEREQUIREDTOPASSA4HEORY
character. The names of relatives may
4ESTSANDYOUWILLTHENCOMPLETE
not be given.
ANAPPLICATIONFORMTOBECOMEA
$RIVING)NSTRUCTOR4HEAPPLICATION
FORMSAREAVAILABLEAT,ICENSING
#ENTRESANDREGIONALLICENSING
AGENCIESSUCHAS3HIRE/FlCES
0OLICE3TATIONSAND0OST/FlCES
6
9OUMUSTALSOATTACHTHEORIGINALOR
CERTIlEDCOPYOFTHREEPART.ATIONAL
0OLICE#ERTIlCATEthat
not form 2. You
will then be issuedmust
a medical
to
your 3
doctor.
betake
oldertothan
monthsTOYOUR
Once
completed, it is your doctor’s APPLICATION)FYOURPOLICECERTIlCATE
responsibility to send the form to the SHOWSANYCONVICTIONSYOUARE
DoT Driver Assessment Section.
ALSOREQUIREDTOPROVIDETHENAMES
Upon
receipt of your complete
ADDRESSESANDCONTACTNUMBERSOF
application,
the usual processing time is
approximately ten working days. TWOPEOPLEWHOHAVEKNOWNYOU
You
can contact 13 11 56 to ascertain PERSONALLYFORATLEASTTWELVEMONTHS
the progress of your application, once TOWHOMREFERENCECANBEMADE
this time has passed.
ASTOYOURCHARACTERThe names of
3. Once
approved,
then qualified relatives
may notyou
beare
given.
to become a Driving Instructor. Upon
9OUWILLTHENBEISSUEDAMEDICAL
payment of the annual fee of $4.90 at your
local licensing authority, the
FORMTOTAKETOYOURDOCTOR/NCE
Driving
Instructor’s Licence will be
COMPLETEDITISYOURDOCTORS
mailed to you. This process usually
RESPONSIBILITYTOSENDTHEFORMTOTHE
takes five working days. On receipt of
$0)$RIVER!SSESSMENT3ECTION5PON
the
Driving Instructor’s Licence –
RECEIPTOFYOURCOMPLETEAPPLICATION
and
not before – you may start to
instruct
clients and receive payment.
THEUSUALPROCESSINGTIMEIS
APPROXIMATELYTENWORKINGDAYS9OU
CANCONTACTTOASCERTAIN
THEPROGRESSOFYOURAPPLICATIONONCE
THISTIMEHASPASSED
/NCEAPPROVEDYOUARETHEN
QUALIlEDTOBECOMEA$RIVING
)NSTRUCTOR5PONPAYMENTOFTHE
ANNUALFEEOF$4.80ISMADEATYOUR
LOCALLICENSINGAUTHORITYTHE$RIVING
)NSTRUCTORS,ICENCEWILLBEMAILED
TOYOU4HISPROCESSUSUALLYTAKES
lVEWORKINGDAYS/NRECEIPTOFTHE
$RIVING)NSTRUCTORS,ICENCEnAND
NOTBEFOREnYOUMAYTHENSTARTTO
INSTRUCTCLIENTSANDRECEIVEPAYMENT
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Mutual
Recognition
Mutual Recognition
ActAct
There
is potential for other types of
4HEREISPOTENTIALFOROTHERTYPESOF
certificates
or employment qualifications
CERTIlCATESOREMPLOYMENTQUALIlCATIONS
(for example, a Driving Instructor’s licence
FOREXAMPLEA$RIVING)NSTRUCTORS,ICENCE
held
in another State of Territory) to be
HELDINANOTHER3TATE4ERRITORYORCOUNTRY
recognised
in part or full within the
qualifications
framework of the Western
TOBERECOGNISEDINPARTORFULLWITHINTHE
Australian
Driving Instructor’s Licence.
QUALIlCATIONSFRAMEWORKOFTHE7ESTERN
!USTRALIAN$RIVING)NSTRUCTORS,ICENCE
Under
the principles of the Commonwealth
Mutual Recognition Act 1992, licensed
5NDERTHEPRINCIPLESOFTHE#OMMONWEALTH
Driving Instructors from other States/
Mutual Recognition
1992LICENSED
Territories
of AustraliaAct
may
be entitled to be
$RIVING)NSTRUCTORSFROMOTHER3TATES
registered in Western Australia also.
In
such instances, you are required to lodge
4ERRITORIESOF!USTRALIAMAYBEENTITLEDTO
aBEREGISTEREDIN7ESTERN!USTRALIAALSO)N
Mutual Recognition form with your
application which includes the information:
SUCHINSTANCESYOUAREREQUIREDTOLODGEA
•WRITTENNOTICEWITH$0)THATSTATES
in which other State(s) you are a licensed Driving Instructor;
sINWHICHOTHER3TATESYOUAREA
• youLICENSED$RIVING)NSTRUCTOR
are seeking to be registered in
Western Australia under the mutual
sYOUARESEEKINGTOBEREGISTEREDIN
recognition
principle;
The Mutual Recognition form must be
4HENOTICEMUSTBEACCOMPANIEDBYA
accompanied by a certified copy of each
CERTIlEDCOPYOFEACH)NSTRUCTORS,ICENCE
Instructor’s
Licence that you hold, a National
THATYOUHOLD!LLOFTHEABOVEWILLNEEDTO
Police
Clearance, a Traffic Conviction
Certificate
and a Traffic Infringement
BEVERIlEDBY3TATUTORY$ECLARATION
Certificate that must not be older than 3
)NALLOTHERINSTANCESINORDERTOBE
months.
EXEMPTEDFROM$0)S4HEORYAND0RACTICAL
Application
must be made in a Western
Australian
Licensing centre and the
!SSESSMENTREQUIREMENTSONLYTHE
application
fee of $87.30 must be paid and an
SPECIlC#ERTIlCATESLISTEDONPAGE5WILL
application form must be submitted.
BEACCEPTED/THERFORMSOFCERTIlCATIONOR
In all other instances, in order to be
EXPERIENCEMAYHOWEVERCOUNTTOWARDS
exempted
from DoT’s Theory and Practical
THOSEREQUIRED#ERTIlCATES)NTHESECASES
Assessment
requirements, only the
specific
Certificates listed on page 5 will
ANY2ECOGNITIONOF0RIOR,EARNINGWILLBE
be
accepted. Other forms of certification or
DECIDEDBYTHEAUTHORISEDPROVIDERSOFTHOSE
experience may; however, count towards
#ERTIlCATES4HESEPROVIDERSWILLDETERMINE
those required Certificates. In these cases,
WHETHEROTHERQUALIlCATIONSCANBEUSED
any
Recognition of Prior Learning will be
TOSHORTENTHETIMEREQUIREDTOOBTAINTHE
decided
by the authorised providers of those
Certificates.
These providers will determine
RELEVANT#ERTIlCATEQUALIlCATIONS
whether other qualifications can be used
to shorten the time required to obtain the
relevant Certificate qualifications.
7ESTERN!USTRALIAUNDERTHEMUTUAL
• you are not currently subject to any
RECOGNITIONPRINCIPLE
disciplinary
proceedings in relation to your
Driving
Instructor’s Licence;
sYOUARENOTCURRENTLYSUBJECTTOANY
• anyDISCIPLINARYPROCEEDINGSINRELATIONTO
Instructor’s Licence you hold is not
cancelled
or suspended;
YOUR$RIVING)NSTRUCTORS,ICENCE
• you
are not prohibited from being an
sANY)NSTRUCTORS,ICENCEYOUHOLDISNOT
Instructor in any State nor have special
CANCELLEDORSUSPENDED
conditions on your Licence as a result of
disciplinary
proceedings;
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• any)NSTRUCTORINANY3TATENORHAVESPECIAL
other conditions that your Instructor’s
CONDITIONSONYOUR,ICENCEASARESULT
Licence
is subject to; and,
OFDISCIPLINARYPROCEEDINGS
• that you give consent for DOT to make
enquiries
with the other State(s) regarding
sANYOTHERCONDITIONSTHATYOUR
matters
relevant to the notice.
)NSTRUCTORS,ICENCEISSUBJECTTOAND
sTHATYOUGIVECONSENTFOR$0)TOMAKE
ENQUIRIESWITHTHEOTHER3TATES
REGARDINGMATTERSRELEVANTTOTHE
NOTICE
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7
Maintaining an Instructor’s Licence
In
order to maintain your Licence,
)NORDERTOMAINTAINYOUR,ICENCE
there
are a number of things you
THEREAREANUMBEROFTHINGSYOU
need to be aware of. In addition to
NEEDTOBEAWAREOF)NADDITIONTO
abiding by any conditions attached to
ABIDINGBYANYCONDITIONSATTACHEDTO
your
Licence, you must observe the
YOUR,ICENCEYOUMUSTOBSERVETHE
following:
FOLLOWING
• When you receive your Driving
s7HENYOURECEIVEYOUR$RIVING
Instructor’s Licence booklet
in )NSTRUCTORS,ICENCEGREENBOOKLET
the mail, you must sign your
name
on the inside first page
INTHEMAILYOUMUSTSIGNYOUR
immediately.
All other information
NAMEONTHEINSIDElRSTPAGE
to be entered into the booklet
IMMEDIATELY!LLOTHERINFORMATION
must only be done by licensing
TOBEENTEREDINTOTHEBOOKLET
staff.
This information is in
MUSTONLYBEDONEBYLICENSING
regard
to renewal updates, retest
dates
(if applicable), medical
STAFF4HISINFORMATIONISIN
assessments
(see “Renewing
REGARDTORENEWALUPDATESRETEST
your Instructor’s Licence” on
DATESIFAPPLICABLEMEDICAL
page 9), and any additional
ASSESSMENTSSEE“Renewing
licence
class you acquire (see
your Instructor’s
“Adding
AdditionalLicence”
Classes on
to
your
Licence” on page 11).
PAGEANDANYADDITIONAL
LICENCECLASSYOUACQUIRESEE
• The booklet also includes your
“Adding Additional Classes to
address. If you change your
your Licence”ONPAGE
address,
you are required,
s4HEBOOKLETALSOINCLUDESYOUR
under the Motor Vehicle Drivers
Instructors Regulations 1964,
to ADDRESS)FYOUCHANGEYOUR
notify the officer at the Driver
ADDRESSYOUAREREQUIRED
Assessments
Section of DoT
UNDERTHEMotor
Vehicles
Drivers
(details
on page 8) within
seven
(7)Instructors
days of your
move so that
Regulations
1964
your
booklet can be updated.
TONOTIFYTHEOFlCERATTHE$RIVER
!SSESSMENTS3ECTIONOF$0)
DETAILSONPAGEWITHINSEVEN
DAYSOFYOURMOVESOTHAT
YOURBOOKLETCANBEUPDATED
8
•s9OUMUSTALSONOTIFYTHEOFlCERAT
You must also notify the officer at the
Driver Assessments
THE$RIVER!SSESSMENTS3ECTION
Section (contact details appear CONTACTDETAILSAPPEARONTHE
on
the back page of this booklet) of BACKPAGEOFTHISBOOKLETOF$0)
DoT
if your booklet is lost,
mutilated
or destroyed. You will IFYOURBOOKLETISLOSTMUTILATEDOR
have
to sign a Statutory
DESTROYED9OUWILLHAVETOSIGNA
Declaration
so that you can be 3TATUTORY$ECLARATIONSOTHATYOU
issued with a new booklet and CANBEISSUEDWITHANEWBOOKLET
have
the old one declared void.
AANDHAVETHEOLDONEDECLARED
replacement fee of $7.30 must VOID!REPLACEMENTFEEOF$7.10
be
paid.
MUSTBEPAID
• When
your Instructor’s booklet s7HENYOUR)NSTRUCTORSBOOKLETIS
is full, you must hand it in with your next renewal payment. A new FULLYOUMUSTHANDITINWITHYOUR
booklet will be mailed to you free of NEXTRENEWALPAYMENT!NEW
charge.
Once again, you must sign BOOKLETWILLBEMAILEDTOYOUFREE
the
front of the booklet as soon as you
receive it.
OFCHARGE/NCEAGAINYOUMUST
SIGNTHEFRONTOFTHEBOOKLETAS
• Unless
otherwise approved, any SOONASYOURECEIVEIT
vehicle
you provide for the
purposes of instruction must be s5NLESSOTHERWISEAPPROVED
fitted with dual controls for the ANYVEHICLEYOUPROVIDEFORTHE
front
passenger seat. PURPOSESOFINSTRUCTIONMUST
These
controls must enable you to disengage
the transmission or BElTTEDWITHDUALCONTROLSFOR
switch
off the engine and you must THEFRONTPASSENGERSEAT4HESE
also be able to effectively brake CONTROLSMUSTENABLEYOUTO
the vehicle. An additional rear DISENGAGETHETRANSMISSIONOR
vision
mirror for your use is also SWITCHOFFTHEENGINEANDYOU
required.
A vanity mirror on a sun visor
is not sufficient for this
MUSTALSOBEABLETOEFFECTIVELY
purpose.
BRAKETHEVEHICLE!NADDITIONAL
REARVISIONMIRRORFORYOURUSEIS
ALSOREQUIRED!VANITYMIRRORON
ASUNVISORISNOTSUFlCIENTFOR
THISPURPOSE
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• Your
dual-controlled instruction vehicle(s) s9OURDUALCONTROLLEDINSTRUCTION
must
be inspected once a year at a DoT VEHICLESMUSTBEINSPECTEDONCE
vehicle examination centre or, an
AYEARATA$0)VEHICLEEXAMINATION
Authorised
Inspection Centre.
CENTREORIFYOULIVEINAREGIONALAREA
Please
contact DoT via any of the
AN!UTHORISED)NSPECTION#ENTRE
methods listed on the final page of this 0LEASECONTACT$0)VIAANYOFTHE
information pack for the location of your METHODSLISTEDONTHElNALPAGEOFTHIS
nearest
centre.
INFORMATIONPACKFORTHELOCATIONOF
• Any advertisements of your abilities to YOURNEARESTCENTRE
provide
driving instruction need to specify the
class or classes of motor vehicle in s!NYADVERTISEMENTSOFYOURABILITIES
which you are licensed to provide
TOPROVIDEDRIVINGINSTRUCTIONNEEDTO
instruction. This is a requirement under the
SPECIFYTHECLASSORCLASSESOFMOTOR
Motor
Vehicle Drivers Instructors Act 1963.
VEHICLEINWHICHYOUARELICENSED
• You must by law carry your Driving
TOPROVIDEINSTRUCTION4HISISA
Instructor’s Licence with you whenever you Vehicle
areREQUIREMENTUNDERTHEMotor
instructing, as you are required
by law Drivers
Instructors
Act
1963
to produce it to:
•s9OUMUSTBYLAWCARRYYOUR$RIVING
a police officer on demand;
)NSTRUCTORS,ICENCEWITHYOUWHENEVER
• anyone who wishes to receive, or YOUAREINSTRUCTINGASYOUAREREQUIRED
who
has received, driving lessons from BYLAWTOPRODUCEITTO
you;
APOLICEOFlCERONDEMAND
•sany
authorised DoT officer on request.
s ANYONEWHOWISHESTORECEIVEORWHO
HASRECEIVEDDRIVINGLESSONSFROMYOU
Failure
to abide by any of the above rules
may
in your Driving Instructor’s
s result
ANYAUTHORISED$0)OFlCERONREQUEST
Licence being cancelled or suspended and
&AILURETOABIDEBYANYOFTHEABOVERULES
you
could be fined up to $1000.
IfMAYRESULTINYOUR$RIVING)NSTRUCTORS
your Instructor’s Licence is cancelled or
suspended,
you must return it to DoT within
,ICENCEBEINGCANCELLEDORSUSPENDED
three (3) days. Failure to return the Licence
ANDYOUCOULDBElNEDup to $1000)F
in this time period could result in further
YOUR)NSTRUCTORS,ICENCEISCANCELLEDOR
action being taken.
SUSPENDEDYOUMUSTRETURNITTO$0)WITHIN
THREEDAYS&AILURETORETURNTHE,ICENCE
INTHISTIMEPERIODCOULDRESULTINFURTHER
ACTIONBEINGTAKEN
Renewing your
Instructor’s Licence
A
Driving Instructor’s Licence is only valid
!$RIVING)NSTRUCTORS,ICENCEISONLYVALID
for one year from the date it was issued.
FORONEYEARFROMTHEDATEITWASISSUED
If
you do not wish to continue instructing,
)FYOUDONOTWISHTOCONTINUEINSTRUCTING
the
Licence must be returned to a licensing
THE,ICENCEMUSTBERETURNEDTOALICENSING
authority.
Expired Licences must be
returned
to DoT within three (3) days of the
AUTHORITY%XPIRED,ICENCESMUSTBE
expiry
date. Failure to return the Licence
RETURNEDTO$0)WITHINTHREEDAYSOFTHE
in this time period could result in further
EXPIRYDATE&AILURETORETURNTHE,ICENCE
action being taken. If you wish to continue
INTHISTIMEPERIODCOULDRESULTINFURTHER
instructing
after your Instructor’s Licence
ACTIONBEINGTAKEN)FYOUWISHTOCONTINUE
is
due to expire, you must be aware of the
following
points:
INSTRUCTINGAFTERYOUR)NSTRUCTORS,ICENCE
ISDUETOEXPIREYOUMUSTBEAWAREOFTHE
• In order to renew your Instructor’s
FOLLOWINGPOINTS
Licence, you must attend at a Licensing
Centre
or DoT regional agency and pay
s )NORDERTORENEWYOUR)NSTRUCTORS
the,ICENCEYOUMUSTATTENDATA,ICENSING
annual fee of $4.90. Information
about your Licence’s upcoming expiry
#ENTREOR$0)REGIONALAGENCYANDPAY
and
a renewal letter will be mailed
THEANNUALFEEOF$4.80)NFORMATION
to you
approximately two (2) months
ABOUTYOUR,ICENCESUPCOMINGEXPIRY
prior
to the expiry date. However, it
remains
your responsibility to be aware
ANDARENEWALLETTERWILLBEMAILED
of your
Licence’s expiry and arrange
TOYOUAPPROXIMATELYTWOMONTHS
renewal in a timely fashion if a renewal
PRIORTOTHEEXPIRYDATE(OWEVERIT
letter
is lost in transit. Once renewed,
REMAINSYOURRESPONSIBILITYTOBEAWARE
your
Instructor’s Licence will be valid
forOFYOUR,ICENCESEXPIRYANDARRANGE
another year. You may continue
to renew
your Instructor’s Licence in
RENEWALINATIMELYFASHIONIFARENEWAL
thisLETTERISLOSTINTRANSIT/NCERENEWED
way, so long as you continue to
meet the requirements for holding the
YOUR)NSTRUCTORS,ICENCEWILLBEVALID
Licence.
FORANOTHERYEAR9OUMAYCONTINUE
TORENEWYOUR)NSTRUCTORS,ICENCEIN
THISWAYSOLONGASYOUCONTINUETO
MEETTHEREQUIREMENTSFORHOLDINGTHE
,ICENCE
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Renewing your Instructor’s Licence
(continued)
•sIfIfyou
Licence
youfail
failtotorenew
renewthe
the
Licence
before the expiry date and wish to
before the expiry date and wish to
continue instructing, you will not be
continue to
instructing,
will not be
permitted
renew the you
Instructor’s
permitted
renew
the the
Instructor’s
Licence
andtomust
return
licence
through
the the
entire
Licenceand
andgomust
return
application
againthe
(including
licence andprocess
go through
entire
passing all required assessments).
application process again (including
assessments).
• Ifpassing
you do all
notrequired
hold a relevant
s Certificate
IV and obtained
)FYOUDONOTHOLDARELEVANT
your Instructor’s licence via the
#ERTIlCATE)))OR)6ANDOBTAINED
first method, you are required to
YOUR)NSTRUCTORS,ICENCEVIATHE
re-sit
DoT’s Theory and Practical
lRSTMETHODYOUAREREQUIREDTO
assessments
every three (3) years.
When
you are due for reassessment,
RESIT$0)S4HEORYAND0RACTICAL
you
will receive a letter detailing
ASSESSMENTSEVERYTHREEYEARS
this requirement. The assessments
7HENYOUAREDUEFORREASSESSMENT
must be passed satisfactorily with
YOUWILLRECEIVEALETTERDETAILING
all
necessary fees paid before the
THISREQUIREMENT4HEASSESSMENTS
Instructor’s
Licence will be renewed.
MUSTBEPASSEDSATISFACTORILYWITH
• IfALLNECESSARYFEESPAIDBEFORETHE
you already have an Instructor’s
Licence when you obtain a relevant
)NSTRUCTORS,ICENCEWILLBERENEWED
Certificate, you will generally be
s)FYOUALREADYHAVEAN)NSTRUCTORS
exempted from future DoT Theory
and
Practical Reassessments. Simply
,ICENCEWHENYOUOBTAINARELEVANT
show your Certificate to licensing
#ERTIlCATEYOUWILLGENERALLYBE
staff when you next go to renew
EXEMPTEDFROMFUTURE$0)4HEORY
your
Instructor’s Licence and they
AND0RACTICAL2EASSESSMENTS3IMPLY
will
attach a certified copy to your
renewal
application. It will also be
SHOWYOUR#ERTIlCATETOLICENSING
noted
or stamped in your Instructor’s
STAFFWHENYOUNEXTGOTORENEW
booklet that your Certificate exempts
YOUR)NSTRUCTORS,ICENCEANDTHEY
you from any regular retesting.
WILLATTACHACERTIlEDCOPYTOYOUR
However,
in circumstances where the RENEWALAPPLICATION)TWILLALSOBE
Director
General of DoT is no longer
satisfied
that you meet the licensing
NOTEDORSTAMPEDINYOUR)NSTRUCTORS
requirements,
you may be required to
BOOKLETTHATYOUR#ERTIlCATEEXEMPTS
demonstrate your competence.
YOUFROMANYREGULARRETESTING
(OWEVERINCIRCUMSTANCESWHERETHE
10
• All
Driving Instructor Licence holders
$IRECTOR'ENERALOF$0)ISNOLONGER
are required to have regular Medical
SATISlEDTHATYOUMEETTHELICENSING
Assessments. If you have a
REQUIREMENTSYOUMAYBEREQUIREDTO
pre-existing
medical condition and
DEMONSTRATEYOURCOMPETENCE
are
required to undertake regular
testing as part of your ordinary
s!LL$RIVING)NSTRUCTOR,ICENCEHOLDERS
driver’s licence, those tests will
AREREQUIREDTOHAVEREGULAR-EDICAL
generally
be sufficient for your
!SSESSMENTS)FYOUHAVEA
Instructor’s
Licence. For all other
Instructors,
the timeframes for
PREEXISTINGMEDICALCONDITIONAND
medical
reassessments are as
AREREQUIREDTOUNDERTAKEREGULAR
follows. Instructors who are:
TESTINGASPARTOFYOURORDINARY
>DRIVERSLICENCETHOSETESTSWILL
under 45 years of age are
GENERALLYBESUFlCIENTFORYOUR
required
to be assessed every
five
years;
)NSTRUCTORS,ICENCE&ORALLOTHER
)NSTRUCTORSTHETIMEFRAMESFOR
> 45 years of age or more but
MEDICALREASSESSMENTSAREAS
under 65 years of age are
FOLLOWS)NSTRUCTORSWHOARE
required
to be assessed every
twoyears;
or
UNDERYEARSOFAGEARE
REQUIREDTOBEASSESSEDEVERY
> 65 years of age or more are
lVEYEARS
required
to be assessed every year.
YEARSOFAGEORMOREBUT
Information about any required
UNDERYEARSOFAGEARE
medical assessments will be mailed
to youREQUIREDTOBEASSESSEDEVERY
with your Instructor’s Licence
TWOYEARSOR
renewal
information. Your doctor
must state that you are still fit to drive
YEARSOFAGEORMOREARE
anyand
all classes of motor vehicle
REQUIREDTOBEASSESSEDEVERYYEAR
you instruct
in before the Instructor’s Licence may be renewed.
)NFORMATIONABOUTANYREQUIRED
MEDICALASSESSMENTSWILLBEMAILED
TOYOUWITHYOUR)NSTRUCTORS,ICENCE
RENEWALINFORMATION9OURDOCTOR
MUSTSTATETHATYOUARESTILLlTTODRIVE
ANYANDALLCLASSESOFMOTORVEHICLE
YOUINSTRUCTINBEFORETHE)NSTRUCTORS
,ICENCEMAYBERENEWED
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Adding Additional Classes to
your Licence
If)FYOUWISHTOINSTRUCTINADDITIONAL
you wish to instruct in additional
classes
of vehicles to the class
CLASSESOFVEHICLESTOTHEONES
for which you currently hold an
FORWHICHYOUCURRENTLYHOLDAN
Instructor’s Licence, you will be
)NSTRUCTORS,ICENCEYOUWILLBE
required
to sit additional DoT tests
inREQUIREDTOSITADDITIONAL$0)TESTS
that class or obtain a relevant
Certificate
qualification for that class.
INTHATCLASSOROBTAINARELEVANT
#ERTIlCATEQUALIlCATIONFORTHATCLASS
If you choose to obtain the additional
)FYOUCHOOSETOOBTAINTHEADDITIONAL
classes
by passing DoT assessments,
you
will not be required to undertake
CLASSESBYPASSING$0)ASSESSMENTS
the
initial 150 theory questions
YOUWILLNOTBEREQUIREDTOUNDERTAKE
unless you are already due for your
THEINITIALTHEORYQUESTIONS
reassessment (required every third
UNLESSYOUAREALREADYDUEFORYOUR
year).
The same applies to medical
REASSESSMENTREQUIREDEVERYTHIRD
assessments
– you are not required to
pass
another one unless it is due on
YEAR4HESAMEAPPLIESTOMEDICAL
ASSESSMENTSnYOUARENOTREQUIREDTO
PASSANOTHERONEUNLESSITISDUEON
your
existing Instructor’s Licence.
YOUREXISTING)NSTRUCTORS,ICENCE!LSO
Also,
you do not need to resubmit
YOUDONOTNEEDTORESUBMITAPOLICE
a police certificate. You will only be
CERTIlCATE9OUWILLONLYBEREQUIREDTO
required to pass a Theory Test on the
PASSA4HEORY4ESTONTHENEWCLASS
new
class and demonstrate your
ANDDEMONSTRATEYOURPRACTICALDRIVING
practical
driving competence in that
class.
COMPETENCEINTHATCLASS
If)FYOUWISHTOOBTAINA#ERTIlCATE
you wish to obtain a Certificate
QUALIlCATIONFORTHEADDITIONALCLASS
qualification
for the additional class,
and
you already hold a Certificate
ANDYOUALREADYHOLDA#ERTIlCATE
for
your original classification, the
FORYOURORIGINALCLASSIlCATIONTHE
authorised providers will be able
AUTHORISEDPROVIDERSWILLBEABLE
to inform you if any of the learning
TOINFORMYOUIFANYOFTHELEARNING
modules
you have completed for one
MODULESYOUHAVECOMPLETEDFORONE
course
are applicable as Recognition
of
Prior Learning for the additional
COURSEAREAPPLICABLEAS2ECOGNITION
class.
OF0RIOR,EARNINGFORTHEADDITIONAL
CLASS
Queries
Write
Writeto:
to:
Driving Instructors Officer
$RIVING)NSTRUCTORS#OORDINATOR
Driver
Assessment Section
Department
of Transport
$RIVER!SSESSMENT3ECTION
GPO
Box R1290
$EPARTMENTFOR0LANNINGAND
PERTH WA 6844
)NFRASTRUCTURE
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0%24(7!
Fax:
Fax: (08) 9216 8178
Telephone:13
131111
Telephone:
5656
In
person:
Your
local
DoT Licensing
In person:9OURLOCAL$0),ICENSING
Centre or regional Licensing Agent.
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Notes
It should be noted that all fees specified in this booklet are current
at the publication date and subject to change in the future.
Government of Western Australia
Department of Transport