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When is a Probationary License granted?

Probationary licences are granted whenever a person applies for the issue of a driver’s licence following a period of disqualification which resulted in the cancellation of their licence. A probationary licence will be issued as a result of the following disqualifications:

• drink driving offences (s 81C Motor Vehicles Act) 
• by order of a Court (whether in SA or any other State or Territory of the Commonwealth) 
• breach of probationary licence conditions 

Time Held

A period of 12 months or, if the court so orders, for a longer period.

Conditions

• driver must carry licence at all times while driving a motor vehicle 

• must not drive a motor vehicle or attempt to put a motor vehicle in motion on a road whilethe   prescribed concentration of alcohol* is present in his/her blood, or a prescribed
  drug is present in his/her oral fluid or blood 

• must not incur two or more demerit points 

 
* prescribed concentration of alcohol means any concentration of alcohol in the blood

Breaches of Probationary License Conditions

• Disqualification for a period of 6 months, and 
• Cancellation of licence 
• The maximum penalty for a breach of probationary licence conditions is a $1250 fine.

Appeals - Breach of Conditions

Where a driver on a probationary licence breaches conditions and successfully   appeals  , he/she will be on probationary conditions for a period of 18 months rather than 12 months.  

Breach of Conditions following a successful appeal

Where a driver has successfully appealed a disqualification for breach of conditions and subsequently breaches a prescribed condition or exceeds a total of 4 demerit points, he/she will be disqualified from holding a licence for a period of 12 months and have their licence cancelled. No further appeals can be made for a period of 5 years from the date of the last successful appeal.