Driver’s license
In order for you to drive a car, motorcycle or any other motorised vehicle for that matter, you need a driver’s license.
Learning to drive and getting your driver’s license is regulated by the government and specialist Driving Instructors can be hired to teach the driving skills. The steps required to obtain a driver’s license in are:
- Get a Learner Permit.
- Learn to drive.
- Get a Probationary Drivers Licence.
The laws are determined per state, so they vary per state as well. On wikipedia there is a good summary of these rules, which I’m not going to repeat. Wikipedia is perfectly capable of telling you all these details.
For more specific information please use following links:
| Victoria | Apply for a driver’s license |
| Western Australia | More info |
| Southern Australia | More info |
| Northern Territory | More info |
| New South Wales | More info |
| Queensland | More info |
| Tasmania | More info |
Transferring your driver’s license internationally
If you hold a driver’s license in the country you migrating from you can apply for an Australian license directly. The country you’re migrating from must be one of the following:
| Austria | Germany | Netherlands (Holland) |
| Belgium | Greece | Norway |
| Canada | Guernsey | Portugal |
| Croatia | Italy | Singapore |
| Denmark | Ireland | Spain |
| Jersey | Isle of Man | Sweden |
| Finland | Japan | Switzerland |
| France | Luxembourg | UK |
| Malta | USA |
More information for overseas license transferal, click here.
Tip/Trick
There have been a couple of rumours that people had to give up their overseas driver’s license during the transfer to an Australian driver’s license. These are nothing more than rumours as all the states allow you to keep your, still valid, original.
