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MINISTER FOR URBAN SERVICES

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

QUESTION NO 510

Drivers Licences - Health Questions

Mr Humphries - asked the Minister for Urban Services - In relation to applications for renewal of ACT Drivers Licences:

(1) What questions are asked of a person seeking to renew a drivers licence concerning that persons health.

(2) What consequences flow from a positive answer to any of those questions.

(3) With respect to any question relating to heart disease, does the motor vehicle registry distinguish between persons who have suffered from heart disease but do not currently so suffer and those who still suffer from heart disease when renewing a drivers licence.

Mr Connolly - the answer to the Members question is as follows:

(1) Have you ever suffered from: Epilepsy, Paralysis, Diabetes, Heart Disease?

Do you frequently suffer from attacks of giddiness, blackouts, fainting or other sudden periods of unconsciousness?

Do you suffer from any permanent disability to either hand or arm, foot or leg, or eye, or any disability that could affect your control over a motor vehicle?

(2) If any answer is positive the applicant is referred to a Medical Testing Officer appointed under the Motor Traffic Act 1936 for a medical opinion, unless the applicant has been assessed by a Medical Testing Officer within the previous five years.

(3) No. All licences are renewed for a five year period and licence holders declaring heart disease disability are referred to a Medical Testing Officer in case of a change of condition.

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