That this Bill be agreed to in principle.

(a) to provide for a driving licensing system in the ACT that is -

(i) consistent with the agreements scheduled to the National Road Transport Commission Act 1991 (Commonwealth); and

(ii) part of the uniform national road transport legislation envisaged by the Act and the uniform national approach to drivers licensing; and

(iii) are designed to provide uniform licence classes for drivers of motor vehicles, and uniform eligibility criteria for those licence classes; and

(b) to define the responsibilities of people in relation to driver licensing; and

(c) to provide a way of authorising the driving of motor vehicles on roads and road related areas and of identifying people as licensed drivers of motor vehicles; and

(d) to facilitate the regulation of drivers of motor vehicles in the interests of road safety and transport efficiency and law enforcement generally; and

(e) to provide a way of enforcing road safety standards relating to driving motor vehicles on roads and related areas; and

(f) to facilitate -

(i) the recovery of expenses of administering the drivers licensing system; and

(ii) the collection of fees determined for this Act under the Road Transport (General) Act 1999; and