(1)  The Registrar may require an applicant for a driver licence to undergo a test or assessment, or provide other evidence to the Registrar's satisfaction, of the applicant's competence to drive motor vehicles of the class for which the licence is sought.

(2)  The Registrar may require an applicant for a driver licence to submit to an examination (at the applicant's own expense) by a medical practitioner or a registered health care practitioner, or to produce other evidence to the Registrar's satisfaction, that the applicant is physically and mentally fit to drive motor vehicles of the class for which the licence is sought.

(3)  The Registrar may require an applicant for a driver licence to submit to a test to satisfy the Registrar that the applicant has an adequate knowledge of the law governing road traffic.

(4)  The Registrar may require an applicant for a driver licence to provide evidence, of a kind specified by the Registrar, establishing to the Registrar's satisfaction that –

(a) the applicant is, in other respects, a suitable person to hold a licence of the class sought by the applicant; or

(b) the applicant is, in other respects, eligible to hold a licence of the class sought by the applicant.

(5)  The Registrar may accept evidence obtained within or outside Tasmania for the purposes of this regulation.

(6)  The fee payable for a test or assessment required by the Registrar under this regulation is –

(a) in the case of a practical driving test for a heavy vehicle licence and ancillary certificate –

(i) the fee specified by the organisation that has a contract with the Department to provide the test; or

(ii) if the test is not undertaken by such an organisation, the applicable scheduled fee; or

(b) in all other cases, the applicable scheduled fee.