Driving Instructor's Licence - Western Australia

Service type

Licence

A licence defines the need to obtain recognition / certification and registration to undertake a certain business activity.

Eligibility requirements

To be eligible for this licence you must:

• be at least 21 years old
• hold a current Western Australian Motor Driver's Licence
• have held, for a minimum of three continuous years, the class of driver's licence for which you wish to provide instruction
• be a person of good character and a fit and proper person (including medical fitness)
• have a National Police Check
• be competent to teach people to drive motor vehicles
• have held the relevant class of driver's licence for three years
• pass any tests and courses required by the Agency.

Prerequisites

Must Have

National Police Certificate

Ongoing eligibility requirements

All driving instructors holders are required to have regular medical assessments. The timeframes for medical reassessments are as follows.

• every 5 yeas (under 45 years of age)
• every 2 years (45-64 years of age)
• ever year (65 years of age or more)

If you have a pre-existing medical condition and are required to undertake regular testing as part of your ordinary driver's licence, those tests will generally be sufficient for your Driving Instructor's Licence.

Duration

1 year

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Forms

Other resources

Act(s) name

Motor Vehicle Drivers Instructors Act 1963 Western Australia

Regulation(s) name

Motor Vehicle Drivers Instructors Regulations 1964 Western Australia

Application process

Lodge

You must lodge your application, then complete a practical test, and then if succesful pay the fee. You will then be issued the licence.

Administering agency

Department of Transport and Major Infrastructure

Transport Services

Driver and Vehicle Services

Contact details

Supporting information

Driving Instructor's Licence (Opens in new window)