If aged under 25 years, must be held for a minimum of 12 months. If aged 25 or over, must be held for a minimum of 6 months [Motor Vehicles Act 1959 (SA) s 79A].

* A Qualified Supervising Driver (QSD) must hold an unconditional licence (i.e. cannot be on provisional or probationary licence or be subject to a good behaviour bond) of the class appropriate to the vehicle being driven and have held this licence for the previous 2 years without disqualification. They must occupy the seat next to the permit holder and must not have a blood alcohol reading of more than 0.05. As a consequence of the minimum time requirements for having a full licence, a Qualified Supervising Driver must be aged at least 21 years.

(including accumulation of 4 or more demerit points)

Learner’s permit drivers cannot appeal a disqualification resulting from breach of conditions.

For applicants under 25 years of age, the total amount of time they must have held a Learner’s Permit is a period totalling 12 months, of which there must be a continuous period of not less than 3 months since the end of the period of disqualification.

For applicants aged 25 or over, the total amount of time they must have held a Learner’s Permit is for a period totalling at least 6 months, of which there must be a continuous period of not less than 3 months since the end of the period of disqualification [Motor Vehicles Act 1959 (SA) s 79A].

For more information see the My Licence SA - Learner's Permit website.