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Management Board issues a Disability Dog Victorian Drivers -
Pass.
keep your address details
• New South Wales – An Assistance Animal
Permit is required for access to public up-to-date
transport, however Guide dogs and Hearing Keep your address details up-to-date with
dogs do not require a permit. . VicRoads, as the excuse of "I moved address
• Australian Capital Territory, Northern and didn't get the fine" will no longer work. By
Territory and Tasmania – no system of the time they catch up with you, you will have
accreditation exists and no specific passes the fine and at least one penalty for non-
issued. payment, perhaps even two.
Even though there is no national accreditation The Victorian legislation has been changed so
for Assistance Animals, there is still no reason that important notices delivered in the mail,
whatsoever to refuse passengers because they such as demerit point notices, will be deemed
are travelling with their Assistance Animal. In served even if they are returned undelivered.
fact, it is illegal to do so and this offence may This enables VicRoads to apply penalties, even
result in penalties against the offending driver! if a notice is returned undelivered.
Also, all drivers with overseas or interstate
licences will be required to get to a Victorian
Melbourne Cup Carnival licence after living in Victoria for six months or
more, including temporary visa holders.
The 159th Melbourne Cup Carnival is nearly
over and well done to all the taxis and hire cars So, drivers, do the right thing on and off the road
who managed to ferry the patrons to and from and you will ultimately save demerit points and
Flemington Racecourse over the 4-day carnival. money too.
We had rain, sunshine, wind and more sunshine.
That's Melbourne in November!

It was great to hear reports that drivers were Mrs Toni Peters
dressed well, spoke kindly, were well mannered DRIVE A2B Editor
and had on their 'extra patience hat' when
dealing with the customers.
Well done everyone! Perhaps you even had a
couple of dollars on a winner too!

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