Cardiology: specific issues
Austroads driving rules after cardiac illness and devices, who must report, and cardiovascular risk in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Māori and Pacific, South Asian, older and other groups, with the Australian and NZ risk assessment rules.
Tier 2Topic overview
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At a glance
- Driving: Austroads Assessing Fitness to Drive (2022 edition) sets minimum non-driving periods and the criteria for conditional licences. An NTC review ran a public consultation in mid-2026, so expect a new edition. The 2022 standards still apply until then.
- The licensing authority decides on a licence. The doctor advises the patient, documents it, and supplies the medical report.
- Particular groups: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, Māori and Pacific peoples and South Asian people get CVD earlier and die of it more often. Start risk assessment earlier and treat the calculator result as a floor.
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Sources
- Assessing Fitness to Drive for commercial and private vehicle drivers (2022 edition)AU/NZAustroads and the National Transport Commission, 2022
- Review of the Assessing Fitness to Drive standards, consultation overviewAU/NZNational Transport Commission, June 2026
- Australian guideline and calculator for assessing and managing cardiovascular disease riskAU/NZAustralian Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance (cvdcheck.org.au), 2023
- National guide to preventive healthcare for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, Chapter 16 Cardiovascular diseaseAU/NZNACCHO and RACGP, 4th edition
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Performance Framework, measure 1.05 Cardiovascular diseaseAU/NZAustralian Institute of Health and Welfare and National Indigenous Australians Agency
- Better Cardiac Care measures for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peopleAU/NZAustralian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2023
- Closing the Gap (CTG) PBS Co-payment ProgramAU/NZAustralian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing, 2025
- Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment and Management for Primary CareAU/NZNew Zealand Ministry of Health (now Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora), 2018
- Last updated
- 14 November 2026
What changed
- 14 November 2026 Personal emails, About story and Australian-style copy