for education purposes, or travelling to provide care or for an emergency.

However, reasonable excuses for leaving the home appear to vary from state to state. Following news of the fine in Victoria, NSW Police took to its Facebook page to clarify that driving lessons were still regarded a "reasonable excuse" to leave the home in New South Wales.

"We consider that it would be a reasonable excuse for a person to leave their house to receive driving lessons (either from a driving instructor or a member of their family), given that this is a learning activity that cannot be done from home and is akin to the listed reasonable excuse of travelling to attend an educational institution where you cannot learn from home," NSW Police said.

Meanwhile, a representative forTasmania Police told Drive driving lessons were also still permitted to take place there.

"Driver training is not currently prohibited from the restrictions put in place by the Tasmanian Government to help slow the spread of COVID-19 in the community and can therefore continue to operate lawfully," the representative said.

In South Australia, learner drivers are also permitted to practice, provided they're being supervised by a family member.

An SA Police representative said the restrictions in place in the state, "would not prevent two members of the same family group from being together in a motor vehicle for the purposes of a driving lesson".

"Naturally both people would still need to fulfil their obligations under the Australian Road Rules and the Road Traffic Act and Regulations," the spokesperson said.

The Western Australia Department