Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

ROAD TRANSPORT (GENERAL) ACT 1999 - SECT 10

For the road transport legislation, each of the following is a responsible person for a vehicle:

        (a)     for a registered vehicle—a registered operator of the vehicle, unless the vehicle has been disposed of by the operator;

        (b)     for an unregistered vehicle to which a trader's plate is attached—the person to whom the trader's plate is issued under the Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Act 1999

;

        (c)     for an unregistered vehicle to which no trader's plate is attached—a person who was last recorded as a registered operator of the vehicle;

        (d)     for a light rail vehicle—the rail transport operator for the light rail vehicle;

        (e)     anyone else prescribed by regulation.

Note     A statutory instrument may make different provisions about different matters and apply the provisions differently by reference to stated exceptions or factors (see Legislation Act

, s 48).