Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

ROAD TRANSPORT (VEHICLE REGISTRATION) ACT 1999 - SECT 14

    (1)     The regulations are to provide a system of registration of registrable vehicles used on roads or road related areas that—

        (a)     provides a means of authorising the use of registrable vehicles on roads or road related areas; and

        (b)     enables the identification of each registrable vehicle used on a road or a road related area, and of the person responsible for it.

    (2)     Without limiting the scope of regulations under subsection (1), the regulations may—

        (a)     fix the duration of the registration, and renewal of registration, of registrable vehicles; and

        (b)     make provision in relation to the keeping of the registrable vehicles register; and

        (c)     make provision in relation to the disclosure of personal information in the registrable vehicles register; and

        (d)     make provision in relation to the calculation of fees, charges and other amounts payable for the registration of vehicles for less than 12 months; and

        (e)     make provision in relation to the recognition by the road transport authority of anything done under a corresponding law; and

        (f)     allow the road transport authority to enter into agreements with registered operators about rights to use special numberplates; and

        (g)     make provision in relation to the form, issue, use, surrender, replacement and transfer of plates (including trader's plates), registration certificates and other registration documents; and

        (h)     require the keeping of records about the driving of registrable vehicles with trader's plates; and

              (i)     enable police officers or authorised people to require a driver or person in charge of a registrable vehicle with trader's plates to answer questions about the use of the plates.