Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

ROAD TRANSPORT (VEHICLE REGISTRATION) ACT 1999 - SECT 15

    (1)     The regulations may make provision in relation to vehicle standards, inspection or testing of registrable vehicles and the production of registrable vehicles for inspection and testing.

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

        (a)     impose requirements about the supply by a buyer of a registrable vehicle of information or documents about the vehicle's compliance with vehicle standards; and

        (b)     make provision in relation to the identification of any part (including an engine or engine block) of a registrable vehicle and the use of the identification; and

        (c)     authorise the road transport authority to exempt a vehicle from a vehicle standard prescribed under the regulations.

    (3)     Without limiting the scope of regulations under subsection (1), the regulations may make provision in relation to—

        (a)     the authorisation of people ( authorised examiners ) to inspect and test registrable vehicles; and

        (b)     the approval of premises ( approved premises ) for inspecting and testing registrable vehicles; and

        (c)     the duties of authorised examiners; and

        (d)     the duties of people in relation to approved premises; and

        (e)     the issue of certificates about—

              (i)     the inspection and testing of registrable vehicles; and

              (ii)     the authorisation of people as authorised examiners, including whether a stated person was an authorised examiner on a stated date or during a stated period; and

              (iii)     the approval of premises as approved premises, including whether stated premises were approved premises on a stated date or during a stated period; and

        (f)     the evidentiary effect of a certificate mentioned in paragraph (e); and

        (g)     the review of decisions of authorised examiners; and

        (h)     the functions and powers of authorised people in relation to authorised examiners and approved premises; and

              (i)     the charging of fees for the inspection or testing of registrable vehicles, including the fixing by the Minister of the maximum fees payable for the inspection or testing of registrable vehicles.

    (4)     Without limiting the scope of regulations under subsection (1), the regulations may, for the purposes of the inspection of any registrable vehicle, also—

        (a)     make provision in relation to authorising the entry in or on any registrable vehicle (whether or not on a road or road related area); and

        (b)     make provision in relation to authorising entry into or on any premises ordinarily used for the sale of registrable vehicles or where a registrable vehicle may be held for sale; and

        (c)     make provision in relation to the requirements to be complied with in relation to the use and disposition of registrable vehicles that—

              (i)     do not comply with the vehicle standards prescribed under the regulations; or

              (ii)     are subject to inspections.