Australian Capital Territory Current Regulations

ROAD TRANSPORT (VEHICLE REGISTRATION) REGULATION 2000 - REG 25

    (1)     A person is eligible to be the registered operator of a registrable vehicle if the person is—

        (a)     an individual who is at least the required age; or

        (b)     a corporation.

    (2)     However, the road transport authority may record a person in the registrable vehicles register as the registered operator of a registrable vehicle even if the person is under the required age.

    (3)     A person recorded in the registrable vehicles register under subsection (2) as the registered operator of a registrable vehicle is, for this regulation (including renewal of registration), taken to have been eligible to be the registered operator of the vehicle.

    (4)     In this section:

"required age" means—

        (a)     for a heavy vehicle—18 years; or

        (b)     for a motorbike—16 years 9 months; or

        (c)     for any other light vehicle—16 years.