Australian Capital Territory Current Regulations Australian Capital Territory Current Regulations(1) If the registration certificate for a vehicle becomes damaged in a material respect, the registered operator must, as soon as is practicable (but within 14 days) after discovering the damage—
(a) tell the road transport authority about the damage; and
(b) return the certificate to the authority.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
(2) If the registered operator returns the registration certificate under this section, the road transport authority may issue a replacement registration certificate to the operator.
(3) For this section, a registration certificate becomes damaged in a material respect if anything required to be included on the certificate under section 40 (2) (Registration certificates) is missing or cannot be readily read.