Australian Capital Territory Current Regulations Australian Capital Territory Current Regulations(1) If the registered operator of a registered vehicle surrenders the numberplates issued for the vehicle to the road transport authority, the authority may issue numberplates with a different registration number for the vehicle.
(2) If the road transport authority is satisfied that 1 or more of the numberplates issued for the vehicle have been lost, stolen or destroyed, the authority may act under subsection (1) even though the numberplate or numberplates have not been surrendered.