Australian Capital Territory Current Regulations Australian Capital Territory Current Regulations(1) A driver involved in a crash must comply with this section.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
(2) The driver must stop at the scene of the crash and give the driver's required particulars, within the required time and, if practicable, at the scene of the crash, to—
(a) any other driver (or that driver's representative) involved in the crash; and
(b) any other person involved in the crash who is injured, or the person's representative; and
(c) the owner of any property (including any vehicle) damaged in the crash (or the owner's representative), unless, in the case of damage to a vehicle, the particulars are given to the driver of the vehicle (or the driver's representative).
(3) The driver must also, within the required time—
(a) give the driver's required particulars to a police officer; or
(b) supply the driver's required particulars to the crash reporting website, in accordance with any requirements of the website.
(4) In this section:
"crash reporting website" means the crash reporting website operated by the Territory for the purpose of receiving information about crashes.
Note The crash reporting website can be accessed through www.act.gov.au
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"required particulars", for a driver involved in a crash—
(a) means—
(i) the driver's name and 1 or more of the following:
(A) the driver's address;
(B) the driver's phone number;
(C) the driver's email address; and
(ii) if the driver is not the owner of the vehicle—the owner's name and 1 or more of the following:
(A) the owner's address;
(B) the owner's phone number;
(C) the owner's email address; and
(iii) the vehicle's registration number (if any); and
(iv) any other information necessary to identify the vehicle; and
(b) for subsection (3)—includes an explanation of the circumstances of the crash.
"required time", for a driver involved in a crash, means as soon as possible but, except in exceptional circumstances, within 24 hours after the crash.