Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

ROAD TRANSPORT LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2022 (NO 2) (NO. 5 OF 2022) - SECT 41

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14     Vehicles temporarily in the ACT

    (1)     The registration provisions do not apply to a registrable vehicle if—

        (a)     the vehicle is—

              (i)     kept at a garage address in the ACT for 3 months or less; or

              (ii)     otherwise temporarily in the ACT; and

        (b)     the vehicle is—

              (i)     registered under the law of another jurisdiction, external territory or foreign country; or

              (ii)     permitted under a relevant law of another jurisdiction to be used on a road or road related area in that jurisdiction, even though it is unregistered; and

        (c)     the vehicle has the numberplates and labels required under that law; and

        (d)     the numberplates and labels comply with that law; and

        (e)     the vehicle complies with, and is being used in accordance with, any conditions of registration applying to the vehicle under that law, so far as they can be applied to the vehicle, or use of the vehicle, in the ACT; and

        (f)     if the vehicle is unregistered—the vehicle is being used in accordance with any conditions of the permit or other authority applying to the vehicle under that law, so far as they can be applied to the use of the vehicle in the ACT; and

        (g)     an MAI policy or compulsory third-party insurance policy under a law of another jurisdiction is in force for the vehicle.

    (2)     In this section:

"relevant law", of another jurisdiction, external territory or foreign country, means a law of the other jurisdiction, territory or country that substantially corresponds to the provisions of this regulation about trader's plates or unregistered vehicle permits.

15     Vehicles registered in another jurisdiction by transferred defence force member or eligible family member

    (1)     The registration provisions do not apply to a registrable vehicle if—

        (a)     a registered operator of the vehicle is a transferred defence force member or eligible family member; and

        (b)     the vehicle is registered under the law of another jurisdiction; and

        (c)     the vehicle has the numberplates and labels required under that law; and

        (d)     the numberplates and labels comply with that law; and

        (e)     the vehicle complies with, and is being used in accordance with, any conditions of registration applying to the vehicle under that law, so far as they can be applied to the vehicle, or use of the vehicle, in the ACT; and

        (f)     an MAI policy or compulsory third-party insurance policy under a law of another jurisdiction is in force for the vehicle.

    (2)     In this section:

"eligible family member", of a transferred defence force member, means a person who—

        (a)     usually lives with the defence force member; and

        (b)     is entitled to be transferred with the defence force member at the expense of the Australian Defence Force.

"transferred defence force member" means a person who is living in the ACT because of a transfer arranged by the Australian Defence Force and is—

        (a)     on full-time permanent service with the Australian Defence Force; or

        (b)     on full-time duty with the Australian Defence Force Reserve.