Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts Australian Capital Territory Repealed ActsThis legislation has been repealed.
(1) The Registrar may register, and may, from time to time, renew the registration of, a motor vehicle or trailer for the purposes of this Act.
(2) The Registrar shall not register a motor vehicle or trailer, or transfer the registration of a motor vehicle or trailer that is more than 6 years old, unless—
(a) in the case of a motor vehicle or trailer—
(i) to which subsection (3) or (4) does not apply;
(ii) in respect of which an application for registration in the Territory is being made for the first time;
(iii) that has been registered previously in the Territory if the registration has ceased to be in force for a period exceeding 12 months; or
(iv) the GVM of which is less than 4.5 tonnes;
there is in force in respect of the motor vehicle or trailer—
(v) a certificate of inspection under section 26AP certifying that it and its parts and equipment comply with such of the requirements of the Manual as are applicable to that motor vehicle or trailer and its parts and equipment; or
(vi) the Registrar is satisfied that the motor vehicle or trailer and its parts and equipment comply with such of the requirements of the Manual as are applicable to that motor vehicle or trailer and its parts and equipment;
(b) in the case of a motor vehicle or trailer to which subsection (3) or (4) applies—
(i) in the case of a motor vehicle referred to in paragraph (3) (a)—unless the Registrar is satisfied that the motor vehicle or trailer and its parts and equipment comply with such of the requirements of the Manual as are applicable to that motor vehicle or trailer and its parts and equipment; or
(ii) in the case of a motor vehicle or trailer referred to in paragraph (3) (b) or subsection (4)—unless the Registrar is satisfied that the motor vehicle or trailer and its parts and equipment comply with such of the requirements of the Manual and the provisions of the Motor Vehicles (Dimensions and Mass) Act 1990 as are applicable to that motor vehicle or trailer and its parts and equipment; or
(c) in the case of a motor vehicle or trailer to which subsection (5) applies—unless the Registrar is satisfied that the motor vehicle or trailer and its parts and equipment comply with such of the requirements of the Manual as are applicable to that motor vehicle or trailer and its parts and equipment.
(3) This subsection applies to—
(a) a taxi, private hire car and motor omnibus; or
(b) a motor vehicle or trailer that has a GVM exceeding 4.5 tonnes.
(4) This subsection applies to a motor vehicle or trailer in connection with which an application for registration or renewal or transfer of registration is being made, being a motor vehicle or trailer in respect of which a notice under section 108E has, not more than 1 month prior to the date of lodgment of the application for renewal of registration, been revoked by the Registrar.
(5) This subsection applies to—
(a) a motor vehicle, or a motor vehicle included in a class of motor vehicles, determined in writing by the Minister (by reference to the particular design, type of construction or condition of the motor vehicle or of the motor vehicles in that class) to be a motor vehicle, or a class of motor vehicles, to which this subsection applies; and
(b) a motor vehicle or trailer in respect of which an application has been made under section 26AZB.
(6) For the purposes of determining whether a motor vehicle or trailer to which subsection (3) or (5) applies, and its parts and equipment, comply with such of the requirements of the Manual as are applicable to that motor vehicle or trailer and its parts and equipment, the motor vehicle or trailer shall be produced as directed by the Registrar for inspection or testing by an inspector.