Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

MOTOR TRAFFIC ACT 1936 (REPEALED) - SECT 8B

(1)     Where the Registrar believes on reasonable grounds that it is desirable in the interests of road safety to—

        (a)     grant a licence subject to a condition; or

        (b)     impose a condition on a licence;

the Registrar shall give to the applicant or licensee (as the case requires) a written notice—

        (c)     specifying those interests and stating the facts and circumstances that constitute the basis for the Registrar's belief; and

        (d)     inviting the applicant or licensee to show cause within a specified period of time why the licence should not be granted subject to the condition specified in the notice or why the condition specified in the notice should not be imposed on the licence, as the case requires.

(2)     After—

        (a)     the expiry of the period of time specified in a notice under subsection (1); and

        (b)     taking into consideration any representation made by the applicant or licensee;

the Registrar shall grant the licence subject to the condition or vary the licence if satisfied on reasonable grounds that it is desirable in the interests of road safety to do so.

(3)     For the purpose of varying a licence the Registrar shall, by written notice accompanying the relevant notice under subsection (1), require the licensee to forward the licence to the Registrar within 14 days after the date of the notice.

(4)     A licence that has not been forwarded to the Registrar within the period of 14 days referred to in a notice under subsection (3) becomes subject to the condition specified in the notice at the end of that period.

(5)     On application by a licensee accompanied by the licence, the Registrar shall, if satisfied on reasonable grounds that it is desirable in the interests of road safety to do so—

        (a)     vary the licence in accordance with the application by imposing, altering or omitting a condition; or

        (b)     refuse to vary the licence.

(6)     The holder of a licence that is subject to a condition shall comply with the condition.

(7)     Nothing in this section shall be construed as—

        (a)     affecting the powers of the Registrar under section 7A, 7B or 8; or

        (b)     enabling the Registrar to grant or vary a licence so as to be inconsistent with any condition or limitation ordered by a court or imposed as a result of a court order.

(8)     In this section—