Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

ROAD TRANSPORT (GENERAL) ACT 1999 - SECT 10

In the road transport legislation, the responsible person for a vehicle is—

        (a)     for a registered vehicle—each of the following:

              (i)     a registered operator of the vehicle, unless the vehicle has been disposed of by the operator;

              (ii)     if the vehicle has been disposed of by the registered operator—anyone who has acquired the vehicle from the operator;

              (iii)     anyone who has a legal right to possession of the vehicle (including anyone who has the use of the vehicle under a lease or hire-purchase agreement, but not the lessor while the vehicle is being leased under such an agreement); and

        (b)     for an unregistered vehicle to which a trader's plate is attached—each of the following:

              (i)     the person to whom the trader's plate is issued under the Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Act 1999 ;

              (ii)     anyone who has a legal right to possession of the vehicle (including anyone who has the use of the vehicle under a lease or hire-purchase agreement, but not the lessor while the vehicle is being leased under such an agreement); and

        (c)     for an unregistered vehicle to which no trader's plate is attached—each of the following:

              (i)     a person who was last recorded as a registered operator of the vehicle;

              (ii)     anyone who has a legal right to possession of the vehicle (including anyone who has the use of the vehicle under a lease or hire-purchase agreement, but not the lessor while the vehicle is being leased under such an agreement); and

        (d)     anyone else prescribed by regulation for this subsection.

Note     A statutory instrument may make different provisions about different matters and apply the provisions differently by reference to stated exceptions or factors (see Legislation Act, s 48).