Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Regulations Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Regulations(1) A person must not use a registrable vehicle on a road or road related area if—
(a) the vehicle does not have a current registration label attached to it; or
(b) the current registration label attached to the vehicle is not attached to it in accordance with this part; or
(c) the current registration label attached to the vehicle is illegible.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
(2) The responsible person for a vehicle used by someone else in contravention of subsection (1) also commits an offence if the person failed to take reasonable precautions to prevent the contravention.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
(3) This section does not apply to a vehicle if—
(a) an unregistered vehicle permit is in force for the vehicle; or
(b) a trader's plate is attached to the vehicle; or
(c) the vehicle is registered but the vehicle registration label has not been received by the registered owner of the vehicle.
(4) For this section, a registration label is illegible if anything that is required under section 44 (3) (Registration labels) cannot, for any reason, be readily read.