Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

MOTOR TRAFFIC ACT 1936 (REPEALED) - SECT 12A

(1)     Where the Registrar is advised by an inter-state Registrar—

        (a)     that a holder of a driving licence has obtained a corresponding licence; and

        (b)     of the date of obtaining that corresponding licence;

the Registrar shall cancel that person's driving licence.

(2)     A cancellation under subsection (1) has effect from the day when the corresponding licence was obtained.

(3)     Where the Registrar believes on reasonable grounds that a holder of a driving licence also holds a corresponding licence, the Registrar may give to him or her a written notice advising that his or her licence may be cancelled unless, within 14 days after the date of the notice, he or she—

        (a)     shows cause why the licence should not be cancelled; or

        (b)     surrenders the corresponding licence.

(4)     The Registrar shall cancel the licence of a person who fails to comply with a notice under subsection (3).

(5)     The Registrar shall give to a person who surrenders a corresponding licence a receipt for that licence.

(6)     For the purposes of this section the Registrar is entitled to rely on information that—

        (a)     is received in writing or by means of a computer;

        (b)     appears to be received from the inter-state Registrar by whom it purports to be sent; and

        (c)     does not appear to be inaccurate.