Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts Australian Capital Territory Repealed ActsThis legislation has been repealed.
(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act but without prejudice to any other powers conferred on him or her by this Act, the Registrar may, upon payment to the Territory of the determined fee, grant to any person who is desirous of obtaining permission—
(a) to remove an unregistered motor vehicle along the public streets from 1 part of the Territory to another; or
(b) to operate, upon the public streets, a registered motor vehicle for any purpose prescribed in this Act other than the purpose for which it is registered or licensed;
a licence permitting the vehicle to be so removed or operated, for any period not exceeding 7 days, on a route specified in the licence.
(1A) Where a licence is granted under subsection (1) in relation to a vehicle, the licensee shall ensure that, while the licence is in force, the licence, or any portion of the licence specified in it, is displayed in accordance with the instructions on the licence.
Penalty:
(a) if the offender is a natural person—2 penalty units;
(b) if the offender is a body corporate—10 penalty units.
(2) Where, in respect of an unregistered motor vehicle, there is in force an instrument in writing made in pursuance of a law in force in a State or the Northern Territory of Australia permitting the driving of the vehicle upon a public street in that State or Territory, that instrument shall be deemed to be a licence granted under this section permitting the vehicle to be driven along the public streets of the Australian Capital Territory.
(3) A licence that is to be deemed to have been granted under this section has effect—
(a) for such period as the instrument that is to be deemed to be the licence remains in force; and
(b) if the instrument is expressed to be subject to conditions, to the extent to which those conditions are capable of application to the driving of a motor vehicle upon a public street of the Territory.