Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

ROAD TRANSPORT LEGISLATION (HIRE CARS) AMENDMENT REGULATION 2005 (NO 1) (NO 4 OF 2005) - REG 9

in part 2.2, insert

18A     Recovery of lost or stolen certificate of accreditation

    (1)     This section applies to a person who is or was an accredited person if the person has told the road transport authority that the person's certificate of accreditation has been lost or stolen.

    (2)     If the person recovers the lost or stolen certificate, the person must, as soon as practicable (but within 14 days) after the day the person recovers the certificate—

        (a)     tell the road transport authority about the recovery of the certificate; and

        (b)     give the certificate to the authority.

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.

    (3)     Subsection (2) (b) does not apply to the person if the road transport authority tells the person that the certificate need not be given to the authority.

    (4)     An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.