Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulationsinsert
45A Streamlined registration procedures
(1) This regulation applies if the road transport authority—
(a) sends the registered operator of a registrable vehicle a registration certificate (the prospective registration certificate ) and a registration label (the prospective registration label ) for a future period for the vehicle; and
(b) invites the registered operator to renew the registration of the vehicle.
(2) The prospective registration certificate is not issued by the road transport authority as a registration certificate, and the prospective registration label is not issued by the road transport authority as a registration label, until the appropriate fee determined for the registration mentioned in the certificate and label has been paid.
Note Fees are determined under the Road Transport (General) Act 1999 , s 96 (Determination of fees, charges and other amounts).
(3) If the prospective registration certificate has not been issued by the road transport authority as a registration certificate, a person must not use the prospective registration certificate to pretend to have registration.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
(4) If the prospective registration label has not been issued by the road transport authority as a registration label, a person must not attach the unissued prospective registration label to a vehicle.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
(5) If the road transport authority issues a registration certificate and registration label for the registration of the registrable vehicle for a period completely or partly covered by the prospective registration certificate and prospective registration label for the vehicle, the prospective registration certificate and prospective registration label cannot be issued and may be destroyed without notice to the authority under regulation 42 (Lost, stolen or destroyed registration certificates).