12Suspension of registration

12 Suspension of registration

(1) The Registrar may, by notice in writing given to its owner, suspend the registration of a vehicle if: (a) the vehicle has been stolen; or (b) if the fee payable under paragraph 9(1)(b) has been paid by cheque—the cheque is dishonoured when presented for payment. (2) The vehicle is taken not to be registered while the registration is suspended. (3) If the registration of a vehicle has been suspended because the vehicle was stolen, the Registrar may, by notice in writing given to its owner, terminate the suspension if the Registrar is satisfied: (a) in the case of a vehicle owned by the Commonwealth or a Commonwealth authority—that the vehicle has been found; or (b) in the case of a vehicle that is leased to the Commonwealth or a Commonwealth authority—that the vehicle has been found and returned to the Commonwealth or the authority for use in accordance with the lease. (4) If the registration of a vehicle has been suspended for the reason specified in paragraph (1)(b), the Registrar may, by notice in writing given to its owner, terminate the suspension if the Registrar is satisfied that the amount of the fee payable by the owner of the vehicle under subsection 9(1) has actually been paid.