Motor Vehicles Act 1949
8ARegistrar may grant exemption
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8A Registrar may grant exemption (1) The Registrar may exempt a visiting vehicle from the requirement for registration for a period if the Registrar is satisfied the visiting vehicle would be registered if it was presented for registration. (2) The Registrar shall not grant an exemption under subsection (1): (a) for a period that exceeds the remainder of the period for which the vehicle is then currently registered in the place in which it is registered; or
Motor Vehicles Act 1949 13 (b) unless satisfied that: (i) there has been paid the relevant amount of compensation contribution in respect of the vehicle as specified in a notice made in pursuance of section 47; or (ii) there is in force in respect of the vehicle a policy of insurance complying with the provisions of a law in force in a State or another Territory of the Commonwealth requiring the owner or driver of the vehicle to be insured against liability in respect of the death of or bodily injury to a person caused by or arising out of the use of the (3) Subject to this Act, the Registrar may, in his discretion, if he is satisfied that a person is temporarily in the Territory, notwithstanding that he is a resident of the Territory within the meaning, and for the purposes, of the Act, exempt that person from the requirement to be licensed for a period. (4) The Registrar shall not grant an exemption under subsection (3): (a) unless the person is the holder of a licence to drive a motor vehicle granted in the place in which he normally resides; or (b) for a period that exceeds the remainder of the period for which the person is licensed to drive a motor vehicle under that (5) The Registrar may exempt a resident of the Territory from holding a licence for a specified period if: (a) the person holds a licence to drive a vehicle fitted with an AIL (whether or not an approved AIL) under the law of another jurisdiction (whether or not in Australia); and (b) that licence has effect during that period.