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Motor Vehicles Act 1949
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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
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(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.