17Regulations to establish a registration system

17 Regulations to establish a registration system

(1) The regulations are to provide a system of registration of heavy vehicles that are used on roads or road related areas that: (a) provides a means of authorising the use of heavy vehicles on roads or road related areas; and (b) enables the identification of each heavy vehicle that is used on a road or a road related area, and of the person responsible for it. (2) Without limiting the scope of regulations under subsection (1), the regulations may: (a) fix the periods for which the registration of heavy vehicles may be effected or renewed; and (b) provide for the calculation of registration charges for the registration of heavy vehicles for periods of less than 12 months; and (c) provide for the issue of infringement notices for specified offences against the regulations; and (d) provide for the recognition by the registration authority of things done under a corresponding law of another jurisdiction; and (e) allow the registration authority to enter into agreements with registered operators about rights to use special number plates; and (f) provide for a refund, in accordance with the regulations, of part of the registration charges for a heavy vehicle under the Road Transport Charges (Australian Capital Territory) Act 1993 where the registration of the heavy vehicle is surrendered before it expires; and (g) fix fees for services provided by the registration authority in connection with the registration, or the late renewal of registration, of heavy vehicles; and (h) provide for the approval by the registration authority of the form in which applications are to be made to the authority, and the form in which documents are to be issued by the authority, for the purposes of the regulations.