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Road Transport (General) Act 1999
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21A Definitions—pt 3
(1) In this part:
approved community work or social development program means a
community work or social development program approved under
section 31D (Approval of community work or social development
program).
heavy vehicle infringement notice offence (or HVINO) means an
infringement notice offence against the Heavy Vehicle National
Law (ACT).
illegal user declaration means a written statement made by a
responsible person for a registrable or rail vehicle in relation to an
infringement notice offence involving the vehicle that includes—
(a) a statement that, at the time of the offence, another person was
in possession or control of the vehicle without the consent of an
owner of the vehicle; and
(b) any information prescribed by regulation.
infringement notice—see section 24 (7).
infringement notice declaration means any of the following:
(a) an illegal user declaration;
(b) a known user declaration;
(c) a sold vehicle declaration;
(d) an unknown user declaration.
infringement notice management plan—see section 31A.
known user declaration means a written statement made by a person
in relation to an infringement notice offence involving a registrable
or rail vehicle that includes—
(a) either—
(i) if the person is the responsible person for the vehicle—
(A) a statement that, at the time of the offence, the person
was not in possession or control of the vehicle; and
(B) sufficient information to identify and locate the
person last known to be in possession or control of the
vehicle; or
(ii) if the person is not the responsible person for the vehicle—
a statement that, at the time of the offence, the person was
in possession or control of the vehicle; and
(b) any information prescribed by regulation.
registrable or rail vehicle means—
(a) a registrable vehicle; or
(b) a light rail vehicle.
relevant circumstances, of a person, means any of the following
circumstances that relate to the person and contribute to the person’s
ability to pay an infringement notice penalty:
(a) mental illness or mental disorder;
(b) disability, disease or illness;
(c) addiction to drugs, alcohol or another substance;
(d) family violence;
(e) homelessness, or living in crisis, transitional or supported
accommodation;
(f) anything else prescribed by regulation.
reminder notice—see section 27 (2).
responsible director-general means the director-general responsible
for the Crimes (Sentence Administration) Act 2005, part 6.2 (Good
behaviour—community service work).
sold vehicle declaration means a written statement made by a person
in relation to an infringement notice offence involving a registrable
vehicle that includes—
(a) a statement that the person had sold or otherwise disposed of the
vehicle or any interest in the vehicle before the time of the
offence and was not in possession or control of the vehicle at the
time of the offence; and
(b) sufficient information to identify and locate the person to whom
the vehicle was sold or disposed of or in whom an interest
otherwise vested; and
(c) any information prescribed by regulation.
unknown user declaration means a written statement made by a
person in relation to an infringement notice offence involving a
registrable or rail vehicle that includes—
(a) a statement that the person—
(i) was not in possession or control of the vehicle at the time
of the offence; and
(ii) does not know the identity of the person who was in
possession or control of the vehicle at that time, despite
genuine efforts to identify that person; and
(b) a statement about the efforts made by the person to identify the
person in possession or control of the vehicle at the time of the
offence; and
(c) any information prescribed by regulation.
disability—see the Disability Services Act 1991, dictionary.
mental disorder—see the Mental Health Act 2015, section 9.
mental illness—see the Mental Health Act 2015, section 10.