68Renewal of registration

68 Renewal of registration (1) The registered operator of a registered vehicle may apply to the road transport authority to renew the registration of the vehicle.

Renewal of registration Part 3.6 (2) The registration of a registered vehicle may be renewed not more than 1 year after its expiry. (3) Subsection (2) does not have the effect of enabling a registrable vehicle to be retrospectively registered. (4) The registration of a registrable vehicle may be renewed— (a) for a vehicle other than a seasonal vehicle—for 1 year; or (b) for a seasonal vehicle—for 9 months; or (c) for any vehicle—for 3 or 6 months. Note The renewal of registration of a seasonal vehicle may be restricted under s 68A (2). (5) However, the road transport authority may approve a different period of renewal nominated by the registered operator. (6) If the registered operator wishes to renew the registration for a period different from the current registration period, the operator must nominate the proposed renewal period in accordance with subsections (4) and (5). (7) The road transport authority may require the registered operator to give to the authority information or supporting evidence that the authority could require from an applicant for registration. Note See s 28 (Information that may be required for registration application) and s 29 (Supporting evidence for registration application) for the kind of information or evidence the authority may require. (8) The road transport authority must renew the registration of the vehicle if the registered operator complies with this section. (9) However, the road transport authority— (a) may refuse to renew the registration if the authority could have refused, under section 32 (1) (Deciding applications for registration—general), to approve an application by the registered operator for the registration of the vehicle; and

(b) must refuse to renew the registration if the authority is required to refuse to approve the application for a vehicle’s registration under— (i) section 32A (Deciding applications for registration— written-off vehicles); or (ii) section 32B (Deciding applications for registration— taxis). (10) Despite subsection (9) (b), the road transport authority may renew the registration of a vehicle recorded as a statutory write-off in the written-off vehicles register or an approved corresponding WOVR if— (a) the vehicle has been registered, or the vehicle’s registration has been renewed, in the ACT after the record was made and before 28 January 2003; and (b) the authority is satisfied that— (i) the vehicle is the original vehicle to which the vehicle’s vehicle identifier was assigned; and (ii) the vehicle complies with the applicable vehicle standards.