106Power to affect road vehicle registration

106 Power to affect road vehicle registration (1) This section applies if the registered operator of a road vehicle is found guilty of an offence in relation to the vehicle. (2) The court that finds the person guilty of the offence may make an order for one or both of the following: (a) that the registration of the vehicle is cancelled or suspended for a specified period; (b) that the registered operator or an associate of the registered operator is disqualified from registering the vehicle for a specified period. (3) If the court considers that another person who is not present in court may be substantially affected by an order under this section, the court may issue a summons to that other person to show cause why the order should not be made. (4) The order takes effect immediately or from a later specified date. (5) In this section: Australian Authority means: (a) the Registrar of Motor Vehicles for a road law that is a law of the Territory; or (b) for any other road law – a person or body having a function similar to that of the Registrar of Motor Vehicles under that law. registered operator, in relation to a road vehicle, means the person recorded by an Australian Authority on a register maintained in accordance with a road law as the person responsible for the vehicle (whether or not called the operator).