Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts(1) A person commits an offence if—
(a) the person's licence has been suspended or cancelled; and
(b) the person does not surrender the licence to the registrar within 2 weeks after the day of suspension or cancellation.
Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.
(2) Each partner commits an offence if—
(a) the partnership's licence has been suspended or cancelled; and
(b) the licence is not surrendered to the registrar within 2 weeks after the day of suspension or cancellation.
Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.
(3) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (1) or (2) if the defendant proves that the licence has been destroyed, lost or stolen.
(4) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (2) if the partner proves—
(a) that—
(i) the partner did not know about the failure to surrender the licence; and
(ii) reasonable precautions were taken and appropriate diligence was exercised to avoid the failure; or
(b) that the partner was not in a position to influence the other partners in relation to the failure to surrender the licence.