Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts14. Section 165 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section substituted:
“165. (1) A person shall not, on a public street, drive or leave standing a motor vehicle or trailer that is not registered under this Act.
“(2) It is a defence to proceedings for a breach of subsection (1) that, in the case of a motor vehicle—
(a) trader's plates are, or a trader's plate is, lawfully attached to it in accordance with Part IV;
(b) the vehicle is a visiting motor vehicle;
(c) the vehicle—
(i) is registered under the law of a State or another Territory;
(ii) bears the number plates that, under the law of its place of registration, it is required to bear, and they are affixed in accordance with the requirements of that law; and
(iii) is owned by a person who is not a resident of the Territory or who has resided in the Territory for less than 3 months;
(d) the vehicle is exempted under section 107B from the requirement of being registered under this Act;
(e) the vehicle is proceeding to the office of the Registrar for the purpose of being registered; or
(f) the vehicle is being removed or operated under a licence referred to in section 216.
“(3) For the purposes of this section a motor vehicle or trailer shall be taken to be owned by the person whose name is specified in its certificate of registration.”.