Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts(1) In the road transport legislation, the responsible person for a vehicle is—
(a) for a registered vehicle—each of the following:
(i) a registered operator of the vehicle, unless the vehicle has been disposed of by the operator;
(i) if the vehicle has been disposed of by a previous registered operator—anyone who has acquired the vehicle from the operator;
(ii) anyone who has a legal right to possession of the vehicle (including anyone who has the use of the vehicle under a lease or hire-purchase agreement, but not the lessor while the vehicle is being leased under such an agreement); and
(b) for an unregistered vehicle to which a trader's plate is attached—each of the following:
(i) the person to whom the trader's plate is issued under the Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Act 1999 ;
(ii) anyone who has a legal right to possession of the vehicle (including anyone who has the use of the vehicle under a lease or hire-purchase agreement, but not the lessor while the vehicle is being leased under such an agreement); and
(c) for an unregistered vehicle to which no trader's plate is attached—each of the following:
(i) a person who was last recorded as a registered operator of the vehicle;
(ii) anyone who has a legal right to possession of the vehicle (including anyone who has the use of the vehicle under a lease or hire-purchase agreement, but not the lessor while the vehicle is being leased under such an agreement); and
(d) anyone else prescribed under the regulations for this subsection.
(2) For subsection (1) (d), the regulations may prescribe different persons for different provisions of the road transport legislation.