Australian Capital Territory
Road Transport (General) (Vehicle Registration) Exemption 2013 (No 1)
Disallowable instrument DI2013 - 27
made under the  
Road Transport (General) Act 1999, section 13 (Power to exclude vehicles, persons or animals from the road transport legislation)
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Under the Road Transport (General) Act 1999, section 13, the Minister has the power
to exclude vehicles, persons or animals from the road transport legislation or a part of
the road transport legislation.

Section 32C(1) of the Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Regulation 2000
provides that the Road Transport must refuse to approve an application for
registration of a vehicle as a hire car (other than a restricted hire car) if the wheelbase
of the vehicle is less than 2800mm.

This exemption provides for any hybrid vehicle with a wheelbase of less than
2800mm, to be used as a hire car. 

The exemption remains in force until it is amended or repealed.