Section 70 Road Transport Act 2013
Obligations of Registered Operators

Section 70 of the Road Transport Act 2013 is Obligations of Registered Operators and reads as follows:

Obligations of registered operators

(cf VR Act, s 21)

(1) This Act and the statutory rules do not affect the obligations of a registered operator of a registrable vehicle to comply with any applicable provisions of the Motor Accident Injuries Act 2017 , the Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 and the Duties Act 1997 .

(2) A registered operator of a registrable vehicle must, in accordance with the statutory rules:

(a) ensure that any devices, plates and documents issued by the Authority are installed or displayed on the vehicle, and

(b) while operating the vehicle, carry or cause the driver to carry, documents prescribed by the statutory rules, and

(c) when required to do so by the Authority, produce documents prescribed by the statutory rules, and

(d) comply with any directions given by, and conditions imposed by, the Authority about the registration of the vehicle, and

(e) keep records required to be kept by the statutory rules about the registration of the vehicle.

The penalties

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.

(3) Without limiting section 181, a person is not liable to be convicted of an offence against subsection (2) and an offence against the statutory rules arising out of a single incident.

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