SALE OF MOTOR VEHICLES ACT 1977
Table of Provisions
PART 1--PRELIMINARY
- 1 Name of Act
- 2 Dictionary
- 2A Notes
- 3 When is a motor vehicle sold or manufactured etc
- 4A Application of Act to motor dealings by Territory
- 5B Inspectors
- 5C Identity cards
PART 3--DEALINGS IN MOTOR VEHICLES
- 15 Licensees to maintain dealings register
- 16 Information to be recorded in dealings register
- 17 Giving incorrect information to licensee
- 18 Telling people about Act's requirements
- 19 Dealings with persons under 18 years
- 20 Dealer to attach notice to second-hand vehicle
- 21 Action by dealer on sale of second-hand motor vehicle
- 22 Sale of vehicle if odometer replaced or distance altered
- 23 Obligations of dealer to repair defects in motor vehicles
- 24 Excluded defects
- 25 Exceptions
- 25A Obligations of dealer to repair defects in motorcycles
- 25B Cooling-off period
- 26 Sales between dealers and wholesalers
- 31 Authority to dealer to sell as agent
PART 4--SALE OF SECOND-HAND MOTOR VEHICLES GENERALLY
PART 4A--SECURITY INTERESTS IN MOTOR VEHICLES
- 32A Liability of dealer to creditor if security interest defeated
PART 5--TRUST ACCOUNTS
- 33 Payment of money into trust account
- 34 Procedure if part of consideration is not money
- 35 Application of money in trust account
- 36 Protection of trust money
- 37 Provisions applying to banks etc
- 38 Accounting records
- 39 Receipts for trust money
- 40 Audit of trust accounts
- 41 Auditor's report
- 42 Qualification of auditors
- 43 Withdrawals—deficiency suspected
PART 8--NOTIFICATION AND REVIEW OF DECISIONS
- 50 Meaning of reviewable decision—pt 8
- 51 Reviewable decision notices
- 52 Applications for review
PART 9--MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS COMPENSATION FUND
- 60 Certain persons may apply for compensation
- 61 Commissioner to determine applications
- 62 Commissioner to notify applicant of determination
- 63 Review of determination
- 64 Payment of compensation
- 65 Subrogation
PART 10--OFFENCES
- 68 Offence by employee—liability of employer
- 69 Institution of proceedings
PART 10A--ENFORCEMENT
Division 10A--.1 General
Division 10A--.2 Powers of inspectors
- 70A Power to enter premises
- 70B Production of identity card
- 70C Consent to entry
- 70D General powers on entry to premises
- 70E Power to seize things
- 70F Power to require name and address
Division 10A--.3 Search Warrants
- 70G Warrants generally
- 70H Warrants—application made other than in person
- 70I Search warrants—announcement before entry
- 70J Details of search warrant to be given to occupier etc
- 70K Occupier entitled to be present during search etc
- 70L Use of electronic equipment at premises
- 70M Person with knowledge of computer or computer system to assist access
- 70N Securing electronic equipment
- 70O Copies of seized things to be provided
Division 10A--.4 Return and forfeiture of things seized
- 70P Receipt for things seized
- 70Q Moving things to another place for examination or processing under search
- 70R Access to things seized
- 70S Return of things seized
- 70T Forfeiture of seized things
- 70U Application for order disallowing seizure
- 70V Order for return of seized thing
Division 10A--.5 Miscellaneous
- 70W Damage etc to be minimised
- 70X Compensation for exercise of enforcement powers
PART 11--MISCELLANEOUS
- 79 Advertisements by licensed dealers
- 81 Submission of documents for signature
- 82 Licensed dealer not to be indemnified by antecedent owner
- 83 Contracting out
- 84 Other rights and remedies preserved
- 89 Requirement by commissioner or inspector
- 91 Determination of fees and charges
- 92 Exemption of vehicles from Act
- 93 Approved forms
- 95 Regulation-making power
