ROAD TRANSPORT (VEHICLE REGISTRATION) (NO. 81 OF 1999)

Table of Provisions

• Long Title

PART 1--PRELIMINARY

• 1 Name of Act  
• 2 Commencement  
• 3 Objects of Act (Cwth s 3, NSW s 3)  
• 4 Definitions—the dictionary (Cwth s 2, NSW s 4)  
• 5 Notes (NSW s 6)  

PART 2--REGISTRATION SYSTEM

Division 2.1--—Functions and powers of road transportauthority generally

• 6 Functions of road transport authority (Cwth s 9, NSW s 7 (1))  
• 7 Powers of road transport authority (Cwth s 10, NSW s 8)  
• 8 Registrable vehicles based outside ACT not to be registered (Cwth s 11, NSW s 9)  
• 9 Register does not provide evidence of title (Cwth s 12, NSW s 10)  
• 10 Keeping of register (NSW s 7 (2) to (4))  
• 11 Security of information in register (Cwth s 13, NSW s 11)  
• 12 Ownership of devices, plates and documents (Cwth s 15, NSW s 13)  

Division 2.2--—Regulations

• 13 General regulation-making power (Cwth s 16, 24 (2), (3), NSW s 14, MTA s 218)  
• 14 Regulations to establish a registration system (Cwth s 17, NSW s 15)  
• 15 Regulations to establish system for vehicle standards and inspections (NSW s 15A)  
• 16 Regulations may apply certain documents etc (NSW s 14 (2))  
• 17 Regulations may exclude vehicles and people from Act (Cwth s 18, NSW s 16)  

PART 3--OFFENCES

• 18 Prohibition on using unregistered registrable vehicles or vehicles with suspended registration (Cwth s 20, NSW s 18, MTA s 165)  
• 19 Obtaining registration or unregistered vehicle permits by false statements etc (Cwth s 21, NSW s 19, MTA s 177)  
• 20 Forgery of devices etc (MTA s 177)  
• 21 Obligations of registered operator (Cwth s 23, NSW s 21)  
• 22 Offences about numberplates, registration labels etc  
• 23 Offences relating to identification numbers of motor vehicles and trailers (NSW s 21A)  

PART 4--DEFECTIVE AND DANGEROUSLY DEFECTIVE VEHICLES

• 24 Meaning of defective vehicle and dangerously defective vehicle (NSW s 4, 27B (7))  
• 25 Identifying defective vehicles (Cwth s 28, NSW s 26)  
• 26 Using certain defective vehicles (Cwth s 22, NSW s 20)  
• 27 Identifying dangerously defective vehicles (NSW s 27B)  
• 28 Using dangerously defective vehicles (NSW s 27B)  

PART 5--MISCELLANEOUS

• 29 Registered operators (NSW s 23A)  
• 30 Seizure of numberplates (NSW s 27C)  
• 31 Status of unregistered vehicles with permits (NSW s 29)  
• 32 References to Motor Traffic Act etc  

PART 6--TRANSITIONAL

• 33 Definitions for Pt 6  
• 34 Existing registrations (NSW Sch 3, cl 3)  
• 35 Existing temporary licences (NSW Sch 3, cl 4)  
• 36 Owner taken to be registered operator  
• 37 Existing trader's plates  
• 38 Existing registration records  
• 39 Existing defect notices  
• 40 Transitional regulations  
• 41 Modification of Part's operation  
• 42 Expiry of Part  
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