Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

MOTOR VEHICLE STANDARDS ACT 1989 - SECT 10A

             (1)  If new vehicles of a particular type, or vehicle components of a particular type, comply with the national standards, the Minister must give written approval for identification plates to be placed on vehicles or components of that type.

             (2)  If:

                     (a)  new vehicles of a particular type, or vehicle components of a particular type, do not comply with the national standards; but

                     (b)  the Minister is satisfied that such noncompliance is only in minor and inconsequential respects;

the Minister may give written approval for identification plates to be placed on vehicles or components of that type.

             (3)  If:

                     (a)  new vehicles of a particular type:

                              (i)  are covered by an entry in the Register referred to in section 21; or

                             (ii)  are prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this subparagraph; and

                     (b)  the vehicles of that type do not comply with the national standards; and

                     (c)  the Minister is satisfied that the non‑compliance is not only in minor and inconsequential respects; and

                     (d)  the Minister is satisfied that the vehicles of that type comply with the national standards to an extent that makes them suitable for supply to the market;

the Minister may give written approval for identification plates to be placed on vehicles of that type.

             (4)  An approval under subsection (1), (2) or (3) may be subject to written conditions determined by the Minister.

             (5)  In relation to an approval under subsection (3), those conditions may include a condition that the holder not place more than a specified number of identification plates on a specified class of vehicles during a specified period.

             (6)  If:

                     (a)  the holder of an approval under subsection (1), (2) or (3) intentionally takes an action or omits to take an action; and

                     (b)  the action or omission contravenes a condition of the approval; and

                     (c)  the holder knows that the action or omission contravenes the condition or is reckless as to whether or not the action or omission contravenes the condition;

the holder is guilty of an offence punishable, on conviction, by a fine not exceeding 60 penalty units.