Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

MOTOR VEHICLE STANDARDS ACT 1989 - SECT 17

             (1)  The importation of a road vehicle that:

                     (a)  complies with the national standards; and

                     (b)  has an identification plate;

is subject to the following conditions:

                     (c)  the importer will do all things reasonable and necessary to ensure that, when the vehicle is supplied to the market, it:

                              (i)  still complies with the national standards; and

                             (ii)  still has an identification plate;

                     (d)  the importer will not modify the vehicle in a way that makes it nonstandard;

                     (e)  the importer will not hand over the vehicle to another person for modification, whether by that other person or otherwise, in a way that makes it nonstandard.

             (2)  A person commits an offence if:

                     (a)  the person is subject to a condition under subsection (1); and

                     (b)  the person engages in conduct; and

                     (c)  the person's conduct contravenes the condition.

Penalty:  120 penalty units.

          (2A)  Strict liability applies to paragraph (2)(a).

Note:          For strict liability , see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code .