Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

INTERSTATE ROAD TRANSPORT REGULATIONS 1986 - REG 5

         (1)   For the purposes of paragraph 13 (1) (a) of the Act, the following provisions apply in respect of a motor vehicle or trailer that is or has been registered under the Act, or under a law of a State or of the Australian Capital Territory, before 1 August 1989:

                (a)    the motor vehicle or trailer must have affixed to it, in accordance with an approval given, or guidelines issued, in writing by the Australian Motor Vehicle Certification Board, a plate that displays:

                          (i)    particulars in respect of the motor vehicle or trailer; and

                         (ii)    a statement to the effect that the plate has been affixed to the vehicle in accordance with that approval;

               (b)    where the motor vehicle or trailer has, after the date on which the plate referred to in paragraph (a) has been affixed to it, been altered or modified in such a manner that the motor vehicle or trailer does not, with respect to any part or component in relation to which any Australian Design Rule is applicable to the motor vehicle or trailer, conform with its manufacturer's specifications for vehicles of the class in which the motor vehicle or trailer is included, the motor vehicle or trailer must comply with the requirements set out in that Australian Design Rule;

                (c)    where the motor vehicle or trailer was not, at the time of the application under section 9 of the Act for its registration, registered under the Act or under the law of a State or of the Australian Capital Territory, the motor vehicle or trailer must be a conforming vehicle.

         (2)   For the purposes of paragraph 13 (1) (a) of the Act, the following provisions apply in respect of a motor vehicle or trailer when it is first registered under the Act, or under a law of a State or of the Australian Capital Territory, on or after 1 August 1989, namely:

                (a)    the motor vehicle or trailer must have affixed to it, in accordance with arrangements made under section 10 of the Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989 , a compliance plate within the meaning of that section; and

               (b)    where the motor vehicle or trailer has, after the date on which the compliance plate was affixed to it, been altered or modified in such a manner that the motor vehicle or trailer does not, with respect to any part or component in relation to which a relevant national standard is determined under that Act, conform with its manufacturer's specifications for vehicles of the class in which the motor vehicle or trailer is included, the motor vehicle or trailer must comply with the requirements set out in that national standard; and

                (c)    where the motor vehicle was not, at the time of the application under section 9 of the Act for its registration, registered under the Act or under a law of a State or of the Australian Capital Territory, the motor vehicle or trailer must be a conforming vehicle.