New South Wales Consolidated Acts

MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIRS ACT 1980

- As at 30 May 2012
- Act 71 of 1980

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act
   2.      Commencement
   3.      (Repealed)
   4.      Definitions
   5.      Exemptions
   6.      Approved forms

   PART 2 - THE AUTHORITY

   7.      Constitution of Authority
   8.      Functions of Authority
           9-11. (Repealed)
   12.     Role of General Manager
           13, 14. (Repealed)

   PART 3 - LICENCES AND CERTIFICATES

           Division 1 - Repairers’ licences

   15.     Licences
   16.     Application for licence
   17.     False or misleading information in applications and notices
   17A.    Investigation of application
   17B.    Grant of licences
   18.     Refusal of application for licence
   18A.    Grant of approval for licence
   18B.    Name under which holder of licence may operate
   19.     Form of licence
   20.     Amendment of licence
   20A.    Transfer of licence if partners change
   21.     Duration of licence and annual licence fee
   21A.    Transfer or loan of licences

           Division 2 - Tradespeople’s certificates

   22.     Tradesperson’s certificate
   23.     Application for tradesperson’s certificate
   24.     Grant of tradesperson’s certificate
   25.     Provisional tradesperson’s certificate
   26.     Form of tradesperson’s certificate
   27.     Duration of certificate
   27A.    Transfer or loan of tradesperson’s certificate

           Division 3 - (Repealed)
           None

           Division 4 - Licences and certificates generally

   33.     Conditions of, and restrictions on, licences and certificates
   34.     Notice of refusal
   35.     Surrender of certificate
   36.     (Repealed)
   37.     Duplicate licence or certificate
   38.     Registers of licences and certificates
   39.     False or misleading statements in certificate applications
   40.     Holding out as holder of certificate

   PART 4 - DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS

   41.     Show cause notices
   42.     Grounds on which a licence holder may be dealt with under this Part
   43.     Grounds on which a certificate holder may be dealt with under this Part
   44.     Determination of disciplinary measures by Authority
   45.     Reviews by Administrative Decisions Tribunal

   PART 5 - UNJUST CONDUCT BY REPAIRERS

   46.     Meaning of “unjust” conduct
   47.     Undertakings by repairer
   48.     Register of undertakings
   49.     Restraint of unjust conduct
   50.     Variation or discharge of restraining order

   PART 6 - DISPUTES

   51.     Definitions
   52.     Disputes
   53.     Settlement of disputes
   54.     Investigation by Authority
           55, 56. (Repealed)
   57.     False or misleading statements

   PART 7 - FINANCE

   58.     (Repealed)
   59.     Grants to Authority
   60.     Establishment of funds
   61.     General Fund
   62.     Contingency Fund
   63.     Claims against Contingency Fund
   64.     Subrogation where claim allowed
   64A.    Recovery of money from directors
   65.     Deferred payments out of Contingency Fund
   66.     Education and Research Fund
   67.     (Repealed)
   68.     Financial year
   69.     (Repealed)

   PART 8 - GENERAL

   70.     Delegation
   71.     Other rights and remedies not affected
   72.     Contracting out void
   73.     Authority may require information
   74.     Production of licences and certificates
   74A.    Inspectors must have identification
   75.     Power of entry and examination
   75A.    Search warrants-entry of unlicensed premises
   75B.    Production of records
   76.     Offence to obstruct inspector, police
   77.     Disclosure of information
   77A.    Provision of information
   77B.    Duty to report suspicious goods
   77C.    Retention of suspicious goods
   78.     Evidence
   79.     (Repealed)
   80.     Service of notice etc
   81.     Service of notice etc on the Authority
   82.     Seal of Authority
   83.     (Repealed)
   84.     Protection from liability
   85.     Recovery of charges
   86.     (Repealed)
   87.     Proceedings
   87A.    Penalty notices for certain offences
   88.     Offences by corporation
   89.     Regulations
   90.     Savings and transitional provisions
   91.     Review of Act
           Schedule 4 (Repealed)
           SCHEDULE 5