New South Wales Consolidated Acts

ROAD TRANSPORT (VEHICLE REGISTRATION) ACT 1997 - SECT 8

8 Powers of Authority

(cf Cth Act s 10)

(1) For the purpose of carrying out its functions under this Act, the Authority may, in accordance with the regulations:

(a) register or refuse to register a registrable vehicle, and

(b) renew or refuse to renew the registration of a registrable vehicle, and

(c) transfer or refuse to transfer the registration of a registrable vehicle from one person to another, and

(d) issue a permit or refuse to issue a permit for the use of an unregistered registrable vehicle, and

(e) impose conditions on the registration of a registrable vehicle or on a permission to use an unregistered registrable vehicle, and

(f) cancel or suspend the registration of a registrable vehicle, and

(g) collect registration and permit charges determined under this Act and taxes imposed by the Motor Vehicles Taxation Act 1988 , and

(h) specify a GCM for a motor vehicle in the circumstances envisaged in paragraph (b) of the definition of "GCM" in section 4, and

(i) specify a GVM for a motor vehicle or trailer in the circumstances envisaged in paragraph (b) of the definition of "GVM" in section 4, and

(j) require proof of compliance with any applicable provisions of the Motor Accidents Act 1988 , the Stamp Duties Act 1920 and the Duties Act 1997 , and

(k) fix the fees and charges to be payable for or in connection with any service provided under this Act or the regulations, and

(l) exercise other powers conferred by the regulations.

(2) The Authority must cause fees and charges fixed under subsection (1) to be published in the Gazette.