New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

ROAD TRANSPORT (VEHICLE REGISTRATION) REGULATION 2007 - REG 16

16 Registration labels

(1) If the Authority registers a registrable vehicle it must issue a registration label.

(2) A registration label:

(a) issued in respect of a motor vehicle (other than a motor vehicle referred to in paragraph (b)) must include:

(i) the registration number of the vehicle, and

(ii) its make, and

(iii) its model or body type (whichever is the more descriptive), and

(iv) its VIN or, if there is no VIN, any chassis number and engine number, and

(v) the expiry date of the vehicle’s registration, and

(vi) if the vehicle is conditionally registered-a code indicating that the vehicle is conditionally registered, and

(vii) the vehicle’s GVM (if applicable to the vehicle concerned), and

(viii) the vehicle’s GCM (if applicable to the vehicle concerned), and

(ix) if the vehicle is a heavy vehicle-the applicable charging category for the vehicle for the purposes of Part 2A of the Act in coded form, or

(b) issued in respect of a trailer or a motor vehicle without a windscreen or fixed windows must be in a form approved by the Authority.

Note: In relation to subclause (2) (a) (vi), a registered operator will receive full written explanation of the conditions applying to the vehicle when the registration label is issued.
In relation to subclause (2) (a) (ix), a list of codes is available from the Authority.

(3) A registration label must be affixed:

(a) in the case of a motor vehicle fitted with a windscreen or fixed windows:

(i) to the lower left (or near side) portion of the front windscreen, or

(ii) to any fixed window on the left (or near) side of the vehicle, and

(b) in the case of a caravan or other trailer:

(i) on or adjacent to the vehicle’s number-plate in such a manner that the characters on the number-plate are not obscured, or

(ii) if the vehicle has a fixed rear window or a hinged rear window that is to be closed when the caravan or other trailer is being towed-to that window, in a location as close as possible to the vehicle’s number-plate, and

(c) in any other case-on or adjacent to the vehicle’s rear number-plate in such a manner that the characters on the number-plate are not obscured.

(4) Despite subclause (3), the registration label must be affixed so that the information on the label is readable from the outside of the vehicle.

(5) Despite subclause (1), the Authority is not required to issue a registration label in respect of a registrable vehicle that is operated by a State or Territory or the Commonwealth or by an authority of a State or Territory or the Commonwealth.

(6) On payment of any applicable fee, the Authority may issue a replacement registration label to the person in whose name a registrable vehicle is registered if the Authority is satisfied that the original registration label is lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed.