New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

ROAD TRANSPORT (VEHICLE REGISTRATION) REGULATION 2007 - REG 16A

16A Replacement of registration documents

(1) The Authority may, at any time, issue a replacement certificate of registration or registration label, or both, for a registered vehicle if the Authority is satisfied that the expiry date of the vehicle’s registration recorded on the Register is different to the expiry date included in the certificate of registration or registration label.

Note: Clauses 15 (3) and 16 (6) provide for the replacement of a certificate of registration or registration label, respectively, that has been lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed on the payment of the applicable fee.

(2) If the Authority issues a new certificate of registration or registration label under this clause, the registered operator of the vehicle must:

(a) destroy the certificate of registration or registration label, or both, that is or are being replaced, or

(b) if required to do so by written notice from the Authority, return the certificate of registration or registration label, or both, to the Authority (or an agent nominated by the Authority) before the date specified in the notice for that purpose.

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.

(3) Despite subclause (2), a registered operator is not required to return to the Authority a certificate of registration or registration label that has been destroyed before the notice was issued under subclause (2) (b).