New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

ROAD TRANSPORT (VEHICLE REGISTRATION) REGULATION 2007 - REG 22

22 Authority may alter distinguishing number of registration

(1) The Authority may at any time alter the distinguishing number of the registration of a registrable vehicle or of a number-plate allocated, reserved or set aside by the Authority.

(3) Without limiting subclause (1), the Authority may alter the distinguishing number of a registrable vehicle if the Authority considers that:

(a) there is an error of any kind in the vehicle number-plate issued for the vehicle, or

(b) there has been an error of any kind in the issuing of a vehicle number-plate for the vehicle.

(4) On or before altering the distinguishing number of the registration of a registrable vehicle under this clause, the Authority must give written notice to each registered operator of the vehicle requiring the registered operator to return to the Authority, within such period as is specified in the notice, any number-plate issued in respect of the vehicle.

(5) A registered operator of a registrable vehicle must comply with any notice given to the registered operator under this clause.

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.

(6) On receipt of a number-plate returned in accordance with the requirements of a notice given under this clause, the Authority is to issue to a registered operator of the registrable vehicle concerned a replacement number-plate bearing the distinguishing number, as altered, of the registration of the vehicle for each number-plate that is returned.