TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USE MANAGEMENT--VEHICLE STANDARDS AND SAFETY) REGULATION 1999

Queensland Consolidated Regulations

13 When a vehicle is defective

A vehicle is defective if--

(a) a part of the vehicle that is necessary for the safe operation of the vehicle--

(i) does not perform its intended function; or

(ii) has deteriorated to an extent where it can not be reasonably relied on to perform its intended function; or

(b) a part of the vehicle that is necessary for the control of emissions of gas, particles or noise--

(i) does not perform its intended function; or

(ii) has deteriorated to an extent where it can not be reasonably relied on to perform its intended function; or

(c) the vehicle's odometer--

(i) does not perform its intended function; or

(ii) has deteriorated to an extent where it can not be reasonably relied on to perform its intended function; or

(d) the vehicle is unsafe; or

(e) the vehicle does not comply with the Code of Practice--Vehicle Inspection Guidelines (the vehicle inspection code of practice).

Editor's note--

This code of practice is available online at www.transport.qld.gov.au or through SDS Publications.