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TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USE MANAGEMENT--VEHICLE STANDARDS AND SAFETY) REGULATION 1999 - SECT 20

20 SC vehicles for sale

(1) The owner of a registered SC vehicle that is for sale must ensure a current safety certificate issued for the vehicle is affixed to, or displayed on, a conspicuous part of the vehicle.

Maximum penalty--60 penalty units.

(2) A motor dealer who is acting for the owner of a registered SC vehicle in relation to its disposal must ensure a current safety certificate issued for the vehicle is affixed to, or displayed on, a conspicuous part of the vehicle.

Maximum penalty--60 penalty units.

(3) Subsection (1) does not apply to--

(a) a demonstration vehicle; or
(b) a motor dealer, between the day the vehicle is delivered and the next business day, if the motor dealer--
(i) takes possession of the vehicle on the day immediately before a day other than a business day; and
(ii) has a reasonable excuse; or
(d) a vehicle for sale at an auction to which only motor dealers are allowed to bid; or
(e) an owner who lives--
(i) in an area mentioned in schedule 2, section 1; or
(ii) in an area mentioned in schedule 2, section 2, 3, 4 or 5 for that type of vehicle.

(3A) Subsection (1) also does not apply to a vehicle on a motor dealer's approved business premises if the vehicle--

(a) is clearly marked with the words 'not for sale' in letters at least 100mm high on a sign that--
(i) is at least 210mm by 290mm; and
(ii) is clearly visible from outside the vehicle; and
(b) is not, by way of a sign or other marking on or near the vehicle, indicated as being for sale; and
(c) is--
(i) located at least 10m from other vehicles that are for sale; or
(ii) separated from other vehicles that are for sale in a way that clearly shows the vehicle is not associated with vehicles that are for sale.
Example for subparagraph (ii)--
a rope or other temporary barrier is erected around the vehicle

(4) In this section--

demonstration vehicle means a vehicle--

(a) purchased by a motor dealer from the vehicle's manufacturer; and
(b) registered to the motor dealer; and
(c) used only for the purpose of demonstrating the vehicle with a view to the sale of vehicles of that type.

safety certificate means either the certificate or the label that comprises a safety certificate.



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