MOTOR VEHICLES ACT 1959 - SECT 138
MOTOR VEHICLES ACT 1959 - SECT 138
138—Obligation to provide information
(1) If the Registrar
believes on reasonable grounds that any information contained in the register
of motor vehicles or the register of licences is inaccurate, incomplete or
misleading, the Registrar may by notice in writing require the
registered owner or the registered operator of a motor vehicle, or the holder
of a licence, as the case may require, to provide evidence to the Registrar in
such form as the Registrar may require, relevant to the issuing, variation or
continuation of the registration of the vehicle or the licence, including the
holder's personal details and residential address.
(2) For the purposes
of subsection (1), the Registrar may require a person to provide
specified documents for inspection and attend at a time and place specified in
the notice for identification.
(3) If a person who is
required to attend for identification requests a change to the time or place
specified in the notice, the Registrar must consider that request and may
change the time or place in accordance with the request.
(4) If a person fails
to comply with a requirement made of the person under this section, the person
is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty: $750.