South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts20—Application for registration
(1) An application for
registration of a motor vehicle must—
(a)
state correctly the following particulars:
(i)
the full name of the owner of the vehicle;
(ii)
where the owner of the vehicle is a natural person, the
address at which the owner is ordinarily resident;
(iii)
where the owner of the vehicle is a body corporate, the
address of the principal place of business in this State of the body
corporate;
(iv)
the full name of the operator of the vehicle (whether or
not that person is the owner or an owner of the vehicle);
(v)
where the operator is not the owner or an owner of the
vehicle and is a natural person, the address at which that person is
ordinarily resident;
(vi)
where the operator is not the owner or an owner of the
vehicle and is a body corporate, the address of the principal place of
business in this State of the body corporate;
(vii)
the garage address of the vehicle;
(viii)
in the case of an application for registration of a heavy
vehicle—the configuration of the vehicle for the period of registration;
and
(b) be
made in a manner and form determined by the Minister.
(1a) If application is
made for the registration of a motor vehicle that has been taken on hire,
the Registrar may dispense with—
(a) the
requirement that the application state the name and address of any owner of
the vehicle other than the person who has taken the vehicle on hire; or
(b) the
requirement that the application state the name and address of the person who
has taken the vehicle on hire,
as the Registrar thinks fit.
(2) At the time of
making the application—
(a) the
prescribed fee; and
(b) the
appropriate insurance premium; and
(c) the
stamp duty (if any) payable on the application,
must be paid to the Registrar.
(2a) Where an
application to register a motor vehicle falsely states the name of the owner
or the operator of the vehicle, any registration of the motor vehicle pursuant
to that application is void and of no effect.
(3) An application
cannot be made or granted for—
(a) a
person under the age of 18 years to be registered as the owner or operator of
a heavy vehicle; or
(b) a
person under the age of 16 years to be registered as the owner or operator of
a motor vehicle other than a heavy vehicle; or
(c) the
registration of a motor vehicle with a garage address outside this State.
(4) If the Registrar
purports to register a motor vehicle upon an application that is invalid by
reason of subsection (2a) or (3), a policy of insurance under Part 4
will, notwithstanding the invalidity of the registration, come into operation
in respect of the motor vehicle as if it had been validly registered.