MOTOR VEHICLES ACT 1959 - SECT 23A

MOTOR VEHICLES ACT 1959 - SECT 23A

23A—Information required before registration of new vehicles

        (1)         The Registrar must not register a new motor vehicle unless a report containing the particulars prescribed by regulation has been received in relation to that motor vehicle.

        (2)         A person must not sell, by retail, a new motor vehicle unless a report referred to in subsection (1) has been lodged with the Registrar in relation to that motor vehicle.

Maximum penalty: $750.

        (3)         In this section—

"new motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle that has not previously been registered under this Act or the law of any other State or Territory of the Commonwealth.