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MOTOR VEHICLES ACT 1959 - SECT 47

MOTOR VEHICLES ACT 1959 - SECT 47

47—Duty to carry number plates

        (1)         A person must not drive a motor vehicle, or cause a motor vehicle to stand, on a road unless a number plate or plates—

            (a)         that conform to the specifications and design prescribed for number plates of a class established under section 47A; and

            (b)         that bear the number allotted to the vehicle under this Act,

are attached to the vehicle in accordance with the regulations.

Maximum penalty: $5 000.

        (1a)         If a motor vehicle is driven, or caused to stand, on a road in contravention of subsection (1), the registered owner and the registered operator of the vehicle are each guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty: $5 000.

        (1b)         It is a defence to a charge of an offence against subsection (1a) to prove that, in consequence of some unlawful act, the vehicle was not in the possession or control of the defendant at the time it was driven or left standing on the road.

        (2)         This section does not apply to—

            (a)         a motor vehicle exempted from registration under this Act; or

            (b)         a motor vehicle in relation to which a permit has been issued under this Act permitting the vehicle to be driven without registration; or

            (ba)         a registered motor vehicle during the period from receipt by the Registrar of a duly made application for a number plate or plates for the vehicle and the end of the day following the day on which the number plate or plates are delivered to the applicant; or

            (c)         a person who fails to comply with this section by reason of damage caused by a collision or other road accident where the person has had no reasonable opportunity to repair the damage.