ROAD TRAFFIC ACT 1961 - SECT 118

ROAD TRAFFIC ACT 1961 - SECT 118

118—Liability of operator

        (1)         A person commits an offence if—

            (a)         there is a breach of a light vehicle standards or maintenance requirement; and

            (b)         the person is the operator of the light vehicle concerned.

Maximum penalty: $2 500.

        (2)         It is a defence to a charge for an offence against this section if the person charged establishes that the vehicle was being used at the relevant time by—

            (a)         another person not entitled (whether by express or implied authority or otherwise) to use it, other than an employee or agent of the person; or

            (b)         by an employee of the person who was acting at the relevant time outside the scope of the employment; or

            (c)         by an agent of the person who was acting at the relevant time outside the scope of the agency.