Victorian Consolidated Regulations

Transport (Passenger Vehicles) Regulations 2005 - SECT 20

PART 3 VEHICLES

Vehicle specifications

20. Vehicle specifications



(1) A licence holder of a vehicle must-

   (a)  ensure that the vehicle complies with all the specifications set out
        in Schedule 2 that apply to the vehicle; and

   (b)  if the vehicle was manufactured before 1 July 1988, ensure that it
        also complies with the Australian Design Rule requirements set out in
        Schedule 3 (as modified by that Schedule).

Penalty: 20 penalty units.

(2) An accredited person who operates a public passenger vehicle must-

   (a)  ensure that the vehicle complies with all the specifications set out
        in Schedule 2 that apply to that vehicle; and

   (b)  if the vehicle was manufactured before 1 July 1988, ensure that it
        also complies with the Australian Design Rule requirements set out in
        Schedule 3 (as modified by that Schedule).

Penalty: 20 penalty units.

(3) An officer of the Roads Corporation appointed for the purpose or a person
approved by the Director may exempt a vehicle from any requirement set out in
Schedule 2 or 3 that applies to the vehicle if, in the officer's or person's
opinion, the requirement is inappropriate because of-

   (a)  the nature or construction of the vehicle; or



   (b)  the circumstances in which the vehicle is licensed to operate; or

   (c)  the kind of service the vehicle is used by an accredited person to
        provide.