Victorian Consolidated Regulations

Transport (Passenger Vehicles) Regulations 2005 - SECT 22

Inspection of vehicles operated by licence holders

22. Inspection of vehicles operated by licence holders



(1) The Director, a person approved by the Director or a member of the police
force may direct a licence holder of a vehicle to produce the vehicle for
inspection by any of the following-

   (a)  the Director;





   (b)  a person approved by the Director;





   (c)  a member of the police force;

   (d)  a licensed tester.

(2) A licence holder must comply with a direction given under subregulation
(1).

Penalty: 15 penalty units.

(3) If a person who inspects the vehicle finds that it-

   (a)  is unsafe, unsuitable or unfit for use; or

   (b)  does not comply with the Act or these Regulations or with any
        condition of the relevant licence-

the person must serve a notice on the licence holder requiring the licence
holder to fix the matters set out in the notice within a specified time.

(4) A notice under subregulation (3) must-

   (a)  include sufficient details to identify the vehicle to which it
        relates; and

   (b)  clearly set out the matters which must be fixed; and

   (c)  state a time and date after which the vehicle must not be operated
        unless the matter required to be fixed is fixed.

(5) If the licence holder of a vehicle subject to a notice given under
subregulation (3) does not fix the matters set out in the notice within the
time specified in the notice, the licence holder must not use, or allow to be
used, the vehicle for carrying passengers for hire or reward until the matters
set out in the notice have been fixed.

Penalty: 20 penalty units.

(6) If inspection of a vehicle is required under subregulation (1), the
Director may require the licence holder of the vehicle to provide to the
Director the evidence that the holder receives from the person who inspected
the vehicle that the vehicle has been inspected and the result of that
inspection.

(7) The licence holder must provide the evidence of the inspection required
under subregulation (6) to the Director within 7 days after receiving the
evidence.

Penalty: 5 penalty units.