Western Australian Consolidated Regulations

ROAD TRAFFIC (LICENSING) REGULATIONS 1975 - REG 4B

4B .         Grant of vehicle licence

        (1)         Except as provided in section 17 of the Act and subregulation (2), where an application is made for the grant of a licence for —

            (a)         a vehicle not previously licensed under the Act; or

            (b)         a vehicle for which the licence last granted or renewed under the Act expired a period of more than 15 days before the application was made,

                the Director General is to grant a licence for the vehicle to the applicant for a period referred to in regulation 4D.

        (2)         Where —

            (a)         an application is made for the grant of a vehicle licence referred to in subregulation (1)(b); and

            (b)         the application is made within the renewal period relating to a licence for the vehicle; and

            (c)         the number plate or number plates issued for the vehicle have not been returned to the Director General,

                the Director General may refuse to grant the licence, in which case the application is to be regarded as an application for a renewal of the licence last granted or renewed for that vehicle.

        [Regulation 4B inserted in Gazette 28 Nov 2006 p. 4901-2.]