Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) A motor vehicle in
relation to which an application is made for the grant or transfer of the
licence for the vehicle must be fitted with one of the following
immobilisers —
(a) an
immobiliser fitted to a vehicle by the manufacturer of the vehicle or a person
authorised by the manufacturer, at the time the vehicle is being manufactured;
(b) an
immobiliser that complies with Part III (“Approval of immobilisers and
approval of a vehicle with regard to its immobiliser”) of ECE 97
“Vehicle Alarm Systems” published by the United Nations Economic
Commission for Europe;
(c) an
immobiliser fitted to a vehicle as an integral part of an alarm system
complying with AS/NZS 3749.1:1997 “Intruder alarm
systems — Road vehicles”, jointly published by Standards
Australia and Standards New Zealand;
(d) an
immobiliser that complies with AS/NZS 4601:1999 “Vehicle
immobilisers”, jointly published by Standards Australia and Standards
New Zealand;
(e) an
immobiliser —
(i)
fitted to a vehicle before 1 July 1999; and
(ii)
that is self-arming and immobilises the engine either by
interrupting the fuel, ignition, starter or engine management system;
(f) an
immobiliser —
(i)
fitted to a vehicle before 1 January 2001; and
(ii)
that complies with “Specifications for Vehicle
Immobiliser” published by the Department of Transport on
4 August 2000 and available from its Vehicle Safety Branch at 21
Murray Road South, Welshpool WA 6106;
(g) a
device known as the “GT2000 Gearlock Auto-armed Pinlock”,
manufactured by “Grip-Tech (Pty) Ltd”, that is fitted to a vehicle
in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.
(2) If a vehicle is
required under subrule (1) to be fitted with a prescribed immobiliser at
the time an application is made, that requirement continues in force from that
time.
(3) Except as stated
in subrule (4), this rule applies to a car, an omnibus or a goods
vehicle.
(4) This
rule does not apply to a motor vehicle —
(a) with
an unloaded mass of 3 t or more;
(b) with
a GVM of more than 4.5 t;
(c)
built 25 years or more before the time the application for the grant or
transfer of the licence for the vehicle is made;
(d) in
relation to which an application has been made —
(i)
for the grant or transfer of a licence referred to in
section 76C(6) or (6a) of the Stamp Act 1921 ; or
(ii)
for the transfer of a licence under a judgment or order
of a court;
or
(e) to
which regulation 21D of the Road Traffic (Licensing)
Regulations 1975 applies.