16J   Factors relevant to assessments

An assessor must ensure that any vehicle damage assessment made by or on behalf of the assessor:

(a)  includes an assessment of whether the vehicle has suffered non-repairable damage, and

(b)  bases any calculation of the cost of repair of the vehicle (for the purposes of assessing whether the vehicle is a total loss) on the standard of repairs, and the repair methods, prescribed by the regulations in relation to vehicles of that type.

Maximum penalty:

(a)  in the case of a corporation, 250 penalty units for a first offence or 500 penalty units for a second or subsequent offence, or

(b)  in any other case, 50 penalty units for a first offence or 100 penalty units for a second or subsequent offence.