85   Number-plate and registration certificate and label offences

(1)  The driver of a registrable vehicle is guilty of an offence if the vehicle is used on a road or in a road related area:

(a)  with a number-plate affixed that was not issued by the Authority or was not issued for that vehicle, or

(b)  with any registration label (that is required to be affixed to the vehicle) obscured, defaced, or otherwise not legible, or not displayed or affixed in accordance with this Regulation, or

(c)  with a registration label that has expired (unless the vehicle is no longer required to have a registration label affixed).

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.

(1A)  The driver of a registrable vehicle registered by the Authority is guilty of an offence if the vehicle is used on a road or road related area without displaying number-plates issued by the Authority for the purpose of authorising the use of the vehicle.

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.

(2)  The driver of a registrable vehicle is guilty of an offence if the vehicle is used on a road or in a road related area displaying:

(a)  an altered number-plate or registration label, or

(b)  the representation of a number-plate or registration label:

(i)  other than a number-plate or registration label issued in accordance with this Regulation or another law, and

(ii)  that is likely to be mistaken for a number-plate or registration label displayed in accordance with this Regulation.

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.

(3)  The registered operator of a registrable vehicle (other than the driver of the vehicle) used in contravention of subclause (1), (1A) or (2) is also guilty of an offence if it is proved that the operator caused, permitted, allowed or failed to take reasonable precautions to prevent the contravention.

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.

(4)  This clause does not apply to:

(a)  the use of trader’s plates, or

(b)  the use of a registered vehicle for the purpose of number-plate testing authorised by the Authority if the vehicle displays a sign indicating that number-plate testing is being carried out.