Contents (1997 - 119)
Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Act 1997 No 119
Status information

Long title

Part 1 Preliminary

Note
1 Name of Act
2 Commencement
3 Objects of Act
4 Definitions
5 Application of Commonwealth Acts Interpretation Act 1901
6 Notes

Part 2 Registration system

Division 1 Powers and functions of the Authority

7 Functions of Authority
8 Powers of Authority
9 Authority not to register registrable vehicles based outside the State
10 Register does not provide evidence of title
11 Security of information in Register
12 Delegation by Authority
13 Ownership of devices, plates or documents

Division 2 Regulations

14 Regulations
15 Regulations to establish registration system
15A Regulations to establish system for vehicle standards and inspections
16 Regulations may exclude registrable vehicles from this Act
17 (Repealed)

Part 3 Offences

18 Prohibition on using unregistered registrable vehicles
19 Obtaining registration or unregistered vehicle permits by false statements
20 Using registrable vehicles contrary to conditions or prohibitions
21 Obligations of registered operators
21A Offences relating to identification numbers of engines and other parts of motor vehicles or trailers
22 Affixing of interstate number-plates on registrable vehicles in New South Wales
22A Operating interstate registered vehicles in New South Wales
22B Direction to provide documents relating to use of interstate registered vehicles

Part 4 Miscellaneous

23 Act to bind Crown
23A Registered operators
24–25A (Repealed)
26 Defective registrable vehicles
27 Power to seize unregistered vehicles
27A Power of entry to inspect damaged vehicles
27B Use of dangerously defective motor vehicles
27C Seizure of number-plate
28 (Repealed)
29 Status of unregistered vehicles having permits
30 Unpaid charges and fees
31 Fees in relation to registration of vehicles of Crown and statutory bodies
32, 33 (Repealed)
34 Savings and transitional provisions
35 Review of Act

 Schedules 1, 2 (Repealed)

 Schedule 3 Savings and transitional provisions

Historical notes