Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading Act 1990
166Dealings with infants
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166 Dealings with infants (1) A licensed dealer must not: (a) purchase or otherwise acquire a second-hand motor vehicle from a person who is under 18 years old; or (b) sell or otherwise dispose of a second-hand vehicle to such a person; without the consent in writing of that person's parent or guardian. (2) In proceedings against a dealer for an offence against subsection (1), it is a defence that the dealer believed, on reasonable grounds, that the person in question had attained the age of 18 years.