Dangerous Goods (Road and Rail Transport) Regulation 2022
241Disposal and transfer of licensed vehicles—the Act, s 13(2)(e)
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241 Disposal and transfer of licensed vehicles—the Act, s 13(2)(e)
241 Disposal and transfer of licensed vehicles—the Act, s 13(2)(e)
(1) Within 21 days after transferring possession, other than by business transfer, or otherwise disposing of a licensed vehicle (the disposed vehicle), the person who holds the licence for the vehicle must give the licensing authority notice of the disposal.
Maximum penalty—
(a) for an individual—10 penalty units, or
(b) for a body corporate—50 penalty units.
(2) If the licence for the disposed vehicle also relates to another vehicle, the person who holds the licence for the vehicle must attach the licence to the notice of the disposal.
Maximum penalty—
(a) for an individual—10 penalty units, or
(b) for a body corporate—50 penalty units.
(3) If the licence for the vehicle does not relate to another vehicle, the person who holds the licence must—
(a) attach the licence to the notice of the disposal, or
(b) destroy the licence and, if required by the licensing authority, provide sufficient evidence to show that this has been done.
Maximum penalty—
(a) for an individual—10 penalty units, or
(b) for a body corporate—50 penalty units.
(4) On receipt of a licence for a disposed vehicle, the licensing authority must—
(a) if the licence also relates to another vehicle—
(i) amend the licence by omitting reference to the disposed vehicle, and
(ii) return the licence to the person who gave the licence to the authority, or
(b) if paragraph (a) does not apply—cancel the licence.
(5) Within 21 days after the business transfer of a vehicle for which a dangerous goods vehicle licence has been granted, the person to whom the vehicle has been transferred must make an application to the licensing authority, accompanied by the licence and the fee prescribed in Schedule 1, for the transfer of the licence to the person.
Maximum penalty—