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Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Act 2001
62Determination to cease to exercise functions related to motor
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62 Determination to cease to exercise functions related to motor
vehicles
(1) The Fines Recovery Unit may, without further notice to a fine
defaulter, determine that the Registrar of Motor Vehicles is to cease
to perform all of the functions mentioned in subsection (2) in
relation to the fine defaulter until:
(b) the Unit otherwise decides to lift the determination.
(2) For subsection (1), the functions are the following:
(a) if the fine defaulter is an individual:
(i) issue of a licence to drive to the fine defaulter or renewal
of the licence to drive of the fine defaulter; and
(ii) testing of the fine defaulter for the purpose of issuing a
licence to drive to the fine defaulter;
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(b) registration, or renewal or transfer of the registration of, a
vehicle in the name of the fine defaulter;
(c) grant of a motor vehicle trader's licence to the fine defaulter,
or renewal of such a licence;
(d) grant of a temporary licence under section 137 of the Motor
Vehicles Act 1949 to the fine defaulter;
(e) grant or renewal of a pastoral vehicle permit in relation to a
vehicle owned by the fine defaulter;
(f) issue of a number plate to the fine defaulter;
(g) a function prescribed by regulation for this section.
(2A) Subject to section 66, the Registrar of Motor Vehicles must not
perform a function mentioned in subsection (2) in relation to a fine
defaulter if the Fines Recovery Unit has made a determination
under subsection (1) in relation to the fine defaulter.
(3) The Fines Recovery Unit must notify the following in writing about a
determination under subsection (1):
(4) Despite subsection (3), failure of a notification to reach the fine
defaulter does not affect any enforcement action taken under this
section.
(5) This section applies despite any obligation on the Registrar of
Motor Vehicles to perform a function that is imposed by or under
any other Act.