80Replacement of defaced etc. permit

80 Replacement of defaced etc. permit

80 Replacement of defaced etc. permit

(1) If a person’s permit for a vehicle standards exemption (permit) is defaced, destroyed, lost or stolen, the person must, as soon as reasonably practicable after becoming aware of the matter, apply to the Regulator for a replacement permit.

Maximum penalty—$4000.

Editorial note.

See also section 737 (Increase of penalty amounts).

(2) If the Regulator is satisfied the permit has been defaced, destroyed, lost or stolen, the Regulator must give the person a replacement permit as soon as practicable.

(3) If the Regulator decides not to give the person a replacement permit, the Regulator must give the person an information notice for the decision.

(4) Subsection (1) does not apply to a vehicle standards exemption (permit) for which an application to cancel the permit has been made and is pending determination.