sec.25Motor vehicle must be insured under correct class

### sec.25 Motor vehicle must be insured under correct class An applicant for registration, or renewal of registration, of a motor vehicle must not make a misstatement or misrepresentation that results in— the motor vehicle being incorrectly classified; and a consequent reduction in the amount of the premium charged for the CTP insurance policy for the vehicle. Maximum penalty—30 penalty units. However, it is a defence to a charge of an offence against subsection (1) to prove that the defendant believed on reasonable grounds that the misstatement or misrepresentation was true. A person must not drive a motor vehicle, or permit a motor vehicle to be driven, on a road or in a public place knowing that the vehicle has been incorrectly classified and that, as a result, less than the appropriate insurance premium has been paid for a policy of CTP insurance. Maximum penalty—30 penalty units. An insurer must not fix the insurance premium to be paid for a CTP insurance policy on the basis of a classification of a motor vehicle the insurer knows to be incorrect. Maximum penalty—300 penalty units. s 25 amd 2000 No. 17 s 14 (sec.25-ssec.1) An applicant for registration, or renewal of registration, of a motor vehicle must not make a misstatement or misrepresentation that results in— the motor vehicle being incorrectly classified; and a consequent reduction in the amount of the premium charged for the CTP insurance policy for the vehicle. Maximum penalty—30 penalty units. (sec.25-ssec.2) However, it is a defence to a charge of an offence against subsection (1) to prove that the defendant believed on reasonable grounds that the misstatement or misrepresentation was true. (sec.25-ssec.2A) A person must not drive a motor vehicle, or permit a motor vehicle to be driven, on a road or in a public place knowing that the vehicle has been incorrectly classified and that, as a result, less than the appropriate insurance premium has been paid for a policy of CTP insurance. Maximum penalty—30 penalty units. (sec.25-ssec.3) An insurer must not fix the insurance premium to be paid for a CTP insurance policy on the basis of a classification of a motor vehicle the insurer knows to be incorrect. Maximum penalty—300 penalty units. - (a) the motor vehicle being incorrectly classified; and - (b) a consequent reduction in the amount of the premium charged for the CTP insurance policy for the vehicle.