148Payment of short-fall levy at time of registration of motor vehicle

#### 148 Payment of short-fall levy at time of registration of motor vehicle 148 Payment of short-fall levy at time of registration of motor vehicle > > (1) This section applies only if an order is made under section 150 and while the order is in force. > > > (2) A person who applies for the registration or the renewal of registration of a motor vehicle shall, at the time the application is made, pay to Transport for NSW the short-fall levy determined under this Part in respect of the motor vehicle. > > > (3) A person who applies for the issue of a trader’s plate shall, at the time the application is made, pay to Transport for NSW the short-fall levy determined under this Part in respect of motor vehicles to which the trader’s plate is fixed. > > > (4) The registration or the renewal of registration of a motor vehicle shall not be issued by Transport for NSW until the short-fall levy required to be paid under this section has been paid. > > > (5) The regulations may make provision for or with respect to: > > > > > (a) the payment of short-fall levies by instalments, including provision for the cancellation of registration for failure to pay instalments when they fall due, and > > > > > (b) the refund of short-fall levies. > > > (6) A person who applies for the registration or the renewal of registration of a motor vehicle that takes effect on or after 1 July 1998 and who: > > > > > (a) is the holder of a Senior’s Card (being a card of that name issued by the New South Wales Government), or > > > > > (b) is the recipient of, or the spouse of the recipient of, a family allowance from the Commonwealth under Part 2.17 of the [Social Security Act 1991](http://www.legislation.gov.au/) of the Commonwealth, or > > > > > (c) uses the motor vehicle as a primary producer’s vehicle within the meaning of the [Motor Vehicles Taxation Act 1988](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1988-111), > > > > is not liable to pay the short-fall levy determined under this Part. > > > (7) A person who applies for the registration or the renewal of registration of a motor vehicle that takes effect on or after 1 July 1999, being a motor vehicle that is used for private purposes within the meaning of the [Motor Vehicles Taxation Act 1988](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1988-111), is not liable to pay the short-fall levy determined under this Part. > > > (8) A person who applies for the registration or the renewal of registration of a motor vehicle that takes effect on or after 1 July 2000 is not liable to pay the short-fall levy determined under this Part. > > **s 148:** Am 1989 No 47, Sch 1 (3); 1998 No 81, Sch 4 \[1\] \[2\]; 1999 No 4, Sch 2.21 \[3\]; 2011 No 41, Sch 5.24; 2020 No 30, Sch 4.48.