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Motor Dealers and Chattel Auctioneers Act 2014
sec.141Announcements before auction—written-off vehicle
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### sec.141 Announcements before auction—written-off vehicle
A chattel auctioneer must announce, immediately before the auction of a motor vehicle that is an unregistered written-off vehicle, that the vehicle is a written-off vehicle and state—
if the vehicle is a repairable write-off—that the vehicle is a repairable write-off and must pass a written-off vehicle inspection under a regulation under the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 before it can be registered; or
if the vehicle is a statutory write-off—that the vehicle can not be registered.
Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
A chattel auctioneer does not contravene subsection (1) if—
2 or more written-off vehicles that are repairable write-offs are to be auctioned in consecutive lots; and
immediately before the first vehicle is to be auctioned, the chattel auctioneer—
identifies the vehicles; and
announces that the identified vehicles are repairable write-offs and must pass a written-off vehicle inspection under a regulation under the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 before they can be registered.
(sec.141-ssec.1) A chattel auctioneer must announce, immediately before the auction of a motor vehicle that is an unregistered written-off vehicle, that the vehicle is a written-off vehicle and state— if the vehicle is a repairable write-off—that the vehicle is a repairable write-off and must pass a written-off vehicle inspection under a regulation under the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 before it can be registered; or if the vehicle is a statutory write-off—that the vehicle can not be registered. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
(sec.141-ssec.2) A chattel auctioneer does not contravene subsection (1) if— 2 or more written-off vehicles that are repairable write-offs are to be auctioned in consecutive lots; and immediately before the first vehicle is to be auctioned, the chattel auctioneer— identifies the vehicles; and announces that the identified vehicles are repairable write-offs and must pass a written-off vehicle inspection under a regulation under the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 before they can be registered.
- (a) if the vehicle is a repairable write-off—that the vehicle is a repairable write-off and must pass a written-off vehicle inspection under a regulation under the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 before it can be registered; or
- (b) if the vehicle is a statutory write-off—that the vehicle can not be registered.
- (a) 2 or more written-off vehicles that are repairable write-offs are to be auctioned in consecutive lots; and
- (b) immediately before the first vehicle is to be auctioned, the chattel auctioneer— (i) identifies the vehicles; and (ii) announces that the identified vehicles are repairable write-offs and must pass a written-off vehicle inspection under a regulation under the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 before they can be registered.
- (i) identifies the vehicles; and
- (ii) announces that the identified vehicles are repairable write-offs and must pass a written-off vehicle inspection under a regulation under the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 before they can be registered.
- (i) identifies the vehicles; and
- (ii) announces that the identified vehicles are repairable write-offs and must pass a written-off vehicle inspection under a regulation under the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 before they can be registered.