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Motor Dealers and Chattel Auctioneers Act 2014
sec.95Notice to be given about used motor vehicle—written-off vehicle
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### sec.95 Notice to be given about used motor vehicle—written-off vehicle
This section applies if a used motor vehicle that is an unregistered written-off vehicle is to be sold by a motor dealer, other than by auction, to a prospective buyer (the buyer ).
Before the motor dealer sells the vehicle to the buyer, the motor dealer must tell the buyer 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—200 penalty units.
The motor dealer must also ask the buyer to sign an acknowledgement, printed in type no smaller than 12 point, that—
identifies the used motor vehicle as a written-off vehicle; and
states whether the vehicle is a repairable write-off or a statutory write-off.
Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
The motor dealer must—
give the original of the acknowledgement to the buyer; and
keep a copy of the acknowledgement.
Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
(sec.95-ssec.1) This section applies if a used motor vehicle that is an unregistered written-off vehicle is to be sold by a motor dealer, other than by auction, to a prospective buyer (the buyer ).
(sec.95-ssec.2) Before the motor dealer sells the vehicle to the buyer, the motor dealer must tell the buyer 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—200 penalty units.
(sec.95-ssec.3) The motor dealer must also ask the buyer to sign an acknowledgement, printed in type no smaller than 12 point, that— identifies the used motor vehicle as a written-off vehicle; and states whether the vehicle is a repairable write-off or a statutory write-off. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
(sec.95-ssec.4) The motor dealer must— give the original of the acknowledgement to the buyer; and keep a copy of the acknowledgement. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
- (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) identifies the used motor vehicle as a written-off vehicle; and
- (b) states whether the vehicle is a repairable write-off or a statutory write-off.
- (a) give the original of the acknowledgement to the buyer; and
- (b) keep a copy of the acknowledgement.