69Limitation periods

#### 69 Limitation periods 69 Limitation periods > > (1) Calculation of limitation period generally The limitation period for a motor vehicle ends when either the distance limit or time limit specified in this section is first reached for the motor vehicle. > > > (2) The period of the time limit for a motor vehicle commences when the motor dealer sells the motor vehicle. If the purchaser takes possession of a new motor vehicle before the sale by the motor dealer is completed, the sale is taken to have occurred on the day the purchaser first takes possession. > > > (3) New vehicle driven less than 15,000 km before sale (not motor cycle) For a motor vehicle (not being a motor cycle or a second-hand motor vehicle) driven less than 15,000 km when sold by a motor dealer, the distance limit is 20,000 km after manufacture and the time limit is 12 months less 1 month for each 2,000 km that the vehicle was driven before it was sold by the motor dealer. > > > (4) New vehicle driven for more than 15,000 km before sale (not motor cycle) For a motor vehicle (not being a motor cycle or a second-hand motor vehicle) driven 15,000 km or more when sold by a motor dealer, the distance limit is 5,000 km after sale and the time limit is 3 months. > > > (5) Second-hand vehicle driven for not more than 160,000 km before sale (not motor cycle) For a second-hand motor vehicle (not being a motor cycle) driven not more than 160,000 km, and not more than 10 years old, when sold by a motor dealer, the distance limit is 5,000 km after sale and the time limit is 3 months. > > > (6) New motor cycle driven less than 7,000 km before sale For a motor cycle (not being a second-hand motor cycle) driven less than 7,000 km when sold by a motor dealer, the distance limit is 10,000 km after manufacture and the time limit is 6 months less 1 month for each 2,000 km that the vehicle was driven before it was sold by the motor dealer. > > > (7) New motor cycle driven more than 7,000 km before sale For a motor cycle (not being a second-hand motor cycle) driven more than 7,000 km when sold by a motor dealer, the distance limit is 3,000 km after sale and the time limit is 3 months. > > > (8) Unregistrable new motor cycle For a motor cycle (not being a second-hand motor cycle) that is of a design that makes it incapable of being registered in this State, the distance limit is 5,000 km after sale and the time limit is 3 months. > > > (9) Second-hand motor cycle driven for not more than 30,000 km before sale For a second-hand motor cycle (other than a motor cycle of a design that makes it incapable of being registered in this State) driven not more than 30,000 km, and not more than 5 years old, when sold by a motor dealer, the distance limit is 3,000 km after sale and the time limit is 3 months. > > > (10) Other categories The regulations may prescribe additional categories of limitation periods for specified motor vehicles for the purposes of this section. > > **s 69:** Am 2014 No 88, Sch 1.16 \[1\] \[2\].