99BProhibitions on buying or disposing of unidentified vehicles

99B Prohibitions on buying or disposing of unidentified vehicles

99B Prohibitions on buying or disposing of unidentified vehicles

(1) A motor vehicle recycler must not, other than with the written authorisation of a police officer, buy a motor vehicle if the unique identifier for the motor vehicle has been removed, obliterated, defaced or altered (an unidentified vehicle).

Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.

(2) A motor vehicle recycler who receives or is in possession of an unidentified vehicle must not, other than with the written authorisation of a police officer, sell or dispose of the unidentified vehicle.

Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.

(3) In this section—

unique identifier, for a motor vehicle, has the same meaning as in the Crimes Act 1900, section 154E.

s 99B: Ins 2023 No 28, Sch 1[46].