59Recording information generally—the Act, s 186

59 Recording information generally—the Act, s 186

59 Recording information generally—the Act, s 186

(1) This section applies to a record, form, including a dealer’s notice, receipt or other document (a relevant document) required under the Act or this regulation.

(2) If a relevant document requires a motor vehicle’s date of manufacture to be specified, the following date must be specified—

(a) the month and year of the vehicle’s built date,

(b) if the vehicle does not have a built date—the month and year of the vehicle’s identification plate date.

(3) If a relevant document requires the vehicle identification number of a motor vehicle to be specified but the vehicle does not have a vehicle identification number, the vehicle’s chassis number must be specified instead.

(4) The following abbreviations may be used for recording information in a relevant document—

(a) “C” for consigned,

(b) “D” for dismantled,

(c) “E” for exchanged,

(d) “Lic. No.” for licence number,

(e) “MD” for motor dealer’s licence,

(f) “P” for purchased,

(g) “S” for sold,

(h) “T” for trade-in,

(i) “W” for wholesale.

(5) Information in a relevant document must be recorded legibly and in English.

(6) In this section—

built date, in relation to a motor vehicle, means—

(a) the date entered as the “build date” for the vehicle on the Register of Approved Vehicles kept under the Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018 of the Commonwealth, section 14, or

(b) otherwise—the date that, combined with the word “Built” or the words “Built Date”, appears on an adhesive sticker or metal plate affixed to the vehicle or on a sheet metal component of the vehicle.

identification plate date, in relation to a motor vehicle, means the date that appears on an identification plate authorised to be placed on the vehicle, or taken to have been placed on the vehicle, under the of the Commonwealth as in force immediately before its repeal.