Motor Vehicle Dealers (Licensing) Regulations 1974
Western Australia
Motor Vehicle Dealers (Licensing) Regulations 1974
Contents
Citation 1
False information in applications etc., offence 1
6A. Period prescribed (Act s. 19(1)) 1
6B. Penalty for late application prescribed (Act s. 19(3)) 1
Fees 2
7A. Prescribed particulars for register of authorisations 2
7B. Changes in employment of yard managers and salespersons must be notified to Commissioner 4
Descriptions of business and categories of licence prescribed (Act s. 5A) 4
Exempt sales and exempt exchanges prescribed (Act s. 5B(4)) 4
Transitional provision for Commerce Regulations Amendment (Motor Vehicle Dealers and Repairers) Regulations 2021 6
Transitional provision for Commerce Regulations Amendment (Motor Vehicle Dealers and Repairers) Regulations 2022 7
Schedule 3 — Fees
Schedule 4 — Descriptions of business and categories of dealer’s licence
Notes
Compilation table 11
Defined terms
Motor Vehicle Dealers Act 1973
Motor Vehicle Dealers (Licensing) Regulations 1974
1. Citation
These regulations may be cited as the Motor Vehicle Dealers (Licensing) Regulations 1974 1.
[2. Deleted: SL 2021/86 r. 46.]
[3‑5. Deleted: Gazette 27 Jun 2017 p. 3413.]
6. False information in applications etc., offence
A person who in any application or notice makes a false statement or misleading statement or representation commits an offence.
Penalty: $2 000.
[Regulation 6 amended: Gazette 13 Aug 2002 p. 4156.]
6A. Period prescribed (Act s. 19(1))
For the purposes of section 19(1) of the Act, the prescribed period is 3 years.
[Regulation 6A inserted: Gazette 29 Dec 1995 p. 6343.]
6B. Penalty for late application prescribed (Act s. 19(3))
For the purposes of section 19(3) of the Act, the amount prescribed by way of a penalty for a late application is 25% of the appropriate licence fee.
[Regulation 6B inserted: Gazette 29 Dec 1995 p. 6343.]
7. Fees
(1) The fees set out in Schedule 3 are the fees to be paid in respect of the matters to which they are applicable.
[(2) deleted]
[Regulation 7 inserted: SL 2021/86 r. 47; amended: SL 2024/96 r. 35; SL 2025/89 r. 27.]
[7AA. Deleted: SL 2021/86 r. 47.]
7A. Prescribed particulars for register of authorisations
(1) The particulars set out in subregulations (2) to (4) are prescribed for the purposes of the register of authorisations to be kept under section 24(1) of the Act.
(2) For each holder of a vehicle dealer’s licence, the particulars are —
(a) the name of the licensee;
(b) the registered office of the licensee;
(c) the licence number of the licensee;
(d) whether the licensee is a natural person, a firm or a body corporate;
(e) the date the application for the licence was lodged;
(f) the date any application for the renewal of the licence was lodged;
(g) the date on which the licence was granted;
(h) if applicable — the date on which the licence was renewed;
(i) the business names listed in the application for the licence or the application for the renewal of the licence;
(j) if the licensee is a body corporate — the names of the directors and secretary of the licensee;
(k) the names of the managers of the licensee;
(l) the authorised premises of the licensee;
(m) the names of the yard manager for the authorised premises.
(3) For each holder of a yard manager’s licence, the particulars are —
(a) the name of the licensee;
(b) the licence number of the licensee;
(c) the residential address of the licensee;
(d) the date the application for the licence was lodged;
(e) the date any application for the renewal of the licence was lodged;
(f) the date on which the licence was granted;
(g) if applicable — the date on which the licence was renewed;
(h) the name and address of the vehicle dealer that employs the licensee;
(i) the authorised premises at which the licensee is situated.
(4) For each holder of a salespersons licence, the particulars are —
(a) the name of the licensee;
(b) the licence number of the licensee;
(c) the residential address of the licensee;
(d) the date the application for the licence was lodged;
(e) the date any application for the renewal of the licence was lodged;
(f) the date on which the licence was granted;
(g) if applicable — the date on which the licence was renewed;
(h) the name and address of the vehicle dealer that employs the licensee;
(i) the authorised premises at which the licensee is situated.
[Regulation 7A inserted: Gazette 27 Jun 2017 p. 3413‑14.]
7B. Changes in employment of yard managers and salespersons must be notified to Commissioner
(1) A yard manager or salesperson must give a notice in the approved form to the Commissioner if there is a change in any of the information relating to the employment or place of employment of the yard manager or salesperson.
(2) The notice must be given within 14 days after the change in the information relating to the yard manager or salesperson.
[Regulation 7B inserted: Gazette 27 Jun 2017 p. 3414.]
8. Descriptions of business and categories of licence prescribed (Act s. 5A)
(1) A business described in Schedule 4 column 2 is prescribed for the purposes of section 5A.
(2) A category of dealer’s licence listed in Schedule 4 column 1 is prescribed for the description of business opposite that category in column 2.
[Regulation 8 inserted: Gazette 13 Aug 2002 p. 4156; amended: SL 2021/164 r. 8.]
9. Exempt sales and exempt exchanges prescribed (Act s. 5B(4))
(1) In this regulation —
related company, in relation to a body corporate, means a body corporate that is a related body corporate (within the meaning of the Corporations Act 2001 (Commonwealth)) of that body corporate.
(2) For the purposes of section 5B(4) the following sales and exchanges are prescribed to be exempt sales and exchanges —
(a) sale of a vehicle to —
(i) a licensed dealer; or
(ii) a financier or a company related to a financier; or
(iii) an employee, or (if the vendor is a company) an employee of a related company;
(b) sale of a vehicle, at public auction or by way of public tender, by a financier where the vehicle —
(i) has been returned to the financier by a person who is not a dealer, pursuant to a contract between the financier and that person; or
(ii) has been repossessed by the financier from a person who is not a dealer, pursuant to a contract between the financier and that person;
(c) sale of a vehicle by private treaty by a financier, to a person introduced to the financier by a person from whom the vehicle has been repossessed;
(d) sale of a vehicle at a public auction, when the vehicle —
(i) was last owned or used by an employee of a government department or a statutory authority, in his or her capacity as an employee; or
(ii) was last owned by a company, that was not a dealer, that has been wound up and when the sale —
(I) is by a liquidator under a power conferred by the Corporations Act 2001 (Commonwealth); or
(II) is the result of an order of the Supreme Court.
(3) For the purposes of section 5B(4) the sale or exchange of a vehicle that has been licensed as of Class B under the Road Traffic (Vehicles) Regulations 2014 regulation 35(1) or (2) —
(a) subject to conditions of use based on car club membership; or
(b) despite certain non‑compliant features, due to the vehicle being a unique or historic vehicle; or
(c) for a concessional charge, due to limited use conditions and club membership requirements imposed on the use of the vehicle,
is prescribed to be an exempt sale or exchange.
[Regulation 9 inserted: Gazette 10 Jan 2012 p. 409‑11; amended: Gazette 8 Jan 2015 p. 86.]
10. Transitional provision for Commerce Regulations Amendment (Motor Vehicle Dealers and Repairers) Regulations 2021
(1) A dealer’s licence that is in force immediately before the commencement of the Commerce Regulations Amendment (Motor Vehicle Dealers and Repairers) Regulations 2021 regulation 10 continues to have effect, on and after that commencement, as if those regulations had not come into operation.
(2) Subregulation (1) ceases to operate in relation to a dealer’s licence on the day on which —
(a) the licence expires; or
(b) if the licence is to be renewed — the licence would have expired.
[Regulation 10 inserted: SL 2021/164 r. 9.]
11. Transitional provision for Commerce Regulations Amendment (Motor Vehicle Dealers and Repairers) Regulations 2022
(1) A dealer’s licence that is in force immediately before 1 March 2023 continues to have effect, on and after that day, as if the Commerce Regulations Amendment (Motor Vehicle Dealers and Repairers) Regulations 2022 regulation 6 had not come into operation.
(2) Subregulation (1) ceases to operate in relation to a dealer’s licence on the day on which —
(a) the licence expires; or
(b) if the licence is renewed — the licence would have expired had it not been renewed.
[Regulation 11 inserted: SL 2022/161 r. 4.]
[First and Second Schedule deleted: Gazette 27 Jun 2017 p. 3414.]
Schedule 3 — Fees
[r. 7]
[Heading inserted: SL 2025/89 r. 28.]
Item
Column 1<br>Matter
Column 2<br>Fee ($)
1.
Application for grant or renewal of dealer’s licence (Act s. 15 and 19(3))
1 010.00 plus 1 120.00 for each premises to be authorised under section 20E(3) of the Act in relation to the licence
2.
Application for grant or renewal of yard manager’s licence (Act s. 16(1) and 19(3))
602.00
3.
Application for grant or renewal of salesperson’s licence (Act s. 17(1) and 19(3))
408.00
4.
Application for car market operator’s registration or renewal of registration (Act s. 17B and 19(3))
1 010.00 plus 1 120.00 for each premises to be authorised under section 21A(3) of the Act in relation to the registration
5.
Application (Act s. 20F) —
(a) to alter particulars of premises
177.00 for each premises altered
(b) to add to particulars of premises
177.00 for each premises added
6.
Application for a temporary permit (Act s. 20H(3))
222.00
7.
Application (Act s. 21B) —
(a) to alter particulars of premises
156.00 for each premises altered
(b) to add to particulars of premises
149.00 for each premises added
8.
Application for exemption from the Act (Act s. 31(1)(a))
182.00
9.
Duplicate licence
35.00
[Schedule 3 inserted: SL 2025/89 r. 28.]
Schedule 4 — Descriptions of business and categories of dealer’s licence
[r. 8]
[Heading inserted: SL 2021/164 r. 10; amended: SL 2022/161 r. 5.]
Column 1
Column 2
Category of licence
Description of business
A
Buying, selling and auctioning vehicles.
B
Buying any vehicles for the purpose of dismantling them and selling off the parts.
C
Acting as an agent to facilitate the sale or purchase of any vehicles on behalf of members of the public.
D
Hiring out vehicles, buying vehicles for hiring out, and selling and auctioning any vehicles that have been hired out by the dealer.
E
Selling (including by auction) vehicles under consignment agreements.
Any combination of A, B, C, D and E, as nominated by the dealer.
The businesses the subject of the nominated categories.
[Schedule 4 inserted: SL 2021/164 r. 10; amended: SL 2022/161 r. 6.]
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Notes
This is a compilation of the Motor Vehicle Dealers (Licensing) Regulations 1974 and includes amendments made by other written laws. For provisions that have come into operation, and for information about any reprints, see the compilation table.
Compilation table
Citation
Published
Commencement
Motor Vehicle Dealers (Licensing) Regulations 1974
29 Mar 1974 p. 1103‑21
5 Apr 1974 (see Gazette 5 Apr 1974 p. 1180)
Untitled regulations
10 May 1974 p. 1535
10 May 1974
Untitled regulations
11 Jun 1976 p. 1887‑90
11 Jun 1976
Untitled regulations
22 Oct 1976 p. 3989‑94
22 Oct 1976
Untitled regulations
12 Apr 1979 p. 1021
1 May 1979
Motor Vehicle Dealers (Licensing) Amendment Regulations 1981
28 Aug 1981 p. 3589
1 Sep 1981 (see r. 2)
Motor Vehicle Dealers (Licensing) Amendment Regulations 1983
21 Oct 1983 p. 4297
21 Oct 1983
Motor Vehicle Dealers (Licensing) Amendment Regulations 1985
21 Jun 1985 p. 2262
21 Jun 1985
Motor Vehicle Dealers (Licensing) Amendment Regulations 1986
30 May 1986 p. 1816
30 May 1986
Reprint of the Motor Vehicle Dealers (Licensing) Regulations 1974 as at 8 Aug 1986 (see Gazette 8 Dec 1986 p. 4523‑56) (includes amendments listed above)
Motor Vehicle Dealers (Licensing) Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 1986
24 Dec 1986 p. 4998‑9
24 Dec 1986
Motor Vehicle Dealers (Licensing) Amendment Regulations 1987
6 Mar 1987 p. 573‑4
6 Mar 1987
Motor Vehicle Dealers (Licensing) Amendment Regulations 1987
4 Sep 1987 p. 3518
4 Sep 1987
Motor Vehicle Dealers (Licensing) Amendment Regulations 1988
22 Jul 1988 p. 2520‑1
22 Jul 1988
Motor Vehicle Dealers (Licensing) Amendment Regulations 1989
30 Jun 1989 p. 1975
1 Jul 1989 (see r. 2)
Motor Vehicle Dealers (Licensing) Amendment Regulations 1990
1 Aug 1990 p. 3652
1 Aug 1990
Motor Vehicle Dealers (Licensing) Amendment Regulations 1991
13 Dec 1991 p. 6159‑60
13 Dec 1991
Motor Vehicle Dealers (Licensing) Amendment Regulations 1992
14 Aug 1992 p. 4017‑18
14 Aug 1992
Motor Vehicle Dealers (Licensing) Amendment Regulations 1993
30 Nov 1993 p. 6406‑7
30 Nov 1993
Motor Vehicle Dealers (Licensing) Amendment Regulations 1994
13 Sep 1994 p. 4659‑61
13 Sep 1994
Motor Vehicle Dealers (Licensing) Amendment Regulations 1995
29 Dec 1995 p. 6343‑6
29 Dec 1995
Motor Vehicle Dealers (Licensing) Amendment Regulations 1996
30 Apr 1996 p. 1862‑3
30 Apr 1996
Reprint of the Motor Vehicle Dealers (Licensing) Regulations 1974 as at 28 May 1996 (includes amendments listed above)
Motor Vehicle Dealers (Licensing) Amendment Regulations 2002
28 Jun 2002 p. 3057‑8
1 Jul 2002 (see r. 2)
Motor Vehicle Dealers (Licensing) Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2002
13 Aug 2002 p. 4155‑8
1 Sep 2002 (see r. 2 and Gazette 13 Aug 2002 p. 4151)
Motor Vehicle Dealers (Licensing) Amendment Regulations 2003
27 Jun 2003 p. 2553‑4
1 Jul 2003 (see r. 2)
Reprint 3: The Motor Vehicle Dealers (Licensing) Regulations 1974 as at 5 Mar 2004 (includes amendments listed above)
Motor Vehicle Dealers (Licensing) Amendment Regulations 2004
29 Jun 2004 p. 2508‑10
1 Jul 2004 (see r. 2)
Motor Vehicle Dealers (Licensing) Amendment Regulations 2005
28 Jun 2005 p. 2899‑900
1 Jul 2005 (see r. 2)
Motor Vehicle Dealers (Licensing) Amendment Regulations 2006
27 Jun 2006 p. 2257‑9
1 Jul 2006 (see r. 2)
Motor Vehicle Dealers (Licensing) Amendment Regulations 2007
15 Jun 2007 p. 2776‑8
r. 1 and 2: 15 Jun 2007 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2007 (see r. 2(b))
Reprint 4: The Motor Vehicle Dealers (Licensing) Regulations 1974 as at 3 Aug 2007 (includes amendments listed above)
Motor Vehicle Dealers (Licensing) Amendment Regulations 2008
17 Jun 2008 p. 2552‑4
r. 1 and 2: 17 Jun 2008 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2008 (see r. 2(b))
Motor Vehicle Dealers (Licensing) Amendment Regulations 2009
23 Jun 2009 p. 2444‑6
r. 1 and 2: 23 Jun 2009 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2009 (see r. 2(b))
Motor Vehicle Dealers (Licensing) Amendment Regulations 2010
25 Jun 2010 p. 2848‑51
r. 1 and 2: 25 Jun 2010 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2010 (see r. 2(b))
Motor Vehicle Dealers (Licensing) Amendment Regulations 2011
22 Jun 2011 p. 2357‑60
r. 1 and 2: 22 Jun 2011 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2011 (see r. 2(b))
Motor Vehicle Dealers (Licensing) Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2011
30 Jun 2011 p. 2661‑2
r. 1 and 2: 30 Jun 2011 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2011 (see r. 2(b))
Motor Vehicle Dealers (Licensing) Amendment Regulations (No. 3) 2011
10 Jan 2012 p. 409‑11
r. 1 and 2: 10 Jan 2012 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 11 Jan 2012 (see r. 2(b))
Reprint 5: The Motor Vehicle Dealers (Licensing) Regulations 1974 as at 13 Apr 2012 (includes amendments listed above)
Motor Vehicle Dealers (Licensing) Amendment Regulations 2012
15 Jun 2012 p. 2591‑4
r. 1 and 2: 15 Jun 2012 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2012 (see r. 2(b))
Motor Vehicle Dealers (Licensing) Amendment Regulations 2013
27 Jun 2013 p. 2687-90
r. 1 and 2: 27 Jun 2013 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2013 (see r. 2(b))
Motor Vehicle Dealers (Licensing) Amendment Regulations (No. 3) 2014
17 Jun 2014 p. 1968-70
r. 1 and 2: 17 Jun 2014 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2014 (see r. 2(b))
Motor Vehicle Dealers (Licensing) Amendment Regulations 2014
15 Jul 2014 p. 2461-2
r. 1 and 2: 15 Jul 2014 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Aug 2014 (see r. 2(b))
Motor Vehicle Dealers (Licensing) Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2014
8 Jan 2015 p. 85‑6
r. 1 and 2: 8 Jan 2015 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 27 Apr 2015 (see r. 2(b) and Gazette 17 Apr 2015 p. 1371)
Motor Vehicle Dealers (Licensing) Amendment Regulations 2015
23 Jun 2015 p. 2178‑9
r. 1 and 2: 23 Jun 2015 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2015 (see r. 2(b))
Reprint 6: The Motor Vehicle Dealers (Licensing) Regulations 1974 as at 7 Aug 2015 (includes amendments listed above)
Commerce Regulations Amendment (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2016 Pt. 12
3 Jun 2016 p. 1745-73
1 Jul 2016 (see r. 2(b))
Commerce Regulations Amendment (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2017 Pt. 14
23 Jun 2017 p. 3213‑52
1 Jul 2017 (see r. 2(b))
Licensing Provisions Regulations Amendment Regulations 2017 Pt. 4
27 Jun 2017 p. 3408‑16
1 Jul 2017 (see r. 2(b))
Commerce and Industrial Relations Regulations Amendment (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2018 Pt. 14
25 Jun 2018 p. 2325‑53
1 Jul 2018 (see r. 2(b))
Commerce Regulations Amendment (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2019 Pt. 13
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