17Importation of road vehicles subject to conditions

17 Importation of road vehicles subject to conditions

(1) The importation of a road vehicle that: (a) complies with the national standards; and (b) has an identification plate; is subject to the following conditions: (c) the importer will do all things reasonable and necessary to ensure that, when the vehicle is supplied to the market, it: (i) still complies with the national standards; and (ii) still has an identification plate; (d) the importer will not modify the vehicle in a way that makes it nonstandard; (e) the importer will not hand over the vehicle to another person for modification, whether by that other person or otherwise, in a way that makes it nonstandard. (2) A person commits an offence if: (a) the person is subject to a condition under subsection (1); and (b) the person engages in conduct; and (c) the person’s conduct contravenes the condition.

Penalty: 120 penalty units.

(2A) Strict liability applies to paragraph (2)(a).

Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.