Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989
38Law to apply in certain circumstances
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38 Law to apply in certain circumstances
(1) Where a law of a State purports to require new vehicles to comply with vehicle standards other than the national standards, the regulations may provide that that law is not to apply to: (a) road vehicles to be used exclusively in trade, commerce and intercourse among the States or between a State and a Territory; or (b) road vehicles owned or to be used by corporations. (2) Where a law of a Territory purports to require new vehicles to comply with vehicle standards other than the national standards, the regulations may provide that that law is not to apply to road vehicles.