12Approval to import complying vehicle without an identification plate

#### 12 Approval to import complying vehicle without an identification plate (1) The Minister may approve an application to import a road vehicle that complies with the national standards but does not have an identification plate if: (aa) the vehicle was manufactured by a person (the manufacturer) holding a valid approval under subsection 10A(1) or (2) of the Act at the time the vehicle was manufactured, being an approval covering vehicles of the type specified in the application; and (a) the application is accompanied by a written statement from the manufacturer, or from the manufacturer’s authorised representative in Australia, stating that the vehicle complied with the national standards in force for the vehicle when the vehicle was first manufactured and delivered for use in transport; and (b) the applicant is of an age that entitles him or her to hold a licence or a permit to drive a road vehicle of that type; and (c) the applicant has not been granted an approval to import a vehicle under this regulation in the 12 months immediately before the day the application is received by the Minister. (2) An approval under subregulation (1) is subject to any written conditions determined by the Minister.