21ARefund where new owner registers vehicle outside Territory

21A Refund where new owner registers vehicle outside Territory (1) Where a registered motor vehicle is sold or disposed of and the new owner wishes to register the vehicle in a State or another Territory of the Commonwealth, the new owner is not required to apply to the Registrar to transfer the registration of the motor Motor Vehicles Act 1949 27 vehicle to him or her under section 20, but if the new owner does not do so he or she, within 14 days after the sale or disposal of the vehicle, or such longer period approved by the Registrar: (a) must surrender each number plate issued in connection with the registration of the motor vehicle in the Territory to the person or body responsible for the registration of motor vehicles in the State or other Territory; and (b) may apply to the Registrar for a refund in respect of the unexpired registration of the vehicle. (2) Where the Registrar receives and application for a refund under subsection (1), the Registrar is, on confirming the surrender of the number plates, to refund to the new owner the portion of the fee paid in respect of the registration of the vehicle that relates to the remainder of the period for which the vehicle is registered in the Territory.