Div 11Trade plates

Division 11—Trade plates 62—Issue of trade plates (1) If the Registrar is satisfied, on such evidence as the Registrar may require, that a person is engaged in a business in which trade plates are reasonably required for use for a purpose of a kind prescribed by the regulations and stated in the person's application, the Registrar may, on payment of the prescribed fee, issue to the person such number of trade plates as the Registrar considers necessary, having regard to the person's business requirements. (2) The Registrar may, in determining whether an applicant for the issuing of trade plates satisfies the requirements of subsection (1), seek the advice and assistance of a person or body that represents the interests of those engaged in a business of the kind in which the applicant is engaged. (3) For the purposes of subsection (2), the Registrar may enter into an arrangement with a person or body on such terms and conditions as the Registrar thinks fit. (4) The Registrar must keep a record showing the name and place of business of every person to whom a trade plate has been issued under this section. (6) The Registrar may issue a trade plate to any person or persons in a business name registered in accordance with the Business Names Registration Act 2011 of the Commonwealth under which that person or those persons carry on business. (7) A trade plate will be taken to have been issued on a date determined by the Registrar in respect of that trade plate and will not be effective for the purposes of this Act before that date. 64—Specifications of plates Every trade plate must bear a distinctive number and conform to such specifications as the Registrar may determine. 65—Duration A trade plate may be issued for a period of 12 months, 2 years or 3 years at the option of the applicant, and may be reissued for any such period. 66—Use of vehicle to which trade plates are affixed (1) A motor vehicle to which trade plates are affixed in accordance with the regulations may be driven on a road for a purpose of a kind prescribed by the regulations and stated in the application for the issuing of the plates. (2) If a motor vehicle to which trade plates are affixed is driven on a road other than for a purpose of a kind prescribed by the regulations and stated in the application for the issuing of the plates— (a) the driver of the vehicle; and (b) where the driver of the vehicle is not the person to whom the trade plates were issued—that person, are each guilty of an offence. 70—Return of trade plates and refunds (1) A person to whom a trade plate has been issued may surrender it to the Registrar at any time. (2) Subject to section 71, if a person who holds a trade plate ceases to carry on the business in relation to which that plate was issued, the person must, within seven days of ceasing to carry on that business— (a) in the case of the purchase or acquisition of the business by another person, notify the Registrar in writing of the name and address of that other person and the date of the sale or acquisition; or (b) in any other case, surrender the plate to the Registrar. (4) Where a person fails to surrender a trade plate pursuant to subsection (2), a police officer or an authorised officer may take possession of the trade plate and for that purpose enter and search any premises or place. (5) If a person surrenders a trade plate to the Registrar under this section, the Registrar must make any refund required under the regulations. 71—Transfer of trade plates (1) A person must, within seven days of purchasing or acquiring a business in relation to which a trade plate is held, apply in writing to the Registrar for the transfer of that plate. (2) Upon an application under this section, the Registrar may, upon payment of the prescribed fee, cause the trade plate to be transferred to the person who has purchased or acquired the business for the remainder of the period for which the plate was issued. (3) The transferee of a trade plate will for the purposes of this Act be taken to be the person to whom that plate was issued.