Motor Vehicles Regulations 2025
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Schedule 5—Expiation Fees 1—Offences against Motor Vehicles Act 1959
Description of offence against Motor Vehicles Act 1959 Fee 9(1) Driving unregistered motor vehicle on road or causing unregistered motor vehicle to stand on road $486 9(3) Being owner of unregistered motor vehicle driven or found standing on road $486 16(9) Driving motor vehicle without carrying permit under section 16 of Act $170 16(11) Contravening condition of permit under section 16 of Act $140 43A(3) Causing or permitting unregistered heavy vehicle to be driven on road $486 43A(7) Failing to carry temporary configuration certificate in vehicle or to produce it for inspection by police officer or authorised officer $68 47(1) Driving, or causing to stand, motor vehicle not bearing number plates $857 47(1a) Being registered owner or registered operator of motor vehicle driven, or caused to stand, in contravention of section 47(1) of Act $857 47A(7) Driving motor vehicle to which is attached number plates in respect of which a declaration under section 47A(2) of Act has been made without relevant agreement under section 47A(4) $857 47B(2) Selling or supplying number plates without approval of Minister $857 47C(3) Failing to comply with direction of Registrar under section 47C(2) of Act $389 47D(1)(a) Driving, or causing to stand, motor vehicle to which is attached number plate bearing number other than number allotted to vehicle $857 47D(1)(b) Driving, or causing to stand, motor vehicle to which is attached number plate altered, defaced, mutilated or added to $857 47D(1)(c) Driving, or causing to stand, motor vehicle to which is attached colourable imitation of number plate $857 47D(1)(d) Without lawful excuse, having in possession number plate or article resembling number plate $857 47D(2) Being registered owner or registered operator of motor vehicle driven, or caused to stand, in contravention of section 47D(1)(a), (b) or (c) of Act $857 Failing to comply with requirements of section on transfer of ownership of motor vehicle—
failing to lodge notice of transfer of ownership of motor vehicle within 14 days after transfer in accordance with section 56(b)(ii) where application for cancellation of registration has not been made in accordance with section 56(a) $324 66(2) If motor vehicle to which trade plates are affixed is driven other than for a prescribed purpose stated in application for issue of the plates, being driver or person to whom plates were issued $166 71B(2) Failure by person to whom replacement number plate, trade plate or prescribed document issued to return found or recovered original plate or document to Registrar $166 72A(2) Acting as qualified supervising driver while having prescribed concentration of alcohol in blood or prescribed drug in oral fluid or blood $338 74(1) Driving motor vehicle without currently holding appropriate licence or learner's permit $587 75A(14) Contravening condition of learner's permit $441 75A(15)(a) Holder of learner's permit driving motor bike on road while no L plate affixed to bike in accordance with regulations $441 75A(15)(b) Holder of learner's permit driving motor vehicle (other than motor bike) on road while L plates not affixed to vehicle in accordance with regulations—