10Installation of operations plates and the modification of vehicles

10 Installation of operations plates and the modification of vehicles

(1) The registration authority may authorise a person to install an operations plate on, or issue a certificate of approved operations for, a heavy vehicle that has been manufactured or modified in such a way that the vehicle does not comply with the Heavy Vehicle Standards Regulations. (2) An operations plate installed on, or a certificate of approved operations issued for, a heavy vehicle must indicate: (a) any deficiencies in the vehicle’s operating characteristics; and (b) any conditions which should be applied to the vehicle’s registration. (3) A person who modifies, or adds components to, a heavy vehicle must ensure that: (a) if the vehicle complied with the Heavy Vehicle Standards Regulations immediately before the modification or addition, the vehicle continues to comply with those Regulations; or (b) the modification or addition is certified by an authorised person as complying with the National Code of Practice for Heavy Vehicle Modifications (1993) published by the Federal Office of Road Safety as Vehicle Standards Bulletin No. 6; or (c) the modification or addition is otherwise acceptable to the registration authority.