28Obligations of acquirers

28 Obligations of acquirers

(1) A person who acquires, or the agent of a person who acquires, a registered heavy vehicle must, as soon as practicable after acquiring the vehicle: (a) obtain an application for transfer of registration from the disposer, completed and signed by the disposer as indicated on the form; and (b) complete the form as acquirer to the extent indicated on the form and sign it; and (c) not more than 14 days after acquiring the vehicle, lodge the completed and signed application with the registration authority accompanied by any applicable stamp duty and the appropriate fee for transfer of registration of the vehicle. (2) Regulation 27 and subregulation (1) do not apply in relation to a heavy vehicle acquired in accordance with an order of a court in Australia or other legal process. (3) If a registered heavy vehicle is acquired in accordance with an order of a court in Australia or other legal process, the person or the agent of the person, who acquires the vehicle must: (a) obtain a form of notification of a court order or other legal process and complete the form as the acquirer to the extent indicated on the form and sign it; and (b) not more than 14 days after acquiring the vehicle, lodge the completed and signed application with the registration authority accompanied by any applicable stamp duty and the appropriate fee (if any) for transfer of registration of the vehicle.