62Use of motor vehicle in breach of defective vehicle notice

62 Use of motor vehicle in breach of defective vehicle notice

62 Use of motor vehicle in breach of defective vehicle notice

(1) If a defective vehicle notice indicates a date after which the motor vehicle must not be used on a road or road related area, a person must not cause or permit the motor vehicle to be used on a road or road related area after that date unless the notice has been withdrawn.

Maximum penalty—100 penalty units in the case of a corporation or 50 penalty units in the case of an individual.

(2) A person is not guilty of an offence under this clause arising because the motor vehicle is being taken directly to a place—

(a) where repairs or other work required to reduce the noise level of the vehicle are to be carried out, or

(b) in accordance with a defective vehicle notice or a notice under section 207 of the Act,

or is being taken directly from any such place to the place where the vehicle is usually kept.