56Use of motor vehicle in breach of defective vehicle notice

56 Use of motor vehicle in breach of defective vehicle notice

56 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cause or permit the motor vehicle to be used on a road or road related area after the date unless the notice has been withdrawn.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for an individual—50 penalty units, or

(b) for a corporation—100 penalty units.

(2) A person is not guilty of an offence under this section if the motor vehicle is being taken directly—

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

(b) to be tested or inspected in accordance with a defective vehicle notice or a notice under the Act, section 207, or

(c) from the place specified in paragraph (a) or (b) to the place where the vehicle is usually kept.