sec.17Number plate identification requirements for vehicles

### sec.17 Number plate identification requirements for vehicles A person must not drive or ride a vehicle in a recreation area if— a required number plate for the vehicle is not attached to the vehicle; or any writing that identifies the vehicle on a required number plate for the vehicle is not clearly legible. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. A person does not commit an offence against subsection (1) if the person has a reasonable excuse. In this section— required number plate , for a vehicle, means a number plate required to be attached to the vehicle under a vehicle registration Act to operate the vehicle on a road. (sec.17-ssec.1) A person must not drive or ride a vehicle in a recreation area if— a required number plate for the vehicle is not attached to the vehicle; or any writing that identifies the vehicle on a required number plate for the vehicle is not clearly legible. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.17-ssec.2) A person does not commit an offence against subsection (1) if the person has a reasonable excuse. (sec.17-ssec.3) In this section— required number plate , for a vehicle, means a number plate required to be attached to the vehicle under a vehicle registration Act to operate the vehicle on a road. - (a) a required number plate for the vehicle is not attached to the vehicle; or - (b) any writing that identifies the vehicle on a required number plate for the vehicle is not clearly legible.