24Prohibition of unregistered vehicles in recreation vehicle areas

24 Prohibition of unregistered vehicles in recreation vehicle areas

24 Prohibition of unregistered vehicles in recreation vehicle areas

(1) A person shall not drive a motor vehicle in a recreation vehicle area, or cause or permit a motor vehicle to be driven in a recreation vehicle area, unless the motor vehicle is registered under this Act or within the meaning of the Road Transport Act 2013.

Maximum penalty—5 penalty units.

(2) A parent of a child shall not cause or permit the child to drive a motor vehicle in a recreation vehicle area unless the motor vehicle is registered under this Act or within the meaning of the Road Transport Act 2013.

Maximum penalty—5 penalty units.

(3) In any proceedings for an offence against subsection (1) or (2) in relation to a motor vehicle, evidence that no registration plate or number-plate was attached to the motor vehicle at the time the offence is alleged to have been committed is prima facie evidence that the motor vehicle was not registered under this Act or within the meaning of the Road Transport Act 2013 at that time.

(4) For the purposes of subsections (1) and (2), a registered motor vehicle shall be deemed not to be registered under this Act where any registration plate for the motor vehicle—

(a) has been removed from the motor vehicle pursuant to section 28 (1), and

(b) has not been returned to the registered owner of the motor vehicle pursuant to section 30 (1).

s 24: Am 1988 No 114, Sch 4; 1992 No 112, Sch 1; 1997 No 119, Sch 2.20 [3]; 2013 No 19, Sch 4.69 [7].