44Surrender of registration card

44 Surrender of registration card

(1)  A person whose registration is cancelled under section 51 must surrender his or her registration card to the Registrar within 10 working days after the cancellation takes effect.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.

(1A)  [Section 44 Subsection (1A) inserted by No. 18 of 2019, s. 29, Applied:01 Feb 2021] The Registrar may, by notice in writing to a person whose registration has been suspended under section 51 , require the person to surrender his or her registration card.

(1B)  [Section 44 Subsection (1B) inserted by No. 18 of 2019, s. 29, Applied:01 Feb 2021] A person to whom notice of a requirement is given under subsection (1A) must comply with that requirement within 10 working days after notice of the requirement is given to the person.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.

(2)  [Section 44 Subsection (2) amended by No. 18 of 2019, s. 29, Applied:01 Feb 2021] It is a defence in proceedings for an offence against subsection (1) or subsection (1B) if the defendant establishes that, at the relevant time, the registration card –

(a) was lost; or

(b) had been stolen; or

(c) had been destroyed by another person or destroyed accidentally by the defendant.