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Road Safety Act 1986
16APurposes of Division
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16A Purposes of Division
The purposes of this Division are—
(a) to curtail trade in stolen motor vehicles by preventing vehicle information about written-off vehicles, particularly vehicle identifiers, being used to register stolen motor vehicles;
(b) to facilitate inspections of written‑off vehicles that have been repaired;
(c) to make information available to prospective purchasers about whether a motor vehicle has previously been written off.
S. 16B inserted by No. 92/2001 s. 10, amended by No. 94/2003 s. 4(2) (ILA s. 39B(1)).