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146Exemption for vehicles temporarily in Victoria
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146 Exemption for vehicles temporarily in Victoria
(1) A vehicle is exempt from the requirement to be registered while it is being used on a highway if—
(a) the vehicle is in Victoria temporarily; and
(b) the vehicle is registered in another jurisdiction or a foreign country; and
(c) the vehicle is carrying, conspicuously displayed in the required way and condition, all number plates and labels that it is at that time required to carry in the jurisdiction or foreign country in which it is registered under the law of that jurisdiction or foreign country.
(2) A vehicle is exempt from the requirement to be registered while it is being used on a highway if—
(a) the vehicle is in Victoria temporarily; and
(b) the vehicle is permitted to be used in accordance with a law in force in another jurisdiction relating to the use of unregistered vehicles (including a law relating to trade plates and unregistered vehicle permits); and
(c) the vehicle is carrying, conspicuously displayed in the required way and condition, all number plates and labels that it is at that time required to carry in that jurisdiction under the law of that jurisdiction; and
(d) the vehicle is being used in accordance with any conditions of any permit or other authority that apply in that jurisdiction, to the extent they are capable of being applied to the use of the vehicle outside that jurisdiction.