294Use of vehicles not complying with standards

294 Use of vehicles not complying with standards (1) A person must not— (a) use on a highway a vehicle (whether or not registered) that does not comply with any standard for registration that is applicable to the vehicle, or that would be applicable if the vehicle were registered; or (b) cause or permit to be used on a highway a vehicle (whether or not registered) that does not comply with any standard for registration that is applicable to the vehicle, or that would be applicable if the vehicle were registered. (2) Subregulation (1) does not apply to non‑compliance with a standard for registration if— (a) the vehicle is conditionally registered under these Regulations and the conditions of registration are being observed; or (b) the vehicle is being used in accordance with a registration permit issued by the Secretary and any conditions imposed on the permit by the Secretary are being observed; or (c) the vehicle is temporarily in Victoria and is— (i) registered in a state or territory of Australia or in another country and the vehicle complies with any standards relating to that registration; or (ii) permitted to be used in a state or territory of Australia in accordance with a law relating to the use of unregistered vehicles, including any conditions imposed on the permit; or (d) at the time of the vehicle's registration, the applicant for registration produced a VASS approval certificate and there has been no material alteration to the vehicle or its condition since the certificate was issued; or (e) the vehicle is being repaired, or is being tested in the course of being repaired, for the purposes of making it comply with the standards for registration; or (f) the vehicle is being driven or towed directly to a place where it is to be repaired for the purposes of making it comply with the standards for registration; or (g) the vehicle is a trailer— (i) that is constructed and used exclusively as an agricultural implement or for transporting the combs of a grain header; or (ii) that is a bulk bin used exclusively for holding grain; or (iii) that is constructed and used exclusively for the carriage of bulk fruit bins.