48Decision about application

48 Decision about application (1) The Secretary must refuse an application for registration of a vehicle if— (a) the vehicle is not eligible to be registered under regulation 24; or (b) a provision of the Act or these Regulations prevents approval of the application; or (c) it appears to the Secretary that a vehicle identifier of the vehicle is a copy or has been altered, defaced, removed, substituted or tampered with without lawful authorisation. (2) The Secretary may refuse an application for registration of a vehicle if— (a) the applicant is not adequately identified in the application; or (b) the applicant has not complied with a provision of the Act, these Regulations, the **Transport Accident Act 1986**, the **Duties Act 2000** or the **Zero and Low Emission Vehicle Distance-based Charge Act 2021** in relation to the registration of the vehicle, including the payment of any fees or charges required to be paid under the Act, these Regulations or the **Zero and Low Emission Vehicle Distance-based Charge Act 2021** in relation to the registration or inspection of the vehicle; or (c) the vehicle is not— (i) fitted with an identification plate; or (ii) entered on the RAV; or (d) the Secretary reasonably believes that— (i) the vehicle or a part of the vehicle is or may be stolen; or (ii) information given in the application is false or misleading; or (iii) there are unpaid fines or pecuniary penalties arising out of the use of the vehicle in Australia; or (iv) the vehicle or a part of the vehicle has or may have been illegally imported. (3) If the Secretary approves an application for registration of a vehicle, the Secretary must register the vehicle in the name of the proposed registered operator specified in the application. (4) If the Secretary refuses an application for registration of a vehicle, the Secretary must give the applicant written notice of—