189Nominations by responsible persons

189 Nominations by responsible persons

189 Nominations by responsible persons

(cf Gen Act, s 179(8A)–(8D))

(1) Transport for NSW may approve one or more documents (approved nomination documents) to be used to nominate the person in charge of a vehicle.

(2) Without limiting subsection (1), Transport for NSW may approve documents under that subsection—

(a) to be provided in printed or electronic form (or both), and

(b) to be used in relation to more than one designated offence involving one or more vehicles for which a corporation is the responsible person.

(3) An authorised officer may, by written notice (a verification notice) served on a person who gives an approved nomination document, require the person to supply a statutory declaration for use in court proceedings verifying any of the information contained in the approved nomination document that is specified in the verification notice.

(4) A person served with a verification notice must supply the required statutory declaration within the period specified in the notice (being a period of not less than 7 days after the date of service).

Maximum penalty—50 penalty units (in the case of an individual) or 200 penalty units (in the case of a corporation).

s 189: Am 2015 No 65, Sch 3 [4]–[8]; 2019 No 13, Sch 2.2[9] [10]; 2020 No 33, Sch 1[25].