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Road Transport (General) Act 1999
83APurposes of div 5.3
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83A Purposes of div 5.3
The purposes of this division are—
(a) to curtail trade in stolen vehicles by preventing vehicle
information about written-off vehicles, particularly vehicle
identifiers, being used to register stolen vehicles; and
(b) to facilitate inspection of written-off vehicles that have been
repaired; and
(c) to make information available to prospective purchasers about
whether a vehicle has previously been written-off.