23Who must give written-off vehicle information to road

23 Who must give written-off vehicle information to road transport authority (1) Each of the following entities (a designated person) must comply with section 24 in relation to a notifiable vehicle: (a) an insurer that assesses the vehicle to be a total loss and writes off the vehicle (anywhere in Australia) in the course of the business carried on by the insurer; (b) a motor wrecker who begins to demolish or dismantle the vehicle (anywhere in Australia) in the course of the business carried on by the motor wrecker; (c) a dealer who assesses the vehicle to be a total loss and write off the vehicle (anywhere in Australia) in the course of the business carried on by the dealer; (d) any other responsible person for the vehicle who assesses the vehicle to be a total loss and writes off the vehicle (anywhere in Australia). Examples of writing off of vehicles 1 An insurer who allows a claim for a vehicle for its full insured value. 2 An insurer who disposes of a vehicle to a person other than the vehicle’s registered operator. 3 A dealer hands over a vehicle to the vehicle’s insurer. 4 A person who sells an uninsured vehicle to a motor wrecker. Note An entity includes a person, see the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1, def entity. (2) However, a designated person for a vehicle is not required, or ceases to be required, to comply with section 24 in relation to the vehicle if— (a) another designated person for the vehicle complies with section 24 in relation to the vehicle; or

(b) information about the write-off of the vehicle is, in accordance with the law of the jurisdiction— (i) entered by an authorised designated person in an approved corresponding WOVR for the jurisdiction; or (ii) given by an authorised designated person to the entity in another jurisdiction that corresponds to the road transport authority for entry in the approved corresponding WOVR for the jurisdiction. (3) In this section: authorised designated person means— (a) an insurer; or (b) any other designated person that is authorised in writing by the road transport authority for this definition.