24Information about notifiable vehicles to be given to road

24 Information about notifiable vehicles to be given to road transport authority (1) A designated person for a notifiable vehicle commits an offence if the person fails to give the road transport authority, in accordance with subsection (3), the information mentioned in subsection (4) for the vehicle. Note See s 23 (2) for when this requirement does not apply.

(3) The information for the vehicle must be given to the road transport authority in accordance with any requirements approved by the authority under subsection (5) and— (a) if the designated person is a motor wrecker—before the motor wrecker disposes of the part or parts of the vehicle on which the vehicle identifier is located but, in any event, within 7 days after the day the motor wrecker begins to demolish or dismantle the vehicle (or any later period approved by the authority); and (b) in any other case—before the designated person disposes of the vehicle but, in any event, within 7 days after the day the person makes the decision to write-off the vehicle (or any later period approved by the authority). (4) For subsection (1), the designated person must give the following information to the road transport authority: (a) the relevant identification information for the vehicle; (b) the date the vehicle was written-off; (c) if the person is an insurer or dealer—whether the vehicle is a repairable write-off or a statutory write-off; (d) the event that resulted in the vehicle being a write-off; (e) the location and severity of the damage to the vehicle; (f) the person’s name and postal address, telephone and fax numbers and email address (unless the information is given electronically to the authority by the person); (g) if a person is providing the information on behalf of the designated person—the name and address of the person.

(5) The road transport authority may approve requirements for the giving of information to the authority under subsection (3). Examples of requirements that may be approved codes and terms for describing whether a vehicle is a repairable or statutory write-off and the location and severity of damage to the vehicle (6) An approval under subsection (5) is a notifiable instrument.