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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.