114Installation of operations plates, modification of vehicles

114 Installation of operations plates, modification of vehicles etc (1) The road transport authority may authorise a person to install an operations plate on, or issue or accept a certificate of approved operations for, a registrable vehicle that has been built or modified in a way that causes the vehicle not to comply with the applicable vehicle standards. (2) An operations plate installed on, or a certificate of approved operations issued or accepted for, a registrable vehicle must indicate— (a) any deficiency in the vehicle’s operating characteristics; and (b) any condition that should be imposed on the vehicle’s (3) A person who modifies, or adds components to, a registrable vehicle must ensure that⎯ (a) if the vehicle complied with the applicable vehicle standards immediately before the modification or addition—the vehicle continues to comply with the standards; and

Standards and certifications Part 6.2 (b) the modification or addition is certified by an authorised person as complying with–– (i) if the vehicle is a heavy vehicle––Vehicle Standards Bulletin No 6 – National Code of Practice for Heavy Vehicle Modifications published by the then Commonwealth Department of Transport and Regional Services in 1993, and as in force from time to time; or (ii) if the vehicle is a light vehicle––Vehicle Standards Bulletin No 14 – National Code of Practice for Light Vehicle Construction and Modification published by the then Commonwealth Department of Infrastructure and Transport in 2006, and as in force from time to time; or (iii) a specification approved by the road transport authority. Note The bulletins do not need to be notified under the Legislation Act because (4) An approval under subsection (3) (b) (iii) is a notifiable instrument.