160Recording, clearance and withdrawal of defect notices

160 Recording, clearance and withdrawal of defect notices (1) If a defect notice or corresponding defect notice is issued for a light vehicle registered in this jurisdiction, the road transport authority must record in the registrable vehicles register in relation to the (a) the identification number of the notice; and (b) the date and, if appropriate, time shown on the notice by which the notice must be cleared, unless that date is later than the date of a recorded certificate of inspection issued after the notice was issued. (2) The road transport authority may inspect the vehicle or require an inspection to be made to find out whether— (a) the defects mentioned in the defect notice or corresponding defect notice have been fixed; and (b) the registrable vehicle has any other defects.

(3) A defect notice may be cleared by the road transport authority, a corresponding registration authority, a police officer or an authorised person. (4) For this section, a defect notice issued for a light vehicle is cleared if⎯ (a) the road transport authority, a corresponding authority, a police officer or an authorised person is given acceptable evidence that the vehicle is no longer defective; and (b) for a major defect notice—the authority or a corresponding registration authority defaces or removes the defective vehicle label issued for the registrable vehicle or authorises it to be defaced or removed; and (c) the authority records in the register that the notice has been cleared. (5) A police officer or authorised person who issues a defect notice for a light vehicle may withdraw the notice at any time and, if the police officer or authorised person withdraws the notice, he or she must— (a) give notice of the withdrawal to— (i) if the driver of the vehicle is present when the notice is withdrawn—the driver; or (ii) in any other case—the registered operator of the vehicle; and (b) either— (i) have a record made in the register to the effect that the notice has been withdrawn; or (ii) if the vehicle is registered in another jurisdiction—tell the relevant corresponding registration authority that the notice has been withdrawn.

corresponding defect notice means a notice issued under a corresponding law for a defective vehicle or dangerously defective vehicle that corresponds to a defect notice under this regulation. corresponding registration authority means an authority appointed under a corresponding law. Note Corresponding law is defined in the Act, dict.

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