33Conditional registration

33 Conditional registration (1) The road transport authority may register a registrable vehicle conditionally if— (a) the vehicle does not comply with an applicable vehicle standard; or Note Evidence of compliance with applicable vehicle standards is dealt with in s 112. (b) the authority considers it appropriate for another reason to register the vehicle conditionally. (2) The road transport authority may refuse to register a registrable vehicle conditionally under subsection (1) (a) if— (a) the vehicle is not on the RAV because it does not satisfy the requirements of the type approval pathway under the Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018 (Cwlth); or (b) the vehicle does not have its own operations or identification plate; or (c) no certificate of approved operations under section 114 (Installation of operations plates, modification of vehicles etc) has been issued or accepted by the authority for the vehicle. (3) In deciding the conditions to be imposed on the registration of a registrable vehicle that does not comply with an applicable vehicle standard, the road transport authority must take into account the nature and extent of the noncompliance. (4) The road transport authority may at any time vary or cancel the conditions imposed on the registration of a registrable vehicle.

(5) The road transport authority must tell the registered operator in writing of the conditions, or a change in the conditions, applying to the registration of a registrable vehicle. (6) A condition, or a change in the conditions, applying to the registration of a registrable vehicle takes effect when the road transport authority tells the registered operator in writing about the condition or change. (7) A person who is not the registered operator of a vehicle must not use, or, if in charge of the vehicle, permit the use of, a vehicle that is conditionally registered in contravention of a condition of Maximum penalty (for subsection (7)): 20 penalty units. Note It is an offence under the Act, s 21 (3) (Obligations of registered operator), for a registered operator of a registrable vehicle to fail to comply with a condition of registration for the vehicle.

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