Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Regulation 2000
84Suspension or cancellation of registration
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84 Suspension or cancellation of registration (1) The road transport authority may suspend or cancel the registration of a registered vehicle under section 85 (Procedures for suspension and cancellation of registration) if the authority is satisfied on reasonable grounds that— (a) a defect notice issued for the vehicle has not been complied with and the date for compliance mentioned in the notice has expired; or
(b) the vehicle does not comply with the applicable vehicle standards; or (c) an amount payable under the Road Transport (General) Act 1999 or the Duties Act 1999 in relation to the vehicle has not been paid; or (d) the vehicle identifier for the vehicle is the same as the vehicle (e) words or images that a reasonable adult would consider indecent, insulting or offensive are displayed on an area of the vehicle greater than 297mm x 105mm; or (f) the vehicle is subject to a compulsory recall notice or voluntary recall notice; or (g) the ownership, possession, control or description of the vehicle as recorded in the register is uncertain; or (h) the vehicle has been registered in error; or (i) if the vehicle is a public passenger vehicle other than a rideshare (i) for a vehicle licensed as a taxi or hire car under the Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Regulation 2002— the vehicle is no longer licensed as a taxi or hire car; or (ii) the registered operator of the vehicle is not accredited under the Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Regulation 2002 to operate that public passenger vehicle; or
(iii) the vehicle is no longer operated as a public passenger Examples for par (i) (i)