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Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Regulation 2017
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#### 17 Replacement certificates of registration
17 Replacement certificates of registration
(cf 2007 reg cl 16A)
> > (1) Transport for NSW may, on payment of any applicable fee, issue a certificate of registration in respect of a registered vehicle to replace a certificate of registration already issued in respect of the vehicle (an old certificate of registration) if Transport for NSW is satisfied that—
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> > > (a) the details of the vehicle’s registration recorded in the Register are different from the details on the old certificate of registration, or
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> > > (b) the old certificate of registration is damaged, or
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> > > (c) the old certificate of registration is lost, stolen or destroyed.
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> > (2) On the issue of a certificate of registration to replace an old certificate of registration, the registered operator of the vehicle must (unless the old certificate of registration is lost, stolen or destroyed)—
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> > > (a) destroy the old certificate of registration, or
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> > > (b) if required to do so by notice in writing from Transport for NSW, return the old certificate of registration to Transport for NSW (or an agent nominated by Transport for NSW) before the date specified in the notice for that purpose.
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> > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
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> > (3) (Repealed)
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> **cl 17:** Am 2018 (335), Sch 1 \[3\] \[4\].