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56ANSW rule: vehicle identification plates to be affixed to certain vehicles
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#### 56A NSW rule: vehicle identification plates to be affixed to certain vehicles
56A NSW rule: vehicle identification plates to be affixed to certain vehicles
(cf 2007 reg Sch 2 cl 62)
> > (1) Any motor vehicle, other than a tractor or an implement, registered for the first time on or after 1 August 1972 and before the repeal of the Motor Vehicle Standards Act must have securely and prominently affixed within the engine compartment or other position approved by Transport for NSW a vehicle identification plate, unless entered on the RAV.
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> > (1A) The vehicle identification plate must be approved by the Australian Motor Vehicle Certification Board or the Administrator of Vehicle Standards that—
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> > > (a) identifies the specific vehicle, and
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> > > (b) indicates that it meets the standards and procedures administered by the Australian Motor Vehicle Certification Board for that class of vehicle.
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> > (2) In this rule—
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> > Administrator of Vehicle Standards means the Administrator of Vehicle Standards referred to in section 22 of the [Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989](http://www.legislation.gov.au/) of the Commonwealth.
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> > Australian Motor Vehicle Certification Board means the body—
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> > > (a) known under that name, and
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> > > (b) consisting of representatives of the Commonwealth and each of the States and Territories, and
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> > > (c) having as one of its objectives to ensure that vehicles supplied for use in, manufactured in, or imported into, Australia are designed and manufactured so as to—
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> > > > (i) comply with the requirements of Australian Design Rules, or
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> > > > (ii) provide a level of safety that is equivalent to that provided by Australian Design Rules.