56ANSW rule: vehicle identification plates to be affixed to certain vehicles

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.

(1A) The vehicle identification plate must be approved by the Australian Motor Vehicle Certification Board or the Administrator of Vehicle Standards that—

(a) identifies the specific vehicle, and

(b) indicates that it meets the standards and procedures administered by the Australian Motor Vehicle Certification Board for that class of vehicle.

(2) In this rule—

Administrator of Vehicle Standards means the Administrator of Vehicle Standards referred to in section 22 of the Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989 of the Commonwealth.

Australian Motor Vehicle Certification Board means the body—

(a) known under that name, and

(b) consisting of representatives of the Commonwealth and each of the States and Territories, and

(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—

(i) comply with the requirements of Australian Design Rules, or

(ii) provide a level of safety that is equivalent to that provided by Australian Design Rules.