81Recording, clearance and withdrawal of vehicle defect notices

#### 81 Recording, clearance and withdrawal of vehicle defect notices 81 Recording, clearance and withdrawal of vehicle defect notices (cf 2007 reg cl 71) > > (1) If a vehicle defect notice is issued under the Act, Transport for NSW must record in the Register in relation to the vehicle— > > > > > (a) the serial number of the vehicle defect notice, and > > > > > (b) the date (if any) shown on the notice for the clearance of the vehicle unless that date is later than the date of any recorded certificate of inspection. > > > (2) Transport for NSW may conduct, or require to be conducted, an inspection for the purposes of considering whether the defects described in a vehicle defect notice issued under the Act have been rectified and that the registrable vehicle does not have any other defects. > > > (3) Transport for NSW may require the registered operator of a registrable vehicle that is inspected pursuant to this clause to pay the applicable fee for the inspection. > > > (4) A vehicle defect notice issued under the Act may be cleared by Transport for NSW, an authorised examiner or an authorised person. > > > (5) For the purposes of this Regulation, a vehicle defect notice issued under the Act is cleared when— > > > > > (a) Transport for NSW receives evidence, in a form approved by Transport for NSW, that the registrable vehicle is no longer defective, and > > > > > (b) in the case of a major defect notice—Transport for NSW causes the defective vehicle label to be defaced or removed from the registrable vehicle. > > > (6) A person must not deface or remove a defective vehicle label unless authorised to do so by Transport for NSW. > > > > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. > > > (7) On the vehicle defect notice issued under the Act being cleared, Transport for NSW must make a record in the Register to the effect that the vehicle defect notice has been cleared. > > > (8) A person who issues a vehicle defect notice under the Act may withdraw that notice at any time and must cause— > > > > > (a) notice of the withdrawal to be sent to the person to whom the vehicle defect notice was issued, and > > > > > (b) a record to be made in the Register to the effect that the vehicle defect notice has been withdrawn. > > **cl 81:** Am 2022 (759), Sch 1\[7\].