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Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Regulation 2017
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#### 85 Compliance certificate may be issued
85 Compliance certificate may be issued
(cf 2007 reg cl 76AD)
> > (1) A licensed certifier may issue a compliance certificate in a form approved by Transport for NSW to the registered operator of a vehicle (or, if the vehicle is unregistered, to the owner of the vehicle).
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> > (2) A licensed certifier must not issue a compliance certificate in respect of a vehicle unless the certifier—
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> > > (a) holds a licence that permits the certifier to issue the particular compliance certificate, and
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> > > (b) has inspected the vehicle and has decided that—
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> > > > (i) the vehicle complies with the applicable vehicle standards, or
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> > > > (ii) the particular modification to the vehicle to which the certificate relates does not cause the vehicle to fail to comply with the applicable vehicle standards.
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> > (3) For the purposes of subclause (2)(b), a light vehicle, or a modification to a light vehicle, that complies with TfNSW standard compliance specifications or those provisions of Vehicle Standards Bulletin 14 that relate to the way in which the relevant modification is to be undertaken is to be taken to comply with the applicable vehicle standards for the vehicle.
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> > (4) (Repealed)
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> > (5) A licensed certifier must not issue a compliance certificate if the certifier knows, or ought reasonably to suspect, that the certificate is false or misleading in a material particular.
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> > (6) A licensed certifier must pay to Transport for NSW, within the time specified by Transport for NSW, the applicable fee for each compliance certificate issued under this clause.
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> Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
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> **cl 85:** Am 2020 No 30, Sch 4.88\[5\]; 2022 (692), Sch 4\[2\].