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Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018
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#### 26 Modification of road vehicle on RAV
(1) A person contravenes this subsection if:
(a) a road vehicle is on the RAV; and
(b) the person modifies the road vehicle; and
(c) the modification occurs before the vehicle is provided to a consumer for the first time in Australia; and
(d) the modification causes the road vehicle to not satisfy the requirements of the entry pathway that applied at the time the vehicle was entered on the RAV; and
(e) the modification is not otherwise allowed by the rules.
(2) A person contravenes this subsection if:
(a) a road vehicle is on the RAV; and
(b) the person hands over the road vehicle to another person; and
(c) the road vehicle is handed over for modification; and
(d) the road vehicle is modified; and
(e) the modification occurs before the vehicle is provided to a consumer for the first time in Australia; and
(f) the modification causes the road vehicle to not satisfy the requirements of the entry pathway that applied at the time the vehicle was entered on the RAV; and
(g) the modification is not otherwise allowed by the rules.
(3) In paragraphs (1)(c) and (2)(e), the definition of provide applies as if paragraph 5(2)(b) were omitted.
Offence
(4) A person commits an offence if the person contravenes subsection (1) or (2).
Penalty: 120 penalty units.
Civil penalty provision
(5) A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection (1) or (2).
Civil penalty: 120 penalty units.