Sch 4Repeal and transitional provisions

Schedule 4—Repeal and transitional provisions 1—Repeal The Second-hand Motor Vehicles Act 1983 (the repealed Act) is repealed. 2—Licensing A person who held a licence as a dealer under the repealed Act immediately before the commencement of this Act will be taken to have been licensed as a dealer under this Act. 3—Registered premises Premises registered in the name of a dealer under the repealed Act immediately before the commencement of this Act will be taken to have been registered in the dealer's name under this Act. 4—Duty to repair A duty to repair that arose under Part 4 of the repealed Act continues as if it were a duty to repair under this Act. 5—Disciplinary matters Where an order or decision of the Commercial Tribunal is in force or continues to have effect under Division 3 of Part 2 of the repealed Act immediately before the commencement of this Act, the order or decision has effect as if it were an order of the District Court under Part 5 of this Act. 5A—Effect of disqualification (1) If a person— (a) who was disqualified from holding a licence as a dealer under the repealed Act immediately before the commencement of this Act; and (b) who remains disqualified at the commencement of this clause, is employed or otherwise engaged in the business of a dealer during the period of that disqualification, both that person and the dealer are guilty of an offence. (2) Subclause (1) applies after the commencement of this clause, whether the contract of employment or other engagement was entered into before or after the commencement of this clause. 6—Application of Second-hand Vehicles Compensation Fund at end of claims When the Minister is satisfied that no more valid claims can be made which may require payment out of the Second-hand Vehicles Compensation Fund, any amount remaining to the credit of the Fund may— (a) be paid to an organisation representing the interests of dealers; or (b) be otherwise dealt with, as the Minister thinks fit. Legislative history Notes • Please note—References in the legislation to other legislation or instruments or to titles of bodies or offices are not automatically updated as part of the program for the revision and publication of legislation and therefore may be obsolete. • Earlier versions of this Act (historical versions) are listed at the end of the legislative history. • For further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes or www.legislation.sa.gov.au. Legislation amended by principal Act The Second-hand Vehicle Dealers Act 1995 amended the following: Magistrates Court Act 1991 Principal Act and amendments New entries appear in bold. Year No Title Assent Commencement Second-hand Vehicle Dealers Act 1995 16.3.1995 Sch 5—30.6.1995 (Gazette 29.6.1995 p2977); remainder of Act—30.11.1995 (Gazette 2.11.1995 p1232) Statutes Amendment and Repeal (Common Expiation Scheme) Act 1996 2.5.1996 Sch (cl 31)—3.2.1997 (Gazette 19.12.1996 p1923) Statutes Amendment (Attorney-General's Portfolio) Act 1996 15.8.1996 s 26—17.10.1996 (Gazette 17.10.1996 p1361) Second-hand Vehicle Dealers (Compensation Fund) Amendment Act 1997 Statutes Amendment (Consumer Affairs) Act 1998 as amended by 22/1998 Pt 11 (ss 28—32) & Sch—28.5.1998 (Gazette 28.5.1998 p2292) Statutes Amendment (Consumer Affairs) Amendment Act 1998 Second-hand Vehicle Dealers (Compensation Fund) Amendment Act 1999 1.4.1999 1.5.1999 (Gazette 22.4.1999 p2170) District Court (Administrative and Disciplinary Division) Amendment Act 2000 20.4.2000 Sch 1 (cl 36)—1.6.2000 (Gazette 18.5.2000 p2554) Statutes Amendment (Consumer Affairs) Act 2001 11.10.2001 Pt 6 (ss 18—21)—1.11.2001 (Gazette 25.10.2001 p4686) Statutes Amendment and Repeal (Fair Trading) Act 2009 23.7.2009 Pt 8 (ss 52—54)—3.9.2009 (Gazette 3.9.2009 p4367) Second-hand Vehicle Dealers (Cooling-off Rights) Amendment Act 2009 26.11.2009 Pt 2 (ss 4(5) & 31(9))—1.9.2010 (Gazette 26.8.2010 p4418); ss 4(1)—(4), (6) & 5—31(1)—(8)—29.11.2010 (Gazette 14.10.2010 p5087) Credit (Transitional Arrangements) Act 2010 24.6.2010 Sch 1 (cl 4)—1.7.2010 (Gazette 1.7.2010 p3337) Statutes Amendment (Directors' Liability) Act 2011 22.9.2011 Pt 19 (ss 24 & 25)—1.1.2012 (Gazette 15.12.2011 p4988) Statutes Amendment (Directors' Liability) Act 2013 23.5.2013 Pt 44 (s 94)—17.6.2013 (Gazette 6.6.2013 p2498) Statutes Amendment (Heavy Vehicle National Law) Act 2013 1.8.2013 Pt 4 (s 79)—10.2.2014 (Gazette 6.2.2014 p551) Statutes Amendment (Occupational Licensing) Act 2013 21.11.2013 Pt 7 (ss 30—33)—1.11.2014 (Gazette 9.10.2014 p6095) Statutes Amendment and Repeal (Simplify) Act 2017 15.3.2017 Pt 30 (ss 107—117)—1.7.2017 (Gazette 22.6.2017 p2224) Statutes Amendment (SACAT) Act 2019 11.7.2019 Pt 25 (ss 149 to 160)—4.5.2020 (Gazette 27.2.2020 p442) Public Holidays Act 2023 7.12.2023 Sch 1 (cl 20)—1.1.2024: s 2 Second-hand Vehicle Dealers (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 2024 23.5.2024 1.7.2025 (Gazette 12.6.2025 p1408) except ss 3, 5 to 11, 14, 15 & Sch 1—1.9.2025 (Gazette 31.7.2025 p2818) Provisions amended New entries appear in bold. Entries that relate to provisions that have been deleted appear in italics. Provision How varied Commencement Long title amended under Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002 Pt 1 s 2 omitted under Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002 s 3 business day inserted by 62/2009 s 4(1) amended by 39/2023 Sch 1 cl 20 1.1.2024 close associate inserted by 62/2009 s 4(1) cooling-off period inserted by 62/2009 s 4(2) credit contract amended by 47/2001 s 18(a) deleted by 62/2009 s 4(2) credit provider amended by 47/2001 s 18(b) substituted by 3/2010 Sch 1 cl 4 1.7.2010 District Court deleted by 14/2019 s 149(1) dealer amended by 62/2009 s 4(3) notified premises inserted by 7/2017 s 107(1) offer for sale inserted by 62/2009 s 4(4) registered premises deleted by 7/2017 s 107(2) salesperson inserted by 62/2009 s 4(5) sell amended by 62/2009 s 4(6) Tribunal inserted by 14/2019 s 149(2) s 3(1) s 3 redesignated as s 3(1) by 16/2024 s 3 s 3(2) inserted by 16/2024 s 3 s 3A inserted by 62/2009 s 5 s 4 s 4(2) amended by 62/2009 s 6 Pt 2 Pt 2 Div 1 s 7 s 7(1) amended by 62/2009 s 7(1) amended by 71/2013 s 30 amended by 16/2024 s 4 s 7(2) amended by 47/2001 s 19 amended by 62/2009 s 7(2) s 8 s 8(2) amended by 47/2001 s 20(a) s 8(3)—(5) inserted by 47/2001 s 20(b) s 9 s 9(1) amended by 47/2001 s 21(a) amended by 39/2009 s 52 s 9(2) amended by 47/2001 s 21(b) s 10 s 10(1) substituted by 14/2019 s 150(1) s 10(2) amended by 4/2000 s 9(1) (Sch 1 cl 36(a)) substituted by 14/2019 s 150(1) s 10(4) amended by 14/2019 s 150(2) s 10(5) deleted by 4/2000 s 9(1) (Sch 1 cl 36(b)) s 10(6) deleted by 4/2000 s 9(1) (Sch 1 cl 36(c)) s 11 s 11(3) amended by 7/2017 s 108 s 13 amended by 62/2009 s 8 s 13A inserted by 62/2009 s 9 Pt 2 Div 2 before substitution by 7/2017 s 14 s 14(1) amended by 62/2009 s 10(1) s 14(5) amended by 62/2009 s 10(2) Pt 2 Div 2 substituted by 7/2017 s 109 Pt 2A inserted by 71/2013 s 31 s 14A s 14A(4) and (5) substituted by 14/2019 s 151(1) s 14A(6) amended by 14/2019 s 151(2) s 14A(7) substituted by 14/2019 s 151(3) s 14A(8) deleted by 14/2019 s 151(3) Pt 2B inserted by 71/2013 s 31 s 14B s 14B(4) and (5) substituted by 14/2019 s 152(1) s 14B(6) amended by 14/2019 s 152(2) s 14B(7) substituted by 14/2019 s 152(3) s 14B(8) deleted by 14/2019 s 152(3) Pt 3 Pt 3 Div 1 Pt 3 Div 1 Subdiv 1 inserted by 62/2009 s 11 s 15 s 15(1) amended by 62/2009 s 12(1) s 15(2) amended by 62/2009 s 12(2) Pt 3 Div 1 Subdiv 2 inserted by 62/2009 s 13 s 16 s 16(1) amended by 62/2009 s 14(1), (2) s 16(3) amended by 62/2009 s 14(3)—(5) amended by 16/2024 s 5(1) s 16(5) amended by 62/2009 s 14(6) substituted by 16/2024 s 5(2) s 16(6) amended by 62/2009 s 14(7) s 16(7) amended by 62/2009 s 14(8) s 17 s 17(1) amended by 62/2009 s 15(1) amended by 7/2017 s 110 s 17(1a) inserted by 16/2024 s 6 s 17(3) amended by 62/2009 s 15(2) s 17(4) amended by 62/2009 s 15(3) s 17(5) amended by 62/2009 s 15(4) s 17(6) amended by 62/2009 s 15(5) s 18 amended by 62/2009 s 16 Pt 3 Div 1 Subdiv 3 inserted by 62/2009 s 17 s 18B s 18B(3) amended by 16/2024 s 7 Pt 3 Div 2 s 20 amended by 16/2024 s 8(1) s 20(1) amended by 62/2009 s 18(1) s 20(2) amended by 16/2024 s 8(2) s 20(3) amended by 62/2009 s 18(2) substituted by 16/2024 s 8(3) s 20(5) amended by 62/2009 s 18(3) s 20(6) amended by 62/2009 s 18(4) s 21 amended by 62/2009 s 19 s 22 s 22(1) amended by 62/2009 s 20(1) s 22(2) amended by 62/2009 s 20(2) Pt 4 s 23 s 23(3) (c) deleted by 21/1998 s 28(a) s 23(7) amended by 21/1998 s 28(b) amended by 35/2013 s 79(1) amended by 16/2024 s 9 s 23(10) defect amended by 35/2013 s 79(2) Heavy Vehicle National Law (South Australia) inserted by 35/2013 s 79(3) Heavy Vehicle National Regulations (South Australia) inserted by 35/2013 s 79(3) s 23A inserted by 16/2024 s 10 s 24 s 24(1) amended by 7/2017 s 111 s 25 amended by 21/1998 s 29 Pt 4A inserted by 39/2009 s 53 deleted by 71/2013 s 32 Pt 5 s 26 salesperson inserted by 62/2009 s 21 s 27 s 27(1) (g) deleted by 7/2017 s 112 s 27(1a) inserted by 62/2009 s 22 s 28 amended by 14/2019 s 153 s 29 s 29(1) amended by 14/2019 s 154(1) s 29(2) amended by 14/2019 s 154(2) s 30 amended by 21/1998 s 30 substituted by 14/2019 s 155 s 31 s 31(1) amended by 62/2009 s 23 amended by 71/2013 s 33 (c)(iii) and (iv) deleted by 7/2017 s 113 amended by 14/2019 s 156(1) s 31(2) amended by 14/2019 s 156(2) s 32 s 32(1) amended by 62/2009 s 24(1) amended by 14/2019 s 157(1) s 32(2) amended by 62/2009 s 24(2) amended by 14/2019 s 157(2) Pt 6 s 33 s 33(2) amended by 16/2024 s 11 s 33(2a) inserted by 62/2009 s 25(1) s 33(3) amended by 62/2009 s 25(2) s 33(4) amended by 62/2009 s 25(3) s 33(5) amended by 62/2009 s 25(4) s 33(5a)—(5c) inserted by 62/2009 s 25(5) s 34 s 34(1) amended by 62/2009 s 26 amended by 16/2024 s 12(1) s 34(6) amended by 16/2024 s 12(2)—(4) ss 34A and 34B inserted by 16/2024 s 13 s 39 s 39(1) substituted by 7/2017 s 114(1) s 39(2) amended by 7/2017 s 114(2) s 39(2a) inserted by 39/2009 s 54 s 40 s 40(1) amended by 14/2019 s 158(1) s 40(3) inserted by 14/2019 s 158(2) s 41 amended by 62/2009 s 27 s 42 amended by 62/2009 s 28 s 45 s 45(1) s 45 redesignated as s 45(1) by 36/2011 s 24 s 45(2) inserted by 36/2011 s 24 s 47 substituted by 36/2011 s 25 s 47(2) amended by 16/2013 s 94(1) s 47(3) amended by 16/2013 s 94(2) s 47(3a) inserted by 16/2013 s 94(3) s 49 s 49(1) substituted by 21/1998 Sch cl 8 as substituted by 22/1998 s 3 s 50 s 50(1) substituted by 62/2009 s 29 s 50(2) amended by 7/2017 s 115 s 51 s 51(1) amended by 16/2024 s 14 s 53 s 53(2) amended by 62/2009 s 30(1)—(3) Sch 1 scl (4) amended by 21/1998 s 31 Sch 2 before deletion by 14/2019 scl (4) amended by 21/1998 s 32 Sch 2 deleted by 14/2019 s 159 Sch 3 will expire by regulation: cl 7 cl 2 before substitution by 7/2017 amended by 58/1997 s 2 substituted by 21/1999 s 3(a) cl 2(1) amended by 62/2009 s 31(1)—(4) cl 2(2) amended by 62/2009 s 31(5), (6) cl 2(3) inserted by 62/2009 s 31(7) cl 2 substituted by 7/2017 s 116(1) cl 2A inserted by 62/2009 s 31(8) deleted by 7/2017 s 116(1) cl 3 cl 3(2) amended by 21/1999 s 3(b) substituted by 62/2009 s 31(9) amended by 16/2024 s 15 cl 5 cl 5(1) cl 5 amended and redesignated as cl 5(1) by 21/1999 s 3(c), (d) amended by 7/2017 s 116(2), (3) cl 5(2) and (3) inserted by 21/1999 s 3(d) cl 7 cl 7(1) cl 7 redesignated as cl 7(1) by 21/1999 s 3(e) cl 7(2) inserted by 21/1999 s 3(e) Sch 4 cl 5A inserted by 67/1996 s 26 17.10.1996 cl 5A(1) Sch 5 omitted under Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002 Transitional etc provisions associated with Act or amendments Statutes Amendment and Repeal (Common Expiation Scheme) Act 1996 5—Transitional provision An Act repealed or amended by this Act will continue to apply (as in force immediately prior to the repeal or amendment coming into operation) to an expiation notice issued under the repealed or amended Act. Statutes Amendment and Repeal (Simplify) Act 2017 117—Transitional provision A person licensed under the Second-hand Vehicle Dealers Act 1995 (the Act) as a dealer immediately before the commencement of this section is not required to give notice under section 14(1) of the Act in relation to premises that were, immediately before that commencement, registered under the Act in the name of that person. Statutes Amendment (SACAT) Act 2019, Part 25 160—Transitional provisions (1) A right of appeal to the Administrative and Disciplinary Division of the District Court under sections 10, 14A and 14B of the principal Act in existence before the relevant day (but not exercised before that day) will be exercised as if this Part had been in operation before that right arose, so that the relevant proceedings may be commenced before the Tribunal rather than the District Court. (2) A right to lodge a complaint under Part 5 of the principal Act with respect to a matter in existence before the relevant day, with the effect that the relevant proceedings would have been commenced before the Administrative and Disciplinary Division of the District Court, will be exercised as if this Part had been in operation before the right arose, so that the complaint may be lodged with the Tribunal rather than the District Court. (3) A decision or order of the Administrative and Disciplinary Division of the District Court under Part 5 of the principal Act in force immediately before the relevant day (including a decision or order of the Commercial Tribunal that has effect as if it were an order of the District Court by virtue of the operation of Schedule 4 clause 5 of the principal Act) will, on and from the relevant day, be taken to be a decision or order of the Tribunal. (4) Nothing in this section affects any proceedings before the Administrative and Disciplinary Division of the District Court commenced before the relevant day. (5) A member of each panel of persons who may sit as assessors established under Schedule 2 of the principal Act (as in force immediately before the relevant day) will cease to hold office on the commencement of this subsection and any contract of employment, agreement or arrangement relating to the office held by that member is terminated by force of this subsection at the same time. (6) In this section— principal Act means the Second-hand Vehicle Dealers Act 1995; relevant day means the day on which this Part comes into operation; Tribunal means the South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal. Second-hand Vehicle Dealers (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 2024, Sch 1—Transitional provision 1—Duty to repair Section 23 of the Second-hand Vehicle Dealers Act 1995 as amended by section 9 of this Act applies in relation to a vehicle whether the sale of the vehicle occurred before or after the commencement of section 9. Historical versions Reprint No 1—17.10.1996 Reprint No 2—3.2.1997 Reprint No 3—31.7.1997 Reprint No 4—28.5.1998 Reprint No 5—1.5.1999 Reprint No 6—1.6.2000 Reprint No 7—1.11.2001 1.7.2010 1.1.2024