33ADriving unregistered heavy vehicle

33A Driving unregistered heavy vehicle (1) A person shall not: (a) drive; or (b) employ, permit or suffer a person to drive, on a public street or public place a heavy vehicle which is not Penalty: In the case of a natural person – 20 penalty units or In the case of a body corporate – 100 penalty units. (2) Where a heavy vehicle that is a visiting motor vehicle: (a) is registered in the configuration in which the vehicle was driven at the time of the alleged offence under a law of another country or of a State or another Territory of the Commonwealth relating to the registration of motor vehicles and the registration is not void outside of, or of effect only within, the State or Territory in which registration occurred; or (b) was, at the time of the alleged offence, driven in a configuration specified in a permit issued under section 107B of the Motor Vehicles Act 1949 in relation to the vehicle, and there is in force in relation to the vehicle a policy of insurance complying with the provisions of a law in force in a State or another

Traffic Act 1987 85 Territory of the Commonwealth requiring the owner or driver of a motor vehicle to be insured against liability in respect of the death of or bodily injury to a person caused by or arising out of the use of the motor vehicle and the policy is not void outside of, or of effect only within, the State or Territory in which registration occurred, the heavy vehicle shall be deemed to be registered. (3) Subject to subsection (4), where an owner of a vehicle is found guilty of an offence against subsection (1) in relation to the vehicle, the owner shall, in addition to the penalty, if any, imposed under subsection (1), pay to the Registrar an amount equal to the amount, at the time at which the offence occurred, payable under section 13 of the Motor Vehicles Act 1949 for 12 months registration of the vehicle in the configuration in which the vehicle was driven at the time of the offence. (4) The Regulations may prescribe that the penalty specified in subsection (3) does not apply to certain specified classes of offences against that subsection and that penalty shall accordingly not apply to those offences. (5) An inspector or a member of the Police Force who has reason to believe that a heavy vehicle is not registered may remove a number plate which is attached to that vehicle. (6) For the purposes of this section: (a) a heavy vehicle being driven by the shortest practicable route to the nearest office of the Registrar or police station, for the purpose of registering that vehicle; and (b) a heavy vehicle being removed or operated in pursuance of a licence granted under section 137 of the Motor Vehicles Act 1949 or a licence, granted under a law of a State or another Territory of the Commonwealth, which permits the driving of a vehicle not registered under such an Act; and (c) a heavy vehicle being driven in pursuance of, and in accordance with, a pastoral vehicle permit granted under section 137B of the Motor Vehicles Act 1949; and (d) a heavy vehicle being towed, moved or driven under section 47(4); and (e) a heavy vehicle which is the property of the Commonwealth or an authority of the Commonwealth; are taken to be registered.