Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Vehicle Registration) Regulation 2021
sec.109Production of proof of particular matters or left-hand drive permit if vehicle registered in foreign country
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sec.109 Production of proof of particular matters or left-hand drive permit if vehicle registered in foreign country
This section applies to the owner or person in charge of a vehicle to which section 107 (1) (c) (ii) applies if— the vehicle is being used on a road; and an authorised officer asks the owner or person in charge to produce any of the following for inspection by the officer— proof of the vehicle’s current registration; proof of a current CTP insurance policy for the vehicle; if the vehicle is present in Australia under a temporary admission carnet—proof of the temporary admission carnet; if the importation of the vehicle was approved under a status of forces agreement—proof of the approval; if the vehicle is a heavy vehicle that has the centre of a steering control to the left of the vehicle—the left-hand drive permit for the vehicle. The owner or person in charge must comply with the request. Maximum penalty—8 penalty units. For subsection (2) , the owner or person in charge must comply with the request immediately, unless the owner or person in charge has a reasonable excuse. In this section— left-hand drive permit , for a heavy vehicle, means a permit, granted under the Heavy Vehicle National Law (Queensland) , Chapter 3 , Part 3.2 , Division 3 , exempting the vehicle from compliance with the Heavy Vehicle (Vehicle Standards) National Regulation , schedule 2 , section 4 (1) . status of forces agreement means an agreement between the Commonwealth and a foreign country allowing for the importation of vehicles by visiting military personnel. temporary admission carnet means a document that is, or is of the same nature as, a carnet de passages en douane, relating to the presence in Australia of a vehicle registered in a foreign country. (sec.109-ssec.1) This section applies to the owner or person in charge of a vehicle to which section 107 (1) (c) (ii) applies if— the vehicle is being used on a road; and an authorised officer asks the owner or person in charge to produce any of the following for inspection by the officer— proof of the vehicle’s current registration; proof of a current CTP insurance policy for the vehicle; if the vehicle is present in Australia under a temporary admission carnet—proof of the temporary admission carnet; if the importation of the vehicle was approved under a status of forces agreement—proof of the approval; if the vehicle is a heavy vehicle that has the centre of a steering control to the left of the vehicle—the left-hand drive permit for the vehicle. (sec.109-ssec.2) The owner or person in charge must comply with the request. Maximum penalty—8 penalty units. (sec.109-ssec.3) For subsection (2) , the owner or person in charge must comply with the request immediately, unless the owner or person in charge has a reasonable excuse. (sec.109-ssec.4) In this section— left-hand drive permit , for a heavy vehicle, means a permit, granted under the Heavy Vehicle National Law (Queensland) , Chapter 3 , Part 3.2 , Division 3 , exempting the vehicle from compliance with the Heavy Vehicle (Vehicle Standards) National Regulation , schedule 2 , section 4 (1) . status of forces agreement means an agreement between the Commonwealth and a foreign country allowing for the importation of vehicles by visiting military personnel. temporary admission carnet means a document that is, or is of the same nature as, a carnet de passages en douane, relating to the presence in Australia of a vehicle registered in a foreign country.