Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Vehicle Registration) Regulation 2021
sec.138Attaching customised number plates to vehicles
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sec.138 Attaching customised number plates to vehicles
A person who proposes to attach a customised number plate to a vehicle must give the chief executive notice of the person’s intention to do so. See part 9 , division 3 for requirements for particular customer communications. On receiving the notice, the chief executive must— approve the proposal; and record in the register the combination of numbers or letters appearing on the customised number plate as the registration number for the vehicle; and make available to the registered operator of the vehicle an updated registration certificate for the vehicle. The person— must not attach the customised number plate to the vehicle before the chief executive approves the proposal under subsection (2) (a) ; and must ensure the customised number plate is attached to the vehicle within 24 hours after the registration certificate is received by the person. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.138-ssec.1) A person who proposes to attach a customised number plate to a vehicle must give the chief executive notice of the person’s intention to do so. See part 9 , division 3 for requirements for particular customer communications. (sec.138-ssec.2) On receiving the notice, the chief executive must— approve the proposal; and record in the register the combination of numbers or letters appearing on the customised number plate as the registration number for the vehicle; and make available to the registered operator of the vehicle an updated registration certificate for the vehicle. (sec.138-ssec.3) The person— must not attach the customised number plate to the vehicle before the chief executive approves the proposal under subsection (2) (a) ; and must ensure the customised number plate is attached to the vehicle within 24 hours after the registration certificate is received by the person. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
- (a) approve the proposal; and
- (b) record in the register the combination of numbers or letters appearing on the customised number plate as the registration number for the vehicle; and
- (c) make available to the registered operator of the vehicle an updated registration certificate for the vehicle.
- (a) must not attach the customised number plate to the vehicle before the chief executive approves the proposal under subsection (2) (a) ; and
- (b) must ensure the customised number plate is attached to the vehicle within 24 hours after the registration certificate is received by the person.