Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Vehicle Registration) Regulation 2021
sec.219Sale of unregistered vehicles by dealers
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sec.219 Sale of unregistered vehicles by dealers
A dealer must not deliver an unregistered vehicle to a purchaser on the sale of the vehicle unless— the vehicle is delivered to another dealer; or a registration application has been made, but not yet decided, for the vehicle. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. However, a dealer does not contravene subsection (1) if the dealer obtains a written statement from the purchaser that— the vehicle is not to be used on a road; or the vehicle’s garage address will not be in Queensland. The dealer must keep a statement received under subsection (2) for at least 1 year after the day the vehicle is delivered to the purchaser. Maximum penalty—8 penalty units. In this section— dealer does not include the holder of a licence or other authority under a corresponding law to the Motor Dealers and Chattel Auctioneers Act 2014 that is equivalent to a motor dealers licence under that Act. (sec.219-ssec.1) A dealer must not deliver an unregistered vehicle to a purchaser on the sale of the vehicle unless— the vehicle is delivered to another dealer; or a registration application has been made, but not yet decided, for the vehicle. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. (sec.219-ssec.2) However, a dealer does not contravene subsection (1) if the dealer obtains a written statement from the purchaser that— the vehicle is not to be used on a road; or the vehicle’s garage address will not be in Queensland. (sec.219-ssec.3) The dealer must keep a statement received under subsection (2) for at least 1 year after the day the vehicle is delivered to the purchaser. Maximum penalty—8 penalty units. (sec.219-ssec.4) In this section— dealer does not include the holder of a licence or other authority under a corresponding law to the Motor Dealers and Chattel Auctioneers Act 2014 that is equivalent to a motor dealers licence under that Act.
- (a) the vehicle is delivered to another dealer; or
- (b) a registration application has been made, but not yet decided, for the vehicle.
- (a) the vehicle is not to be used on a road; or
- (b) the vehicle’s garage address will not be in Queensland.