sec.49Transferring registration under legal process

sec.49 Transferring registration under legal process

A person who acquires a registered vehicle under a legal process must— give the chief executive notice of the acquisition; and See part 9 , division 3 for requirements for particular customer communications. ensure the notice is given to the chief executive within 14 days after the acquisition, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—16 penalty units. A person who, by repossessing a registered vehicle that is not redeemed within 28 days after the repossession, acquires the vehicle must— give the chief executive— notice of the repossession; and details of the proposed registered operator of the vehicle; and See part 9 , division 3 for requirements for particular customer communications. ensure the notice and details are given to the chief executive within a further 7 days, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—16 penalty units. If a person mentioned in subsection (1) or (2) can not include the signature of the vehicle’s registered operator in a notice given under this section, the person must give the chief executive a statement to that effect with the notice. See part 9 , division 3 for requirements for particular customer communications. Subsection (5) applies if— a notice given to the chief executive under subsection (1) or (2) includes the signature of the vehicle’s registered operator; or the chief executive is satisfied— the information contained in a statement given by a person under subsection (3) is correct; and the person has a lawful entitlement to the vehicle. The chief executive may— record in the register the transfer of the registered vehicle’s registration to the proposed registered operator of the vehicle, including the day of the acquisition stated in the notice; and substitute the name and address of the person for those of the existing registered operator recorded in the register; and amend the register to record the postal address, or lack of a postal address, for the person; and make an updated registration certificate for the vehicle available to the person. Section 42 (3) applies to the notice as if it were an application made under that section. (sec.49-ssec.1) A person who acquires a registered vehicle under a legal process must— give the chief executive notice of the acquisition; and See part 9 , division 3 for requirements for particular customer communications. ensure the notice is given to the chief executive within 14 days after the acquisition, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—16 penalty units. (sec.49-ssec.2) A person who, by repossessing a registered vehicle that is not redeemed within 28 days after the repossession, acquires the vehicle must— give the chief executive— notice of the repossession; and details of the proposed registered operator of the vehicle; and See part 9 , division 3 for requirements for particular customer communications. ensure the notice and details are given to the chief executive within a further 7 days, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—16 penalty units. (sec.49-ssec.3) If a person mentioned in subsection (1) or (2) can not include the signature of the vehicle’s registered operator in a notice given under this section, the person must give the chief executive a statement to that effect with the notice. See part 9 , division 3 for requirements for particular customer communications. (sec.49-ssec.4) Subsection (5) applies if— a notice given to the chief executive under subsection (1) or (2) includes the signature of the vehicle’s registered operator; or the chief executive is satisfied— the information contained in a statement given by a person under subsection (3) is correct; and the person has a lawful entitlement to the vehicle. (sec.49-ssec.5) The chief executive may— record in the register the transfer of the registered vehicle’s registration to the proposed registered operator of the vehicle, including the day of the acquisition stated in the notice; and substitute the name and address of the person for those of the existing registered operator recorded in the register; and amend the register to record the postal address, or lack of a postal address, for the person; and make an updated registration certificate for the vehicle available to the person. (sec.49-ssec.6) Section 42 (3) applies to the notice as if it were an application made under that section.