Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Vehicle Registration) Regulation 2021
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Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Vehicle Registration) Regulation 2021
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The chief executive may refuse to record in the register a transfer of a registered vehicle’s registration if— both of the following apply— the vehicle is a conditionally registered vehicle; the conditional registration guideline or heavy vehicle standards exemption applying to the vehicle contains a condition that the registration is not transferable; or the chief executive reasonably believes— there is uncertainty about the ownership, possession or control of the vehicle; or the description of the vehicle as recorded in the register may be inaccurate; or the chief executive would, if the vehicle were the subject of a registration application for a vehicle, refuse the application. If the chief executive is given a copy of a current order of an Australian court prohibiting the transfer of a vehicle’s registration, the chief executive must not record a transfer of the registration in the register. Nothing in this section limits the chief executive’s power to refuse to record a transfer of a vehicle’s registration. See also section 19M of the Act . (sec.50-ssec.1) The chief executive may refuse to record in the register a transfer of a registered vehicle’s registration if— both of the following apply— the vehicle is a conditionally registered vehicle; the conditional registration guideline or heavy vehicle standards exemption applying to the vehicle contains a condition that the registration is not transferable; or the chief executive reasonably believes— there is uncertainty about the ownership, possession or control of the vehicle; or the description of the vehicle as recorded in the register may be inaccurate; or the chief executive would, if the vehicle were the subject of a registration application for a vehicle, refuse the application. (sec.50-ssec.2) If the chief executive is given a copy of a current order of an Australian court prohibiting the transfer of a vehicle’s registration, the chief executive must not record a transfer of the registration in the register. (sec.50-ssec.3) Nothing in this section limits the chief executive’s power to refuse to record a transfer of a vehicle’s registration. See also section 19M of the Act .