Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Vehicle Standards and Safety) Regulation 2021
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Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Vehicle Standards and Safety) Regulation 2021
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There must be a compliance plate on a light motor vehicle built from 1 January 1972 to 31 August 1989 (both days included). A compliance plate or identification plate must be attached to a light motor vehicle built after 31 August 1989. A compliance plate or identification plate must be on or attached to a light motor vehicle in a conspicuous place. This section does not apply to— a light motor vehicle that— may be imported into Australia without a compliance plate under the repealed Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989 (Cwlth) or the Road Vehicle Standards (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2018 (Cwlth) , schedule 3 , part 4 ; and complies with each ADR applying to the vehicle under schedule 1 , section 21 (1) or 22 (1) ; or a light motor vehicle for which the chief executive has issued a safe movement permit exempting the vehicle from the requirement for a compliance plate or identification plate to be attached, whether or not— the permit is issued to the current owner or a previous owner; or the permit has expired; or a light vehicle entered on the RAV. (sec.100-ssec.1) There must be a compliance plate on a light motor vehicle built from 1 January 1972 to 31 August 1989 (both days included). (sec.100-ssec.2) A compliance plate or identification plate must be attached to a light motor vehicle built after 31 August 1989. (sec.100-ssec.3) A compliance plate or identification plate must be on or attached to a light motor vehicle in a conspicuous place. (sec.100-ssec.4) This section does not apply to— a light motor vehicle that— may be imported into Australia without a compliance plate under the repealed Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989 (Cwlth) or the Road Vehicle Standards (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2018 (Cwlth) , schedule 3 , part 4 ; and complies with each ADR applying to the vehicle under schedule 1 , section 21 (1) or 22 (1) ; or a light motor vehicle for which the chief executive has issued a safe movement permit exempting the vehicle from the requirement for a compliance plate or identification plate to be attached, whether or not— the permit is issued to the current owner or a previous owner; or the permit has expired; or a light vehicle entered on the RAV.