Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Vehicle Standards and Safety) Regulation 2021
sec.19Owner to ensure light vehicle not driven or parked on road with noncompliant modification
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sec.19 Owner to ensure light vehicle not driven or parked on road with noncompliant modification
The owner of a modified light vehicle must ensure the vehicle is not driven or parked on a road unless the modification of the vehicle is compliant. Maximum penalty—60 penalty units. Subsection (1) does not apply if a modified light vehicle is— not unsafe to drive or park on a road; and being driven— to a place, by the most convenient and direct route, solely for the purpose of a modification of the vehicle being inspected; or solely to test the vehicle during an inspection of a modification of the vehicle. (sec.19-ssec.1) The owner of a modified light vehicle must ensure the vehicle is not driven or parked on a road unless the modification of the vehicle is compliant. Maximum penalty—60 penalty units. (sec.19-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not apply if a modified light vehicle is— not unsafe to drive or park on a road; and being driven— to a place, by the most convenient and direct route, solely for the purpose of a modification of the vehicle being inspected; or solely to test the vehicle during an inspection of a modification of the vehicle.
- (a) not unsafe to drive or park on a road; and
- (b) being driven— (i) to a place, by the most convenient and direct route, solely for the purpose of a modification of the vehicle being inspected; or (ii) solely to test the vehicle during an inspection of a modification of the vehicle.
- (i) to a place, by the most convenient and direct route, solely for the purpose of a modification of the vehicle being inspected; or
- (ii) solely to test the vehicle during an inspection of a modification of the vehicle.
- (i) to a place, by the most convenient and direct route, solely for the purpose of a modification of the vehicle being inspected; or
- (ii) solely to test the vehicle during an inspection of a modification of the vehicle.