Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Vehicle Standards and Safety) Regulation 2021
sec.73Extension of time for obtaining certificate of inspection—special circumstances
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sec.73 Extension of time for obtaining certificate of inspection—special circumstances
If the chief executive is satisfied that special circumstances exist, the chief executive may extend the time for obtaining a certificate of inspection for a COI vehicle. natural disasters, including floods, affecting the area in which an owner’s vehicle or inspection facilities are located flood damage to roads causing long-term road closure The time may be extended under subsection (1) for a period the chief executive considers appropriate having regard to the special circumstances. The chief executive may act under subsection (1) on the chief executive’s own initiative or on the application of the owner of the COI vehicle or the owner’s agent. If the chief executive extends the time for obtaining a certificate of inspection, the chief executive must— for an extension of time for a particular COI vehicle—give written notice about the extension to the owner of the vehicle or the owner’s agent; or otherwise—publish a notice about the extension on the department’s website. (sec.73-ssec.1) If the chief executive is satisfied that special circumstances exist, the chief executive may extend the time for obtaining a certificate of inspection for a COI vehicle. natural disasters, including floods, affecting the area in which an owner’s vehicle or inspection facilities are located flood damage to roads causing long-term road closure (sec.73-ssec.2) The time may be extended under subsection (1) for a period the chief executive considers appropriate having regard to the special circumstances. (sec.73-ssec.3) The chief executive may act under subsection (1) on the chief executive’s own initiative or on the application of the owner of the COI vehicle or the owner’s agent. (sec.73-ssec.4) If the chief executive extends the time for obtaining a certificate of inspection, the chief executive must— for an extension of time for a particular COI vehicle—give written notice about the extension to the owner of the vehicle or the owner’s agent; or otherwise—publish a notice about the extension on the department’s website.
- • natural disasters, including floods, affecting the area in which an owner’s vehicle or inspection facilities are located
- • flood damage to roads causing long-term road closure
- (a) for an extension of time for a particular COI vehicle—give written notice about the extension to the owner of the vehicle or the owner’s agent; or
- (b) otherwise—publish a notice about the extension on the department’s website.