31Sale of uncollected motor vehicles

31 Sale of uncollected motor vehicles

31 Sale of uncollected motor vehicles

(1) A person must not sell a motor vehicle under this Part unless the Commissioner of Police has issued the person with a certificate to the effect that the motor vehicle is not for the time being recorded as being stolen and the person has obtained a written search result (within the meaning of section 174 of the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 of the Commonwealth) in relation to the vehicle.

Maximum penalty—5 penalty units.

(2) An application for such a certificate—

(a) must specify the make, model, type, colour, registration number (if any), chassis number (if any) and engine number (if any) of the motor vehicle, and

(b) must be served on the Commissioner of Police at least 28 days before the motor vehicle is to be sold.

s 31: Am 2018 No 79, Sch 3.1[14].