109Notifying Registrar of written-off vehicle

109 Notifying Registrar of written-off vehicle

(1)  If an insurer, loss assessor, dealer, auto-parts dismantler or auction house assesses, in the course of business, an affected vehicle as a total loss, that person must notify the Registrar of that assessment –

(a) within 7 days after making the assessment; or

(b) if the vehicle or any part of the vehicle is sold or otherwise disposed of before the end of that 7-day period, before selling or otherwise disposing of the vehicle or that part.

Penalty:  In the case of –

(a) a first offence, a fine not exceeding 20 penalty units; and

(b) a second or subsequent offence, a fine not exceeding 40 penalty units.

(2)  If an entry in respect of the affected vehicle exists in the written-off vehicles register, subregulation (1) applies even if the affected vehicle is situated outside Tasmania when the assessment that it is a total loss is made.

(3)  A notification under subregulation (1) is to be in an approved form and contain the following information:

(a) the registration number of the vehicle, if any;

(b) the VIN of the vehicle, or if there is no VIN for the vehicle, the vehicle identifier of the vehicle;

(c) the make of the vehicle;

(d) whether the vehicle is a motor car, motor bike or trailer;

(e) whether the damage to the vehicle is caused by hail, water, impact, fire or stripping;

(f) the location and severity of the damage to the vehicle, described by reference to codes or terms as approved by the Registrar from time to time;

(g) the date on which the vehicle is assessed as a total loss;

(h) the name and address of the insurer, loss assessor, dealer, auto-parts dismantler or auction house making the notification;

(i) whether the vehicle is a statutory write-off or a repairable write-off;