Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Amendment (Heavy Vehicles) Regulation 2018 (NSW)

New South Wales

Road Transport (Vehicle Registration)

Amendment (Heavy Vehicles) Regulation

2018

under the

Road Transport Act 2013

His Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following

Regulation under the Road Transport Act 2013.

MELINDA PAVEY, MP

Minister for Roads, Maritime and Freight

Explanatory note

The object of this Regulation is to remove the provisions relating to the issue of registration labels for heavy vehicles. From 1 July 2018, heavy vehicles (like all other motor vehicles) will not be issued registration labels.

This Regulation is made under the Road Transport Act 2013, including Part 2 of Schedule 1 and section 23
(the general regulation-making power).
Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Amendment (Heavy

Vehicles) Regulation 2018

under the

Road Transport Act 2013

1      Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Amendment (Heavy
Vehicles) Regulation 2018.

2      Commencement

This Regulation commences on 1 July 2018 and is required to be published on the
NSW legislation website.

Schedule 1 Amendment of Road Transport (Vehicle
Registration) Regulation 2017

[1]      Clause 11 Duration of registration

Omit “for any light vehicle” from clause 11 (3).

[2]      Clause 16 Registration labels for certain registrable vehicles

Omit the clause.

[3]      Clause 17 Replacement certificates of registration

Omit “registration document” wherever occurring in clause 17 (1) and (2).
Insert instead “certificate of registration”.

[4]      Clause 17 (3)

Omit the subclause.

[5]      Clause 47 Procedures for suspension and cancellation of registration

Omit clause 47 (5). Insert instead:

(5)	If the registration of a vehicle is cancelled, the registered operator must return any number-plates issued in respect of the registration to the Authority (or an agent nominated by the Authority) within 14 days after the registration is cancelled.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.

[6]      Clause 129 Number-plate offences

Omit clause 129 (1). Insert instead:

(1)	The driver of a registrable vehicle is guilty of an offence if the vehicle is used on a road or road related area with a number-plate affixed that was not issued by the Authority or was not issued for that vehicle.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.

[7]      Clause 129 (3) (a) and (b)

Omit “or registration label” wherever occurring.

[8]      Clause 142 Special provisions relating to boat trailers

Omit “registration label, holder for a registration label,” from the definition of affixed item in clause 142 (2).

[9]      Clause 142 (2), definition of “affixing provision”

Omit “or a registration label or a holder for such a label”.

[10]      Dictionary

Omit the definition of registration label.