Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Regulation 2017 (NSW)
Sch 1, cl 18A(2) of this Regulation (Sch 1, cl 18A(2) repeals Sch 1, cl 18A on 23.1.2026)
Road Transport Legislation Amendment (Post-Crash Drug and Alcohol Testing) Bill 2025
(cf 2007 reg cl 1)
This Regulation is the Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Regulation 2017.
(cf 2007 reg cl 2)
This Regulation commences on 1 September 2017.
This Regulation replaces the Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Regulation 2007, which is repealed on 1 September 2017 by section 10(2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1989.
(cf 2007 reg cl 3)
Expressions used in this Regulation (or in any particular provision of this Regulation) that are defined in the Dictionary at the end of the Regulation have the meanings set out in the Dictionary.
Notes included in this Regulation do not form part of this Regulation.
For the purposes of comparison, provisions of this Regulation contain bracketed notes in headings drawing attention (“cf”) to equivalent or comparable (though not necessarily identical) provisions of—
(a) the Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Regulation 2007 (
2007 reg ) as in force immediately before the repeal of that Regulation by section 10(2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1989, and(b) the Australian Light Vehicle Standards Rules 2015 (
ALVSR 2015 ), being national uniform legislation that is reproduced, with some modifications, in Schedule 2 to this Regulation.
(cf 2007 reg cl 7)
An application under this Regulation that may be made to Transport for NSW by a person (the
(a) by the applicant personally, or
(b) on behalf of the applicant by an agent.
Transport for NSW may refuse to grant an application that appears to Transport for NSW to be made on behalf of an applicant by an agent if the agent does not provide Transport for NSW with—
(a) evidence of the agent’s identity in a form acceptable to Transport for NSW, and
(b) a document evidencing the authority of the agent to act as agent for the applicant.
(cf 2007 reg cl 5)
A person is eligible to be the registered operator of a registrable vehicle if the person is—
(a) an individual who has attained the requisite age, or
(b) a corporation.
Despite subclause (1), Transport for NSW may record in the Register that an individual is the registered operator of a registrable vehicle even though the individual has not attained the requisite age if Transport for NSW is satisfied that it is appropriate to do so. Any such individual is, for the purposes of this Regulation (including renewal of registration), taken to have been eligible to be the registered operator of the vehicle.
In this clause,
(cf 2007 reg cl 6)
A registrable vehicle is eligible to be registered without conditions if—
(a) the vehicle complies with the applicable vehicle standards for the vehicle, and
(b) the requirements of any applicable third party insurance legislation and duty legislation are complied with in respect of the vehicle, and
(c) the vehicle is owned by, or is under the management of, a person who is eligible to be the registered operator of the vehicle.
However, Transport for NSW may refuse to register a registrable vehicle if Transport for NSW is satisfied that—
(a) the vehicle has been registered in another State or Territory, and
(b) the registration in that State or Territory has been cancelled or suspended, and
(c) the reasons for the cancellation or suspension still exist.
Transport for NSW may also refuse to register a registrable vehicle if Transport for NSW is satisfied that the vehicle, or a part of the vehicle, is subject to a recall notice under—
(a) the Australian Consumer Law, section 122, or
(b) the Road Vehicle Standards Rules 2019 of the Commonwealth, section 206.
(cf 2007 reg cl 7(1))
A person who is eligible to be the registered operator of a registrable vehicle may apply to Transport for NSW for registration of the vehicle.
(cf 2007 reg cl 8)
An application for registration of a registrable vehicle must be in a form approved by Transport for NSW.
Transport for NSW may require the applicant for registration of a registrable vehicle to provide Transport for NSW information about—
(a) the identity and home address of the applicant, and
(b) an address for the service of notices, and
(c) the proposed garage address of the vehicle, and
(d) fees, premiums, imposts and similar amounts relating to the vehicle under third party insurance legislation and duty legislation that have been paid or that are payable, and
(e) any other matter relevant to the decision whether to register the vehicle or to record the applicant in the Register as the registered operator of the vehicle.
Section 4 of the Act defines
(cf 2007 reg cl 9)
Transport for NSW may request an applicant for registration of a registrable vehicle to submit evidence, in a form approved by Transport for NSW, verifying—
(a) the identity of the applicant, and
(b) the means by which the vehicle came into the ownership, or under the management, of the applicant, and
(c) the proposed garage address of the vehicle, and
(d) that the vehicle complies with the applicable vehicle standards for the vehicle, and
(e) the acceptability of non-standard or non-complying vehicles, and
(f) any other information specified by Transport for NSW in the application form.
In addition to the evidence that may be required under subclause (1), Transport for NSW may request an applicant for registration of a registrable vehicle that has a vehicle identifier that is the same as the vehicle identifier of a vehicle recorded on the NSW written-off light vehicles register or NSW written-off heavy vehicles register to submit any of the following—
(a) a valid receipt for any repairs made to the vehicle,
(b) if the vehicle was repaired using a part of another vehicle—a valid receipt for the purchase of that part, being a receipt that contains the vehicle identifier of the other vehicle,
(c) any other information specified by Transport for NSW.
In this clause—
(a) that is an original document, and
(b) that contains the name and Australian Business Number of the relevant repairer or trader, and
(c) that is dated, and
(d) that contains any other information required by Transport for NSW.
(cf 2007 reg cl 10)
An applicant for registration of a registrable vehicle must submit to Transport for NSW—
(a) the application for registration, and
(b) any supporting evidence required by Transport for NSW, and
(c) payment, or evidence of payment, of the following—
(i) any applicable fee for registration of the vehicle,
(ii) any applicable fee for the issue of number-plates,
(iii) any applicable fee for the inspection of the vehicle,
(iv) any relevant registration charge for the vehicle,
(v) any applicable fees, premiums, imposts and similar amounts relating to the vehicle under third party insurance legislation and duty legislation.
An eligible pensioner is not required to pay any applicable fee for registration of a vehicle.
An applicant is not required to pay any applicable fee or relevant registration charge in relation to a vehicle if Transport for NSW is of the opinion that—
(a) the applicant was the registered operator of a registrable vehicle that was destroyed or rendered beyond repair as a consequence of damage caused to the vehicle by an occurrence that gave rise to an emergency, and
(b) the vehicle to which the application relates is a replacement for the damaged vehicle, and
(c) in the circumstances of the case it would be inappropriate to require payment of the fee or charge.
In this clause—
(cf 2007 reg cl 11)
An applicant for registration of a registrable vehicle must nominate the period for which the applicant is seeking to register the registrable vehicle.
If the application relates to a registrable vehicle that is not a seasonal vehicle, that period must be one of the following—
(a) 3 months,
(b) 6 months,
(c) 1 year.
Despite subclauses (1) and (2), an applicant may nominate, and Transport for NSW may approve, a different period of registration if Transport for NSW—
(a) considers that it is necessary to do so to achieve a common registration expiry date for vehicles in a fleet, or
(b) otherwise considers it appropriate, in the circumstances, to do so.
(cf 2007 reg cl 12)
Transport for NSW may refuse an application for registration of a registrable vehicle if—
(a) the vehicle is not eligible to be registered under clause 6, or
(b) a provision of this Regulation prevents approval of the application, or
(c) the applicant has not complied with a provision of the Act or this Regulation in relation to the registration of the vehicle (including any requirement to submit or pay any fee), or
(d) Transport for NSW reasonably believes that—
(i) the vehicle or a part of the vehicle is or may be stolen, or
(ii) information given in the application for registration is false or misleading, or
(iii) there are unpaid fines or pecuniary penalties arising out of the use of the vehicle in Australia, or
(iv) the vehicle is being used for an unlawful purpose, or
(e) the applicant fails to comply with the requirements of or under a law in force in this State relating to inspection of registrable vehicles, or
(f) a court has made an order under section 598(3) of the Heavy Vehicle National Law (NSW) (or under a provision of the law of another State or Territory that substantially corresponds to that provision) in relation to the heavy vehicle for a stated period and the period has not expired.
(g) (Repealed)
A vehicle cannot be registered unless Transport for NSW is satisfied that the vehicle’s garage address is in New South Wales: see section 65 of the Act.
If Transport for NSW approves an application for registration of a registrable vehicle, Transport for NSW must record the applicant in the Register as the registered operator of the vehicle.
(cf 2007 reg cl 13)
Transport for NSW may register a registrable vehicle conditionally if—
(a) the vehicle does not comply with an applicable vehicle standard for the vehicle, or
(b) Transport for NSW considers it appropriate for some other reason to register the vehicle conditionally.
Transport for NSW may refuse to register a registrable vehicle conditionally under subclause (1)(a) if—
(a) the vehicle does not bear an operations plate or identification plate relating to the vehicle, or
(a1) the vehicle has not been entered on the RAV, or
(b) a certificate of approved operations has not been issued or accepted by Transport for NSW in respect of the vehicle.
In determining the conditions to be imposed on the registration of a registrable vehicle that does not comply with an applicable vehicle standard for the vehicle, Transport for NSW must take into account the nature and extent of any failure of the vehicle to comply with the applicable vehicle standards for the vehicle and any resulting safety risk.
Transport for NSW may, at any time, vary any conditions that it imposes on the registration of a registrable vehicle.
Transport for NSW must notify the registered operator in writing of any conditions, or any variation of the conditions, applicable to the registration of a registrable vehicle. The conditions have effect, or the variation of conditions has effect, only on the notification of the registered operator.
(cf 2007 reg cl 14)
If Transport for NSW registers a registrable vehicle, Transport for NSW must record in the Register, in respect of the vehicle—
(a) the name, home address and address for the service of notices of the registered operator, and
(b) the identification details of the vehicle, and
(c) the vehicle’s garage address, and
(d) the expiry date of the registration, and
(e) if the vehicle is conditionally registered—the conditions of registration, and
(f) the vehicle’s GVM (if applicable to the vehicle concerned), and
(g) the vehicle’s GCM (if applicable to the vehicle concerned), and
(h) in the case of a heavy vehicle—the vehicle’s nominated configuration, and
(i) the name of any insurer providing third party insurance in respect of the vehicle.
Section 4 of the Act defines
Transport for NSW may record in the Register other information for—
(a) the purposes of the Act and this Regulation, or
(b) the purposes of another Act, or
(c) any other purposes that Transport for NSW considers to be appropriate.
Transport for NSW must record details of any finding of guilt under section 243 of the Act in the Register or another register kept by Transport for NSW.
Transport for NSW must record in the Register any change in the registrable vehicle’s description or nominated configuration that is recorded in the Register of which Transport for NSW has been notified under the Act or this Regulation unless Transport for NSW is satisfied that the description or nominated configuration is false.
Transport for NSW may require evidence in a form acceptable to Transport for NSW verifying that the changes referred to in subclause (4) are correct.
Transport for NSW must ensure that the Register contains details of all registrable vehicles that are currently registered or that have been registered within the previous 24 months.
The registered operator of a registrable vehicle is entitled to request a search of the Register or other register kept under subclause (3), and to obtain a certificate as to any matter appearing in the Register or other register kept under subclause (3), in respect of the vehicle, on payment of any applicable fee for the search.
Personal information contained in the Register or other register kept under subclause (3) is subject to the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998.
Transport for NSW may also record in the Register information for the purpose of identifying a dealing restriction with respect to a registrable vehicle.
If a dealing with respect to a registrable vehicle contravenes a dealing restriction recorded in the Register in respect of the vehicle, Transport for NSW may—
(a) if the dealing requires the approval of Transport for NSW—refuse to approve the dealing, and
(b) refuse to record details of the dealing in the Register, and
(c) refuse to exercise any other function of Transport for NSW in connection with that dealing.
In this clause—
(a) the registration of the vehicle, or
(b) the renewal of the registration of the vehicle, or
(c) the transfer of the registration of the vehicle.
(cf 2007 reg cl 15)
Transport for NSW must, on registering a registrable vehicle, issue the registered operator of the vehicle a certificate of registration that includes the following—
(a) the name of the registered operator,
(b) the address for the service of notices on the registered operator,
(c) the garage address of the vehicle,
(d) the registration number of the vehicle,
(e) the make of the vehicle,
(f) the vehicle’s VIN or, if there is no VIN, any chassis number and engine number of the vehicle,
(g) the vehicle’s GVM (if applicable to the vehicle concerned),
(h) the vehicle’s GCM (if applicable to the vehicle concerned),
(i) in the case of a heavy vehicle—the applicable charging category for the vehicle for the purposes of Schedule 2 to the Act,
(j) in the case of a light vehicle—the applicable motor vehicle tax for the vehicle under the Motor Vehicles Taxation Act 1988,
(k) the expiry date of the registration,
(l) if the vehicle is conditionally registered—the conditions to which registration of the vehicle is subject,
(m) any other information that Transport for NSW considers appropriate.
(Repealed)
(cf 2007 reg cl 16A)
Transport for NSW may, on payment of any applicable fee, issue a certificate of registration in respect of a registered vehicle to replace a certificate of registration already issued in respect of the vehicle (an
(a) the details of the vehicle’s registration recorded in the Register are different from the details on the old certificate of registration, or
(b) the old certificate of registration is damaged, or
(c) the old certificate of registration is lost, stolen or destroyed.
On the issue of a certificate of registration to replace an old certificate of registration, the registered operator of the vehicle must (unless the old certificate of registration is lost, stolen or destroyed)—
(a) destroy the old certificate of registration, or
(b) if required to do so by notice in writing from Transport for NSW, return the old certificate of registration to Transport for NSW (or an agent nominated by Transport for NSW) before the date specified in the notice for that purpose.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
(Repealed)
(cf 2007 reg cl 17)
In this Division—
(a) in the case of a trader’s plate—the trader to whom the trader’s plate is issued, or
(b) in the case of a special number-plate—the person to whom the special number-plate is issued pursuant to the special number-plate arrangements referred to in clause 21, or
(c) in the case of any other number-plate—the registered operator of the registrable vehicle in respect of which the number-plate is issued.
(cf 2007 reg cl 18)
This Division (except Subdivisions 3 and 5) does not apply to trader’s plates.
Division 2 of Part 4 provides for the issue and use of trader’s plates.
(cf 2007 reg cl 19)
If Transport for NSW registers a registrable vehicle, Transport for NSW must assign a distinguishing registration number to the vehicle.
Transport for NSW must, on payment of any applicable fee for the issue of a vehicle number-plate or number-plates, issue—
(a) for each motor vehicle registered by Transport for NSW (other than a motor vehicle referred to in paragraph (b) or (c))—2 vehicle number-plates bearing the registration number assigned to that motor vehicle, and
(b) for each motor bike or trailer registered by Transport for NSW—at least 1 vehicle number-plate bearing the registration number assigned to that motor bike or trailer, and
(c) for each other registrable vehicle registered by Transport for NSW—the number of vehicle number-plates that Transport for NSW considers appropriate.
A vehicle number-plate is to conform to any specifications that Transport for NSW determines and must display the matter “NSW” or the words “New South Wales”, or any other words or matter that may be determined—
(a) by Transport for NSW with the consent of the Minister in the case of standard number-plates, or
(b) by Transport for NSW in the case of special number-plates.
Despite subclauses (1) and (2), if Transport for NSW registers a heavy vehicle that, immediately before that registration, was registered under a corresponding law of another jurisdiction, Transport for NSW may—
(a) use the existing registration number of that vehicle, and
(b) authorise the use of any number-plates already issued under that corresponding law in respect of the heavy vehicle.
If Transport for NSW authorises the use of number-plates under subclause (4)(b), the number-plates are taken to have been issued under this Regulation.
Subclause (3) does not apply in respect of a heavy vehicle number-plate. However, a heavy vehicle number-plate must conform to any specifications that Transport for NSW determines.
(cf 2007 reg cl 20)
Transport for NSW may issue special number-plates to a person pursuant to arrangements determined by Transport for NSW (referred to in this Division as the
Special number-plates may be issued to a person for a motor vehicle registered by Transport for NSW (to display the distinguishing registration number assigned to the vehicle) or independently of vehicle registration. Special number-plates issued independently of vehicle registration must be kept in the possession of Transport for NSW, unless Transport for NSW otherwise determines in a particular case or class of cases.
Transport for NSW may set the fees, charges and consideration to be paid for or in connection with the issue of special number-plates and other services provided by Transport for NSW in connection with the issue of special number-plates. However, any such fee, charge or consideration cannot be set in relation to a matter for which a fee is prescribed by Schedule 3.
The special number-plate arrangements can include provision for the following—
(a) the terms and conditions under which special number-plates are issued and the rights and obligations of plate holders in respect of special number-plates,
(b) the arrangements under which special number-plates issued independently of vehicle registration are to be held in the possession of Transport for NSW (including requirements for the payment of additional fees and charges in connection with that service),
(c) providing for the consideration to be paid for or in connection with the issue of a special number-plate to be determined by auction, tender or other competitive process,
(d) the issue of replica or souvenir versions of special number-plates,
(e) requiring an agreement to be entered into for the issue of special number-plates (being an agreement between Transport for NSW and a person for or in connection with the issue to the person of special number-plates).
The required agreement for the issue of special number-plates can include provision for the following—
(a) the terms and conditions under which the special number-plates are issued and the rights and obligations of the plate holder in respect of special number-plates,
(b) requiring payment of the fees, charges and consideration that are payable under the special number-plate arrangements for or in connection with the issue of special number-plates,
(c) any other matters in connection with special number-plates that Transport for NSW considers appropriate.
The requirements of the special number-plate arrangements are in addition to the other requirements of this Division relating to the issue of number-plates.
In this clause,
(cf 2007 reg cll 21 and 21A)
Transport for NSW may, on payment of any applicable fee, issue an
Clause 20 requires Transport for NSW to assign a distinguishing registration number to any motor vehicle that is registered (conditionally or otherwise) by Transport for NSW. See clause 13 for conditional registration.
An auxiliary number-plate cannot be issued for a motor bike or motor trike.
An auxiliary number-plate is to conform to any specifications that Transport for NSW determines and must display the matter “NSW” or the words “New South Wales”, and any other words or matter that may be determined—
(a) by Transport for NSW with the consent of the Minister in the case of an auxiliary number-plate that is a standard number-plate, or
(b) by Transport for NSW in the case of an auxiliary number-plate that is a special number-plate.
Subclause (3) does not apply in respect of an auxiliary number-plate that is issued in addition to a heavy vehicle number-plate. However, an auxiliary number-plate that is issued in addition to a heavy vehicle number-plate must conform to any specifications that Transport for NSW determines.
An auxiliary number-plate must not be displayed unless the rear number-plate of the motor vehicle for which it is issued is obscured by—
(a) an apparatus attached to the motor vehicle for use in transporting a bicycle, personal mobility device or motor bike, or
(b) a trailer or caravan being towed by the motor vehicle, but only if the number-plate of the trailer or caravan is obstructed by an apparatus attached to the trailer or caravan for use in transporting a bicycle or personal mobility device, or
(c) an implement, a vehicle exempt from registration, or an unregistered registrable vehicle, being towed by the motor vehicle, or
(d) a trailer being towed by the motor vehicle for the conveyance of a boat, but only if the number-plate of the trailer is obscured by the boat.
(cf 2007 reg cl 22)
Transport for NSW may at any time alter the distinguishing number of the registration of a registrable vehicle or of a number-plate allocated, reserved or set aside by Transport for NSW.
Without limiting subclause (1), Transport for NSW may alter the distinguishing number of a registrable vehicle if Transport for NSW considers that—
(a) there is an error of any kind in the vehicle number-plate issued for the vehicle, or
(b) there has been an error of any kind in the issuing of a vehicle number-plate for the vehicle.
On or before altering the distinguishing number of the registration of a registrable vehicle under this clause, Transport for NSW must give notice in writing to the registered operator of the vehicle requiring the registered operator to return to Transport for NSW, within the period specified in the notice, any number-plate issued in respect of the vehicle.
The registered operator must comply with the notice.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
On receipt of a number-plate returned in accordance with the requirements of a notice given under this clause, Transport for NSW is to issue to the registered operator of the registrable vehicle concerned a replacement number-plate bearing the distinguishing number, as altered, of the registration of the vehicle for each number-plate that is returned.
This clause extends to a number-plate issued under a corresponding law of another jurisdiction in connection with the registration of a heavy vehicle if, at the time of the notice, the heavy vehicle is registered in this State.
(cf 2007 reg cl 22A)
Transport for NSW may at any time alter the design of a number-plate issued by Transport for NSW. The
Transport for NSW may give notice in writing to the registered operator of a vehicle requiring the registered operator to return to Transport for NSW, within the period specified in the notice, any number-plate issued in respect of the vehicle that Transport for NSW has decided to alter the design of.
The registered operator must comply with the notice.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
Transport for NSW alters the design of a number-plate by issuing a replacement number-plate with the altered design.
In this clause,
(cf 2007 reg Sch 2 cl 61)
The vehicle number-plate issued by Transport for NSW for a vehicle must be permanently affixed to the vehicle so that (assuming the vehicle to be on level ground)—
(a) the number-plate is at all times—
(i) in an upright position that is substantially parallel to the vehicle’s axles, and
(ii) not more than 1.3 metres above ground level, and
(b) the number-plate is not obscured, defaced or otherwise illegible, and
(c) the numbers on the number-plate are clearly visible from any point that is—
(i) up to 20 metres from the number-plate, and
(ii) within an arc of 45 degrees from the surface of the number-plate above or to either side of the vehicle, as shown in figures 1 and 2 of Diagram 1 (in relation to heavy vehicles) and figures 1 and 2 of Diagram 2 (in relation to light vehicles), and
(d) any cover on the number-plate—
(i) is clear, clean, untinted and flat over its entire surface, and
(ii) has no reflective or other characteristics that would prevent the successful operation of a device approved for use under a law relating to the detection of traffic offences, and
(e) in the case of a motor vehicle other than a motor bike—1 number-plate is affixed to the front of the vehicle and another to its rear, and
(f) in the case of a motor bike or trailer—at least 1 number-plate is affixed to its rear, and
(g) in the case of a motor vehicle for which number-plates of different sizes are issued—the larger of the number-plates is affixed to the rear of the vehicle.
Subclause (1)(a) does not apply to a vehicle number-plate of a registrable vehicle if—
(a) due to the construction of the vehicle it is not practicable to comply with that paragraph, and
(b) the number-plate is affixed in a manner that complies so far as practicable with that paragraph.
Subclause (1)(b) does not apply to the rear vehicle number-plate of a registrable vehicle if—
(a) the rear number-plate of the registrable vehicle is obscured by a vehicle that is being towed by the registrable vehicle, and
(b) the towed vehicle displays a rear number-plate in accordance with subclause (1) or, when the towed vehicle is not required to display a rear number-plate, the registration number of the registrable vehicle is displayed at the rear of the towed vehicle in a manner that complies so far as is practicable with subclause (1).
Subclause (1)(b) and (c) do not apply to the rear vehicle number-plate of a motor vehicle if an auxiliary number-plate issued for the motor vehicle is displayed, in accordance with clause 22(4), at the rear of the vehicle in a manner that complies (as far as is practicable) with subclause (1)(a)–(d).
This clause does not apply to a tow truck that is towing a motor vehicle and displaying a number-plate issued under the Tow Truck Industry Act 1998 in accordance with the requirements imposed under that Act.
If the number-plate of a tow truck is likely to be obscured by a motor vehicle that is to be towed by the tow truck, the Tow Truck Industry Regulation 2020, clause 79 requires that the driver of the tow truck display the number-plate at the rear of the towed vehicle or in such other manner that the number-plate remains clearly visible.
Transport for NSW may exempt any particular vehicle or class of vehicle from the requirements of this clause.
An exemption may be granted subject to conditions.
Transport for NSW may amend or revoke an exemption or a condition made or imposed in accordance with subclause (6) or (7).
(cf 2007 reg cl 23)
Transport for NSW may, on payment of any applicable fee, reserve a number-plate (or the distinguishing number for a number-plate).
(cf 2007 reg cl 24)
Transport for NSW may, on payment of any applicable fee, transfer number-plates from one vehicle to another.
Transport for NSW may, on payment of any applicable fee, transfer the reservation of a number-plate (or the distinguishing number for a number-plate).
(cf 2007 reg cl 25)
Transport for NSW may, on payment of any applicable fee, issue a number-plate to replace an existing number-plate.
The content and style of a replacement number-plate may be the same as or different from the content and style of the existing number-plate.
If a replacement number-plate is issued for a registrable vehicle before an existing number-plate for the vehicle is surrendered, the registered operator of the vehicle must surrender any existing number-plate to Transport for NSW within 14 days after the replacement number-plate is issued.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
(cf 2007 reg cl 26)
The plate holder of a number-plate that has become damaged must surrender the damaged number-plate to Transport for NSW as soon as reasonably practicable for replacement under clause 28.
The plate holder must at the same time surrender any other number-plate with the same distinguishing number, unless Transport for NSW otherwise approves in a particular case.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
(cf 2007 reg cl 27)
If any vehicle number-plate is lost, stolen or destroyed, a plate holder must, as soon as is practicable after discovering the loss, theft or destruction—
(a) notify Transport for NSW in writing of the loss, theft or destruction, and
(b) deliver to Transport for NSW any other number-plate with the same number unless it too is lost, stolen or destroyed.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
If an auxiliary number-plate is lost, stolen or destroyed, the plate holder must, as soon as practicable after discovering the loss, theft or destruction, notify Transport for NSW in writing accordingly.
Transport for NSW may request any such plate holder—
(a) to forward evidence, in a form acceptable to Transport for NSW, verifying the loss, theft or destruction of the number-plate and stating the circumstances connected with it, and
(b) if a vehicle number-plate is lost, stolen or destroyed—to pay any applicable fee for replacing a lost, stolen or destroyed number-plate.
Transport for NSW may issue a new number-plate under clause 28 to replace a number-plate that is lost, stolen or destroyed.
When Transport for NSW issues a new number-plate to replace a number-plate that is lost, stolen or destroyed, the new number plate must—
(a) in the case of a vehicle number-plate—have a distinguishing number that is different from that of the number-plate it replaces, or
(b) in the case of an auxiliary number-plate—have the same number as the number-plate it replaces,
unless Transport for NSW otherwise approves in a particular case.
(cf 2007 reg cl 28)
A person who recovers a lost or stolen number-plate must, as soon as practicable after recovering the number-plate—
(a) notify Transport for NSW of the recovery, and
(b) deliver to Transport for NSW the recovered number-plate (unless otherwise directed by Transport for NSW).
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
(cf 2007 reg cl 28A)
Transport for NSW may, by notice in writing to a person who has possession of a number-plate issued by Transport for NSW, require the person to return the number-plate to Transport for NSW within the period specified in the notice.
The person must comply with the notice.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
(cf 2007 reg cl 28B)
Transport for NSW may use operational information, or release operational information to the special number-plate concessionaire, to facilitate the operation of the special number-plate concession concerned or any subsidiary arrangement.
A person who obtains operational information in the course of exercising functions under a special number-plate concession or a subsidiary arrangement must not make a record of or disclose the information except—
(a) in the exercise of the person’s functions under or for the purposes of the special number-plate concession, or
(b) with other lawful authority.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
Transport for NSW may delegate any function of Transport for NSW under this Division (except this power of delegation) to a special number-plate concessionaire.
In this clause—
(a) information in any register kept by Transport for NSW, and
(b) information that is of a personal nature or that has commercial sensitivity.
(cf 2007 reg cl 28C)
A person is guilty of an offence if the person is in possession, without lawful excuse, of number-plates issued by or under the law of New South Wales or any other State or Territory.
Maximum penalty—30 penalty units.
A person is guilty of an offence if the person is in possession, without lawful excuse, of number-plates that were not issued by or under the law of New South Wales or any other State or Territory but that could be mistaken for, or resemble, number-plates so issued.
Maximum penalty—30 penalty units.
(cf 2007 reg cl 29)
A notice of renewal of registration is a notice addressed to the registered operator of a registrable vehicle stating that, if the vehicle’s existing registration is not renewed on or before a specified date, the registration will expire.
If Transport for NSW fails to send a notice of renewal, that failure does not affect—
(a) the expiry of the vehicle’s existing registration, or
(b) the obligation of the registered operator to renew the registration of the vehicle if the registered operator intends to use the vehicle on a road or road related area after the expiry of the vehicle’s existing registration.
(cf 2007 reg cl 30)
The registered operator of a registrable vehicle may apply for renewal of the registration of the vehicle by submitting to Transport for NSW—
(a) an application for renewal of registration in the form approved by Transport for NSW, and
(b) the amount of the relevant registration charge for the vehicle, and
(c) the applicable fee for renewal of registration for the relevant period, and
(d) payment, or evidence of payment, of any applicable third party insurance premium required by third party insurance legislation in respect of the vehicle.
However, Transport for NSW may renew the registration of a vehicle if the registered operator is an eligible pensioner (who is not liable to pay any relevant registration charge for the vehicle), without the need for any application.
The registration of a registrable vehicle may be renewed—
(a) not more than 3 months after the expiry of registration of the vehicle, or
(b) in the case of a seasonal vehicle—not more than 12 months after the expiry of registration of the vehicle.
The expiry date of a renewed period of registration must be calculated as if the renewal had commenced—
(a) on the day after the day recorded in the register as the expiry date of the period of the registration being renewed, or
(b) in the case of a seasonal vehicle—on the first day of the nominated period.
Subclauses (3) and (4) do not have the effect of retrospectively registering a registrable vehicle.
Transport for NSW may refuse to renew the registration of a registrable vehicle only if the circumstances are such that if an initial application for registration of the vehicle were being made Transport for NSW would refuse the application under clause 12(1).
The registration of a vehicle cannot be renewed unless Transport for NSW is satisfied that the vehicle’s garage address is in New South Wales: see section 65 of the Act.
Transport for NSW may, by notice in writing, require the registered operator of a registrable vehicle to return the number-plates of the vehicle to Transport for NSW within the period specified in the notice if—
(a) the period during which the registration of a registrable vehicle may be renewed expires, and
(b) the registration of the vehicle is not renewed.
The registered operator must comply with the notice.
Maximum penalty (subclause (8)): 20 penalty units.
(cf 2007 reg cl 31)
The registered operator of a registered vehicle must notify Transport for NSW, in a form approved by Transport for NSW, not more than 14 days after a change in—
(a) the vehicle’s garage address, or
(b) the registered operator’s name, home address or address for service of notices.
Section 4 of the Act defines
(Repealed)
The registered operator of a registrable vehicle must notify Transport for NSW of any change to the vehicle—
(a) that affects the accuracy of its description on the certificate of registration for the vehicle in accordance with clause 15(e)–(h), or
(b) that would cause the operator to incur liability for an additional charge under Schedule 2 to the Act or under the Motor Vehicles Taxation Act 1988.
The registered operator must ensure that a vehicle subject to such a change is not used until after—
(a) Transport for NSW has been notified in accordance with subclause (3), and
(b) any additional fee or charge attributable to the change has been paid.
However, the registered operator of a registrable vehicle is not required to notify Transport for NSW of any change that affects the accuracy of the vehicle’s description on the certificate of registration for the vehicle if the operator has already provided that information under clause 11 of Schedule 2 to the Act.
The registered operator of a registrable vehicle must present the vehicle for inspection or testing in accordance with reasonable notice in writing served on the operator by Transport for NSW.
The registered operator of a registrable vehicle must provide any information reasonably required by Transport for NSW to demonstrate that the garage address recorded in the Register is the vehicle’s actual garage address.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
(cf 2007 reg cl 33)
A person, or the agent of a person, who disposes of a registered registrable vehicle must, immediately after disposing of the vehicle—
(a) complete an application for transfer of registration as disposer in the form approved for that purpose by Transport for NSW and sign it, and
(b) give the completed form to the acquirer.
If the person or agent is a motor dealer, the person or agent must also, immediately after disposing of the vehicle, notify Transport for NSW of the following—
(a) the full names and addresses of the following persons—
(i) if the motor dealer is an agent for another person—the person on whose behalf the vehicle has been disposed of,
(ii) the person who has acquired the vehicle,
(b) the date of the disposal,
(c) the registration number of the vehicle.
This clause does not apply to the passing of possession of a registrable vehicle—
(a) under any hiring (not being a hiring under a hire-purchase agreement) or under any lending (not being a lending under a lease agreement) of a registrable vehicle, or
(b) to an agent for the purposes of sale or disposal, or
(c) to a bailee for the purpose of alteration, repair, renovation, garaging, storing or any other similar purpose not involving the use of the vehicle for the benefit of the bailee, or
(d) in accordance with an order of a court in Australia or with any other legal process.
(cf 2007 reg cl 34)
A person, or the agent of a person, who acquires a registered registrable vehicle must, within 14 days after acquiring the vehicle—
(a) apply to Transport for NSW, in the form approved by Transport for NSW, to transfer the registration of the vehicle to the acquirer, and
(b) pay the applicable fee for transfer of the registration of the vehicle and any duty payable under applicable duty legislation, and
(c) if the vehicle is acquired in accordance with an order of a court in Australia or with any other legal process, provide Transport for NSW with evidence of the court order or process.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
If the applicable fee referred to in subclause (1) includes an additional amount payable by reason of the making of the application after a date or period, Transport for NSW may in a particular case exempt an applicant from liability to pay that additional amount if Transport for NSW is satisfied there is sufficient cause for doing so.
A person, or the agent of a person, who acquires a registered registrable vehicle is not required to pay the applicable fee referred to in subclause (1) if the person is any of the following—
(a) a veteran to whom section 22, 23 or 24 of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 of the Commonwealth applies,
(b) a member or former member (within the meaning of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 of the Commonwealth) who suffers from an impairment assessed under that Act to constitute at least 50 impairment points, and who is eligible for, in receipt of, or has at any time received compensation or a special rate disability pension under that Act.
This clause does not apply to the passing of possession of a registrable vehicle—
(a) under any hiring (not being a hiring under a hire-purchase agreement) or under any lending (not being a lending under a lease agreement) of a registrable vehicle, or
(b) to an agent for the purposes of sale or disposal, or
(c) to a bailee for the purpose of alteration, repair, renovation, garaging, storing or any other similar purpose not involving the use of the vehicle for the benefit of the bailee.
(cf 2007 reg cl 35)
The holder of a security interest in a registered registrable vehicle must notify Transport for NSW, and apply for transfer of the vehicle, not more than 14 days after—
(a) taking possession of the vehicle from the registered operator of the vehicle, or
(b) returning possession of the vehicle to the registered operator of the vehicle.
The notification and application must be in a form approved by Transport for NSW.
The application must be accompanied by the applicable fee for transfer of registration of the vehicle.
(cf 2007 reg cl 36)
Transport for NSW may refuse to register the transfer of registration of a registrable vehicle if—
(a) the registrable vehicle is the subject of a vehicle defect notice that—
(i) prohibits the use of the vehicle or imposes conditions on the use of the vehicle, and
(ii) has not been cleared in accordance with this Regulation or the Heavy Vehicle National Law (NSW), or
(b) the vehicle is registered on condition that it not be transferred, or
(c) the requirements of this Regulation relating to transfer of registration have not been complied with, or
(d) Transport for NSW reasonably believes that the ownership, possession, control or description of the registrable vehicle (or of any part of the registrable vehicle) is uncertain, or
(e) the person disposing of, or the person acquiring, the registrable vehicle fails to comply with the requirements of a law relating to inspection of registrable vehicles, or
(f) Transport for NSW would refuse an application to register the vehicle under this Regulation, or
(g) Transport for NSW has sought further information or supporting evidence in relation to the transfer and the information or evidence has not been furnished to Transport for NSW, or
(h) (Repealed)
(i) Transport for NSW is satisfied that the effective management of the vehicle has not changed.
Transport for NSW may refuse to register the transfer of registration of a registrable vehicle for which any special number-plate has been issued unless—
(a) the registration number has been altered in accordance with this Regulation, and
(b) any number-plate issued for the vehicle has been surrendered to Transport for NSW.
Transport for NSW must refuse to register a transfer of registration of a registrable vehicle if an order of a court in Australia prohibits the transfer of registration of the vehicle, and Transport for NSW has been notified of the order.
Transport for NSW may register the transfer of a registrable vehicle, despite the failure of one of the parties to the transfer to meet a requirement of this Regulation relating to the transfer of registrable vehicles, if Transport for NSW considers it appropriate to do so in the circumstances.
If Transport for NSW is advised by the registered operator of a registrable vehicle that the vehicle has been disposed of, Transport for NSW may make an entry in the Register to that effect pending the receipt of the application for transfer.
If Transport for NSW registers a transfer of a registrable vehicle, Transport for NSW must issue a new certificate of registration or issue a form of transfer of registration to the person acquiring the vehicle.
Transport for NSW may, subject to any condition that it thinks fit, exempt any person or class of persons from all or any provisions of this Division (other than this subclause).
(cf 2007 reg cl 37)
On notification of the death of the registered operator of a registrable vehicle, Transport for NSW may transfer the registration to any person who applies to Transport for NSW for the transfer if—
(a) the person proves to the satisfaction of Transport for NSW that the person is reasonably entitled to the transfer, and
(b) any applicable fee in respect of the transfer is paid.
A transfer may be cancelled by Transport for NSW if, during the currency of the registration, any person produces probate of the will or letters of administration granted to the person for the estate of the deceased and applies, pursuant to the will or letters of administration, to have the registration transferred to a person other than the person to whom the registrable vehicle has been transferred under subclause (1).
A person to whom the registration has been transferred under subclause (1) must, in the event of the transfer being cancelled, immediately deliver the certificate of registration to Transport for NSW on being requested to do so.
Maximum penalty (subclause (3)): 20 penalty units.
(cf 2007 reg cl 39)
The registration of a registrable vehicle expires at the end of the day recorded in the Register as the vehicle’s registration expiry date.
A renewal of a registration takes effect—
(a) from the expiry of the registration, or
(b) if reissued by Transport for NSW to take effect from an earlier day—from that day.
If the registration of a registrable vehicle expires, Transport for NSW may, by notice in writing to the registered operator, require the registered operator to return the vehicle’s number-plates to Transport for NSW (or an agent nominated by Transport for NSW) within the period specified in the notice.
The registered operator must comply with the notice.
Maximum penalty (subclause (4)): 20 penalty units.
(cf 2007 reg cl 40)
The registered operator of a registrable vehicle may apply to Transport for NSW to surrender the registration of the vehicle.
Transport for NSW must approve an application for the surrender of the registration of a registrable vehicle unless—
(a) the registered operator of the vehicle has failed to meet the requirements of this Regulation, or
(b) Transport for NSW is taking action to suspend or cancel the registration.
Division 1 of Part 8 provides for the refund of fees in the case of a surrender or cancellation of registration.
(cf 2007 reg cl 41)
Transport for NSW may suspend or cancel the registration of a registrable vehicle in accordance with this Division if—
(a) a vehicle defect notice relating to the vehicle has not been complied with and the date for compliance specified in the notice has expired, or
(b) the vehicle does not comply with the applicable vehicle standards for the vehicle, or
(c) any amounts payable in relation to the vehicle under duty legislation, the Act or this Regulation have not been paid, or
(d) the vehicle ceases to be an insured motor vehicle within the meaning of the Motor Accident Injuries Act 2017, or
Note. The Motor Accident Injuries Act 2017, section 2.8 requires TfNSW to comply with a request by a licensed insurer to suspend or cancel the registration of a motor vehicle in certain circumstances.
(e) a payment in a form other than cash submitted to Transport for NSW as payment of a relevant registration charge or fees or duty is dishonoured, or
(f) a penalty imposed on the registered operator of the vehicle in respect of the operation of the vehicle is unpaid and no court order for the payment of a penalty by instalments has been made, or
(g) the registered operator of the vehicle has not complied with a court order for the payment by instalments of a penalty imposed on the registered operator in respect of the operation of the vehicle, or
(h) the vehicle has been destroyed or damaged beyond repair, or
(i) Transport for NSW reasonably believes that the ownership, possession, control or description of the registrable vehicle (or of any part of the registrable vehicle) as recorded in the Register is uncertain, or
(j) Transport for NSW has approved an application to surrender registration of the vehicle, or
(k) any tax on the vehicle under the provisions of any Act is due and unpaid, or
(l) Transport for NSW is satisfied that the registration has been issued erroneously, or
(m) (Repealed)
(m1) Transport for NSW is satisfied the vehicle has been used contrary to a condition of the vehicle’s registration imposed under clause 13, or
(n) the registered operator of the vehicle has failed to comply with a requirement imposed by or under this Regulation to return or surrender a number-plate for the vehicle, or
(o) the vehicle, or a part of the vehicle, is subject to a recall notice under—
(i) the Australian Consumer Law, section 122, or
(ii) the Road Vehicle Standards Rules 2019 of the Commonwealth, section 206.
Transport for NSW must, at the end of the period of 14 days after a TfNSW offensive advertising notice under clause 48C has been given to the registered operator of a registrable vehicle, cancel the registration of the vehicle in accordance with this Division, unless Ad Standards has given written notice of the withdrawal of the relevant advertising code breach notice before the expiry of the 14-day period.
Transport for NSW may suspend the registration of a registrable vehicle for a period not exceeding 3 months if Transport for NSW is satisfied, on the balance of probabilities, that the registered operator of the vehicle has failed to use or manage the vehicle so as to effectively prevent repeated violations of the traffic law (whether by the registered operator or by another person authorised to use the vehicle).
Transport for NSW may suspend the registration of a registrable vehicle if it appears to Transport for NSW that the registered operator of the vehicle (being a corporation) has committed an offence under section 188(1) of the Act.
Transport for NSW may suspend the registration of a heavy vehicle for a period not exceeding 3 months if 3 or more M5 East Tunnel vehicle emission offences involving the vehicle are committed.
An
An M5 East Tunnel vehicle emission offence is committed if—
(a) a court convicts a person of the offence (whether or not it imposes any penalty), or
(b) an amount is paid under a penalty notice in respect of the offence, or
(c) a penalty notice enforcement order under the Fines Act 1996 is made against a person in respect of the offence.
Clause 47 does not apply to a decision to suspend registration under subclause (2), (3) or (4). However, before suspending the registration of a vehicle under any of those subclauses, Transport for NSW—
(a) must give the registered operator of the vehicle notice in writing of the matters referred to in clause 47(1)(a) and (b) and the period of suspension, and
(b) may follow such other procedures prescribed by clause 47 or any other procedures that it considers appropriate.
In this clause,
(a) a provision of Chapter 4 of the Act or this Regulation, or
(b) any other provision of the road transport legislation.
(cf 2007 reg cl 41A)
Transport for NSW may suspend the registration of a heavy vehicle for a period not exceeding 6 months if—
(a) a dimension requirement offence involving the vehicle has been committed and one of the following applies—
(i) a court has convicted a person of the offence (whether or not it has imposed any penalty),
(ii) an amount has been paid under a penalty notice for the offence,
(iii) a penalty notice enforcement order under the Fines Act 1996 has been made against a person for the offence, or
(b) Transport for NSW is satisfied that a dimension requirement offence involving the vehicle has been committed and the vehicle—
(i) caused damage to road infrastructure, or
(ii) was involved in an accident, or
(iii) caused a danger or obstruction to traffic, or
(iv) caused an adverse effect on public amenity.
A decision of Transport for NSW to suspend the registration of a heavy vehicle under this subclause is an appealable decision in respect of which a person affected has a right of appeal to the Local Court. See sections 266 and 267 of the Act.
A
(a) an offence against rule 102, 103, 104 or 106(2) of the Road Rules 2014, or
(b) an offence against section 96, 102 or 129 of the Heavy Vehicle National Law (NSW).
Clause 47 does not apply to a decision to suspend registration under subclause (1). However, before suspending the registration of a heavy vehicle under that subclause, Transport for NSW—
(a) must give the registered operator of the vehicle notice in writing of the matters referred to in clause 47(1)(a) and (b) and the period of suspension, and
(b) may follow any other procedures prescribed by clause 47 or any other procedures that it considers appropriate.
(cf 2007 reg cl 42)
If Transport for NSW decides to suspend the registration of a registrable vehicle, Transport for NSW must give the registered operator notice in writing of—
(a) the reasons for the suspension, and
(b) the date on which the registration is to be suspended, and
(c) the action to be taken by the registered operator in order to avoid the suspension or to have the suspension removed.
Transport for NSW must not cancel the registration of a registrable vehicle unless Transport for NSW—
(a) has suspended the registration and believes that a reason for the suspension still exists, and
(b) has served notice on the registered operator that—
(i) advises the registered operator that Transport for NSW has decided to cancel the registration of the vehicle and gives the reasons for the decision, and
(ii) specifies requirements that must be met if the cancellation is to be avoided, and
(iii) states that, if those requirements are not met within 14 days after the date specified in the notice for that purpose, the cancellation will then take effect, and
(iv) if there is a right under Part 7.8 of the Act to appeal against the decision—advises the registered operator of the right of appeal.
Subclause (2) does not apply—
(a) in the case of a cancellation following a surrender of registration by the registered operator under this Division, or
(b) if Transport for NSW is directed to cancel the registration by the Commissioner of Fines Administration under the Fines Act 1996, or
(c) if Transport for NSW is required to cancel the registration by virtue of section 84 or 104C of the Act, or
(d) if Transport for NSW is required to cancel the registration under clause 45(1A).
If the requirements stated in the notice referred to in subclause (2) are not met within the period specified in the notice, the registration of the vehicle is cancelled at the end of that period.
If the registration of a vehicle is cancelled, the registered operator must return any number-plates issued in respect of the registration to Transport for NSW (or an agent nominated by Transport for NSW) within 14 days after the registration is cancelled.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
Subclause (5) does not apply to a number-plate issued by Transport for NSW in respect of a heavy vehicle that becomes the property of an authority of another jurisdiction because of the operation of section 67A of the Act.
On cancelling the registration of a registrable vehicle, Transport for NSW may require the registered operator of the vehicle to pay the applicable fee for the cancellation.
(cf 2007 reg cl 42A)
The registration of a heavy vehicle under this Regulation is cancelled or suspended in accordance with an order made by a court under section 598(2) of the Heavy Vehicle National Law (NSW) (or under a provision of the law of another State or Territory that substantially corresponds to that provision) in relation to the heavy vehicle.
Transport for NSW is to take all appropriate steps to give effect to the order.
In this Division—
If the Ad Standards Community Panel has made a determination that advertising on a vehicle breaches the advertising code, Ad Standards may give Transport for NSW a written notice (an
(a) the details of the determination, and
(b) the determination is final.
For subclause (1)(b), the determination is final if the period specified for a person to request a review of the determination has ended and—
(a) any of the following applies to each request for a review of the determination—
(i) the request was not accepted because it did not meet the grounds on which a determination may be reviewed,
(ii) the review resulted in a determination that advertising on the vehicle breaches the advertising code, or
(b) no request for a review of the determination was made.
Transport for NSW must give written notice to the registered operator of a registrable vehicle (a
A TfNSW offensive advertising notice must state that the vehicle’s registration will be cancelled at the end of the period of 14 days after the notice has been issued to the registered operator unless Ad Standards withdraws its advertising code breach notice.
For the avoidance of doubt, Transport for NSW is not required to give a notice under subclause (1) if Ad Standards withdraws the relevant advertising code breach notice for the vehicle.
This clause applies if—
(a) Transport for NSW gives a TfNSW offensive advertising notice to the registered operator of the registrable vehicle, and
(b) Ad Standards gives a written notice to Transport for NSW, before Transport for NSW cancels the vehicle’s registration under clause 45(1A), withdrawing the relevant advertising code breach notice.
Transport for NSW must—
(a) take no further action under this Division to cancel the registration of the vehicle, and
(b) give written notice to the registered operator of the vehicle stating that no further action will be taken to cancel the registration of the vehicle.
The registered operator of a registrable vehicle is not entitled to the refund of fees paid in respect of registering the vehicle, or part of the fee, because of the cancellation of the registration under clause 45(1A).
An application made under Part 2 for the registration of a vehicle, following the vehicle’s registration being cancelled under clause 45(1A), must be accompanied by a statutory declaration by the applicant stating that the advertisement the subject of the TfNSW offensive advertising notice has been removed from the vehicle.
Transport for NSW must not register the transfer of registration of a registrable vehicle if—
(a) a TfNSW offensive advertising notice for the vehicle has been given to the registered operator, and
(b) Transport for NSW has not given the registered operator notice that no further action will be taken to cancel the vehicle’s registration under clause 48D(2)(b).
(cf 2007 reg cl 43)
Transport for NSW may issue an unregistered vehicle permit for a registrable vehicle that complies with any applicable third party insurance legislation if—
(a) it would be unreasonable or impracticable to require that the vehicle be registered during a particular period, or
(b) the vehicle has been driven, under clause 17 of Schedule 1, to a place for the purpose of obtaining registration and registration has been refused.
An unregistered vehicle permit authorises, subject to any condition specified in the permit, use of a registrable vehicle on—
(a) a road or road related area, or
(b) particular roads or road related areas.
Unless sooner revoked, an unregistered vehicle permit expires on the expiry date recorded in the permit—
(a) if the permit specifies an expiry time—at that time on the expiry date, or
(b) if no expiry time is specified—at the end of the day recorded as the expiry date.
If Transport for NSW issues an unregistered vehicle permit, Transport for NSW must—
(a) record details of the permit, including any condition to which the permit is subject, in the Register, and
(b) assign a temporary identification number to the vehicle.
Except if otherwise approved by Transport for NSW, an applicant for an unregistered vehicle permit must pay to Transport for NSW any applicable fee for issue of the permit before it is issued.
The holder of the permit must not use the vehicle on a road or road related area unless the holder—
(a) displays a notice affixed securely to the vehicle in a prominent position depicting the temporary identification number assigned to the vehicle by Transport for NSW, and
(b) displays any information that may be required or authorised by Transport for NSW.
An unregistered vehicle permit may be revoked or varied at any time by Transport for NSW.
(cf 2007 reg cl 44)
Transport for NSW may, on payment of any applicable fee, issue one or more trader’s plates to any person that Transport for NSW is satisfied—
(a) is a manufacturer or repairer of, or motor dealer in, unregistered registrable vehicles, or
(b) provides some other service in relation to unregistered registrable vehicles that is incidental to the manufacture or repair of, or dealings in, those vehicles, being a service that Transport for NSW is satisfied requires the use of trader’s plates.
Transport for NSW is not to issue a trader’s plate to a person unless Transport for NSW is satisfied that the person carries on business from premises that Transport for NSW considers to be suitable for the issue of trader’s plates.
A trader’s plate issued under this clause—
(a) must conform to any specifications that Transport for NSW may determine, and
(b) must display—
(i) the matter “NSW” and any other words that Transport for NSW may determine with the approval of the Minister, or
(ii) the words “New South Wales” and any other words that Transport for NSW may determine with the approval of the Minister, and
(c) remains the property of Transport for NSW.
(cf 2007 reg cl 45)
For the purposes of section 68(2)(b) of the Act, a registrable vehicle to which a trader’s plate is attached may be used on a road or road related area only if the use of the vehicle is an authorised use under this Division.
(cf 2007 reg cl 46)
The use of a registrable vehicle to which a trader’s plate is affixed on a road or road related area is an authorised use if the vehicle (or in the case of a trailer, the vehicle by which it is drawn)—
(a) is conveying the trader to whom the plate has been issued or the trader’s authorised employee or agent, and is being driven—
(i) for a purpose connected with its manufacture or repair or connected with a dealing in the vehicle, or
(ii) for a purpose connected with a service provided in relation to unregistered registrable vehicles that is incidental to the manufacture or repair of, or dealings in, those vehicles, being a service that Transport for NSW is satisfied requires the use of trader’s plates, or
(iii) to the nearest convenient registry for registration by the most direct or convenient route, or
(iv) for delivery at the address of a person who has acquired it from such a trader, or
(b) is being test driven by a prospective purchaser who is in possession of a written authorisation to drive the vehicle issued by the trader to whom the plate has been issued or by the trader’s authorised employee or agent.
Nothing in subclause (1) authorises the use on a road or road related area of a registrable vehicle to which a trader’s plate is affixed for the carriage of a load unless—
(a) the load is carried solely for the purpose of demonstrating to a genuine prospective purchaser the capacity of the vehicle for carrying a particular type of weight of loading, or
(b) the vehicle is being driven by the most direct or convenient route to the premises of the trader to whom the plate has been issued from the place at which the trader has manufactured or purchased the vehicle and the loading consists solely of a registrable vehicle manufactured or purchased by such a trader for sale by the trader, or
(c) the vehicle is a trailer specially constructed for the carriage of a boat and the loading consists solely of a boat, or
(d) the vehicle weighs not more than 2 tonnes unladen and is being driven—
(i) by the shortest practicable route to the premises of the trader from the place at which the trader has manufactured or purchased the vehicle and the loading consists solely of goods that are intended for the trader’s personal use or for use in his or her business as a trader, or
(ii) solely for carrying spare parts (being spare parts for use in connection with the repair of registrable vehicles by such a trader) to the trader’s premises from a railway station or airport to which they have been consigned to the trader.
A person must not authorise an individual to test drive on a road or road related area an unregistered registrable vehicle to which a trader’s plate is attached unless—
(a) the person is the trader to whom the trader’s plate has been issued or is the trader’s authorised employee or agent, and
(b) the person reasonably believes the individual to be a genuine prospective purchaser, and
(c) the person has made a record of the individual’s name and address, and
(d) the person has provided the individual with a written authorisation to drive the vehicle.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
In this clause—
(cf 2007 reg cl 47)
A person to whom a trader’s plate for a registrable vehicle is issued must—
(a) in respect of each occasion on which a registrable vehicle is driven on a road or road related area with the plate affixed—cause particulars to be entered on a record in a form approved by Transport for NSW, and
(b) keep any such record at the premises in which the person carries on the business in respect of which the trader’s plate was issued for at least 6 months after the record was made, and
(c) produce any such record for the preceding 6 months for inspection when required so to do by Transport for NSW or a police officer.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
(cf 2007 reg cl 48)
Any driver or person in charge of a registrable vehicle to which a trader’s plate is affixed or any person to whom a trader’s plate has been issued must, when required to do so by Transport for NSW or a police officer, immediately answer truthfully all questions that are put to the person concerning the purpose for which the plate is used.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
(cf 2007 reg cl 49)
If a trader to whom a trader’s plate has been issued sells, disposes of or ceases to carry on the business to which the trader’s plate relates, the trader must, within 14 days, give written notification to Transport for NSW of the sale, disposal or cessation of the business and deliver the trader’s plate to Transport for NSW.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
(cf 2007 reg cl 50)
If Transport for NSW is satisfied that a person has ceased for any reason to be entitled to hold a trader’s plate issued to the person, Transport for NSW may request the person immediately to deliver the trader’s plate to Transport for NSW.
Subject to subclause (1), any person to whom a trader’s plate has been issued must, not later than 14 days after the expiration of the period for which the trader’s plate was issued, deliver the trader’s plate to Transport for NSW.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
A person must not drive, or allow to be driven, or be in charge of, any registrable vehicle on a road or road related area if there is affixed to or displayed upon the vehicle any trader’s plate that was issued for a period that has expired.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
(cf 2007 reg cl 50A)
For the purposes of section 68(2)(b) of the Act, the use of an unregistered registrable vehicle on a road or on a road related area is permitted if the person using the vehicle—
(a) was not the responsible person for the vehicle at the relevant time, and
(b) was a motor industry business employee or owner using the vehicle in the course of motor vehicle dealing or the repair, inspection, maintenance, cosmetic enhancement or testing of the vehicle at the relevant time.
Subclause (1) does not apply if the person using the vehicle knew, or ought reasonably to have known, that the vehicle was unregistered at the relevant time.
(cf 2007 reg cl 50B)
For the purposes of section 68(2)(b) of the Act, the use of an unregistered registrable vehicle on a road or on a road related area is permitted if the person using the vehicle—
(a) was not the responsible person for the vehicle at the relevant time, and
(b) did not know, and could not reasonably have known, that the vehicle was unregistered at the relevant time.
(cf 2007 reg cl 51)
For the purposes of this Regulation, the
(a) in the case of a light vehicle—the Light Vehicle Standards Rules, and
Note. See Schedule 2.
(b) in the case of a heavy vehicle within the meaning of the Heavy Vehicle National Law (NSW)—the heavy vehicle standards within the meaning of that Law.
Note. See the Heavy Vehicle (Vehicle Standards) National Regulation (NSW).
(cf 2007 reg cl 52)
A person must not use a registrable vehicle on a road or road related area unless—
(a) the vehicle complies with clause 25, and
(b) in the case of a light vehicle—
(i) the vehicle complies with the Light Vehicle Standards Rules, and
(ii) the vehicle and its parts and equipment are suitable for safe use and are in a thoroughly serviceable condition.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
Section 60 of the Heavy Vehicle National Law (NSW) makes it an offence for a person to use, or permit to be used, on a road a heavy vehicle that contravenes a heavy vehicle standard applying to the vehicle under that Law.
Without limiting the liability of any other person under subclause (1), if a registrable vehicle is used in contravention of that subclause by a person other than the registered operator of the vehicle, the registered operator is also guilty of an offence under that subclause.
A person is not guilty of an offence under subclause (1) if—
(a) the vehicle concerned is used on a road or road related area in accordance with a condition imposed on its use, given expressly or by necessary implication, by a police officer or Transport for NSW under section 76 of the Act, or
A reference to a distance in subclause (1) is a reference to the horizontal distance between the centre-lines of the outermost axles.
(cf 2007 reg Sch 4 cl 3)
For the purposes of determining the number of trailers that a prime mover or truck is nominated to haul—
(a) a converter dolly and a semi trailer when used together are to be regarded as 1 trailer, and
(b) a low loader dolly and a low loader when used together are to be regarded as 1 trailer.
Nothing in this clause affects the requirement under another Part of this Schedule that a separate annual registration fee be paid for each converter dolly or low loader dolly and for each semitrailer.
(cf 2007 reg Sch 4 cl 4)
In this Schedule,
(a) a vehicle (other than a caravan, a mobile home, a mobile library, a mobile workshop, a mobile laboratory or a mobile billboard) where the primary purpose for which it was built, or permanently modified, was not the carriage of goods or passengers, or
(b) any of the following vehicles—
(i) a forklift,
(ii) a straddle carrier,
(iii) a mobile cherry picker,
(iv) a mobile crane.
The term
(cf 2007 reg Sch 4 cl 5)
If a chargeable heavy vehicle falls within 2 or more categories or types of vehicle that are relevant for the purposes of determining a registration charge under this Schedule, the charge for the vehicle is the higher or highest of the charges that could apply to the vehicle.
clause 127C
The registration charge for a primary producer’s vehicle is the lesser of the following amounts—
(a) the amount calculated in accordance with Schedule 4,
(b) the amount specified in the table to this Schedule.
Table—Registration charges for primary producer’s vehicles
Weight of vehicle | Registration charge | ||
More than kg | Not more than kg | Load carrying vehicle—not lower charged vehicle | Load carrying vehicle—lower charged vehicle |
0 | 975 | $240 | $240 |
975 | 1,150 | $272 | $268 |
1,150 | 1,500 | $328 | $312 |
1,500 | 2,500 | $493 | $469 |
2,500 | 2,790 | $766 | $766 |
2,790 | 3,050 | $870 | $870 |
3,050 | 3,300 | $953 | $953 |
3,300 | 3,560 | $1,036 | $1,036 |
3,560 | 3,810 | $1,112 | $1,112 |
3,810 | 4,060 | $1,196 | $1,196 |
4,060 | 4,320 | $1,276 | $1,276 |
4,320 | 4,500 | $1,357 | $1,357 |
4,500 | 4,830 | $1,434 | $1,434 |
4,830 | 5,080 | $1,516 | $1,516 |
5,080 | 5,330 | $1,602 | $1,602 |
5,330 | 5,590 | $1,679 | $1,679 |
5,590 | 5,840 | $1,762 | $1,762 |
5,840 | 6,100 | $1,841 | $1,841 |
6,100 | 6,350 | $1,922 | $1,922 |
6,350 | 6,600 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
6,600 | 6,860 | $2,085 | $2,085 |
6,860 | 7,110 | $2,163 | $2,163 |
7,110 | — | $2,163 plus $79 for each 254kg, or part of 254kg, by which the weight exceeds 7,110kg | $2,163 plus $79 for each 254kg, or part of 254kg, by which the weight exceeds 7,110kg |
(Repealed)
The Act and the Interpretation Act 1987 contain definitions and other provisions that affect the interpretation and application of this Regulation.
(a) a person authorised by Transport for NSW to be an authorised person for the purposes of this Regulation,
(b) a police officer.
(a) seats not over 9 adults (including the driver), and
(b) has a body commonly known as a sedan, station wagon, coupe, convertible, or roadster, and
(c) has 3 or more wheels.
(a) that is of the kind known as a utility, station wagon or panel van, and
(b) that is of the same make as a factory produced car, and
(c) in which that part of the body form that is forward of the windscreen and the greater part of the mechanical equipment are the same or substantially the same as in a factory produced car.
(a) 1 axle group or single axle at the front that is steered by connection to the towing vehicle by a drawbar, and
(b) 1 axle group or single axle at the rear.
(a) a motor vehicle designated, for the purposes of this definition, by Transport for NSW as a kind of energy efficient motor vehicle in a list—
(i) maintained by Transport for NSW, and
(ii) published on its website or in another way Transport for NSW considers appropriate, or
(b) a trailer.
(a) a person in whose name the vehicle is registered under a Commonwealth, State or Territory Act, or
(b) a person who, according to the vehicle registration authority’s records, has acquired the vehicle from the person in whose name the vehicle is registered under the relevant Act, or
(c) if the vehicle is not registered—a person to whom a mark, plate or permit has been issued to allow the vehicle to be used, or
(d) a person who is entitled to the possession of the vehicle.
(a) is attached to a towing vehicle by means of a pole or an attachment fitted to the pole, and
(b) is ordinarily used for transporting loads, such as logs, pipes, structural members or other long objects, that are generally capable of supporting themselves like beams between supports.
(a) who cultivates or uses the person’s own land or that of another for the person’s own benefit—
(i) for the production of fruit, grain, flowers, vegetables, tobacco or farm or agricultural produce of any description, or
(ii) for dairy farming, poultry or other bird farming, pig farming, bee keeping or oyster or fish culture, or
(iii) for a nursery, or
(iv) as a pastoralist for the rearing or grazing of horses, cattle or sheep, or
(b) who gathers leaves from which eucalyptus or other oil is to be distilled.
(a) used for conveying passengers for hire or reward, or
(b) equipped to seat more than 8 adults, including the driver, and is used for conveying passengers in the course of trade or business.
(a) if there is a single axle at the rear of the vehicle—the centre line of the axle, or
(b) if there is an axle group at the rear of the vehicle—the centre of the axle group, decided without regard to the presence of any steerable axle unless all axles in the group are steerable.
(a) in relation to a heavy vehicle—the amount payable as a registration charge under Schedule 2 to the Act, or
(b) in relation to a light vehicle—the amount payable as motor vehicle tax under the Motor Vehicles Taxation Act 1988.
(a) one axle group or single axle towards the rear, and
(b) a means of attachment to a prime mover that would result in some of the load being imposed on the prime mover.
(a) in which any part of the body form that is adjacent to and forward of the front seat or seats, and the greater part of the mechanical equipment, are the same or substantially the same as in a car of the same make, and
(b) in which the body is carried without significant reduction in height from the front seat or seats to, or substantially towards, the rear of the vehicle, and
(c) that has an entrance at the rear suitable for the loading and unloading of goods, and
(d) that is manufactured with a rear seat or seats which can be folded or removed readily to provide additional floor space for the carriage of goods, and
(e) that, when the seat or seats immediately to the rear of the front seat or seats are in position for the accommodation of persons, has a substantial space for the carriage of goods in proportion to the overall size of the interior of the vehicle.
(a) has a body and frame that were built before 1949, or
(b) is a replica of a vehicle the body and frame of which were built before 1949.
(a) compensation in respect of third parties who are injured or killed by the use of motor vehicles or trailers, or
(b) payment of contributions towards compensation of that kind.
(a) a prime mover and a semi-trailer, or
(b) the steering axle or axle group of a dog trailer and the body of the trailer, or
(c) a fifth wheel coupling and the vehicle to which it is mounted.
(a) with single tyres, and
(b) fitted to a motor vehicle, and
(c) connected to the same steering mechanism, and
(d) the horizontal distance between the centre lines of which is at least 1 metre, but not more than 2 metres.
(a) a vehicle defect notice issued under the Act, or
Note. See section 76(4)(a) of the Act.
(b) a vehicle defect notice issued under the Heavy Vehicle National Law (NSW).
Note. See Division 6 of Part 9.3 of that Law.
(a) the authority that last registered the vehicle, or
(b) if the vehicle has never been registered—the authority responsible for registering vehicles in the jurisdiction in which the vehicle is used or is intended to be used.
Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Regulation 2017 (451). LW 25.8.2017. Date of commencement, 1.9.2017, cl 2. This Regulation has been amended as follows—
(600) | Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Amendment (Point to Point Transport) Regulation 2017. LW 27.10.2017. Date of commencement, 1.11.2017, cl 2. | |
No 63 | Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2017. Assented to 23.11.2017. Date of commencement of Sch 5, 14 days after assent, sec 2 (1). | |
(139) | Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Amendment (Toll Relief Scheme) Regulation 2018. LW 13.4.2018. Date of commencement, 16.4.2018, cl 2. | |
No 23 | Road Transport Legislation Miscellaneous Amendments Act 2018. Assented to 30.5.2018. Date of commencement of Sch 1.5, 1.7.2018, sec 2 (1). | |
(334) | Road Transport Legislation Amendment (Fees, Penalty Levels and Charges) Regulation 2018. LW 29.6.2018. Date of commencement, 1.7.2018, cl 2. | |
(335) | Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Amendment (Heavy Vehicles) Regulation 2018. LW 29.6.2018. Date of commencement, 1.7.2018, cl 2. | |
(629) | Road Transport Amendment (Written-off Heavy Vehicles Register) Regulation 2018. LW 9.11.2018. Date of commencement, 3.12.2018, cl 2. | |
(692) | Road Transport Legislation Amendment (Release of Information to Toll Operators) Regulation 2018. LW 30.11.2018. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. | |
(61) | Road Transport Legislation Amendment (Digital Delivery of Notices) Regulation 2019. LW 8.2.2019. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. | |
(80) | Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Amendment (Consumer Recalls) Regulation 2019. LW 15.2.2019. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. | |
(196) | Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Amendment (Toll Relief Scheme) Regulation 2019. LW 17.5.2019. Date of commencement, 20.5.2019, cl 2. | |
(244) | Road Transport Legislation Amendment (Fees, Penalty Levels and Charges) Regulation 2019. LW 14.6.2019. Date of commencement, 1.7.2019, cl 2. | |
No 1 | Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2019. Assented to 17.6.2019. Date of commencement of Sch 1.18, 14 days after assent, sec 2 (1). | |
(392) | Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Amendment (Light Vehicles) Regulation 2019. LW 16.8.2019. Date of commencement, 1.9.2019, cl 2. | |
(454) | Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Amendment (Bull Bar Settings) Regulation 2019. LW 13.9.2019. Date of commencement, 16.9.2019, cl 2. | |
No 21 | Road Transport Amendment (Miscellaneous) Act 2019. Assented to 26.11.2019. Date of commencement of Sch 2, 13.12.2019, sec 2(2). | |
(573) | Road Transport Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous) Regulation 2019. LW 29.11.2019. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. | |
(229) | Road Transport Legislation Amendment (Light Vehicle Standards Rules) Regulation 2020. LW 29.5.2020. Date of commencement of Sch 1[1]–[6], on publication on LW, cl 2(1); date of commencement of Sch 1[7] and [8], 1.7.2020, cl 2(2). | |
(286) | Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Amendment Regulation 2020. LW 19.6.2020. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. | |
(541) | Road Transport Legislation Amendment (Registration Information Disclosure Agreement) Regulation 2020. LW 11.9.2020. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. | |
No 30 | Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020. Assented to 27.10.2020. Date of commencement of amendments made by Sch 4, 22.1.2021, sec 2(4). | |
No 33 | Road Transport Legislation Amendment Act 2020. Assented to 27.10.2020. Date of commencement of Sch 2.6, assent, sec 2(1). | |
(136) | Road Transport Legislation Amendment (Offensive Advertising) Regulation 2021. LW 26.3.2021. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2. | |
(137) | Transport Legislation Amendment (Fees) Regulation 2021. LW 26.3.2021. Date of commencement, 1.4.2021, cl 2. | |
(327) | Road Transport Amendment (Vehicle Registration) Regulation 2021. LW 25.6.2021. Date of commencement of Sch 1[10] [11] [14]–[16] [18] [21] [25] [26] [28]–[32] [35] and [36], on publication on LW, cl 2(1); date of commencement of Sch 1[1]–[9] [12] [13] [17] [19] [20] [22]–[24] [27] [33] [34] and [37]–[39], 1.7.2021, cl 2(2) and 2018 No 65 of the Commonwealth. | |
(328) | Road Transport Legislation Amendment (Penalties, Fees and Charges) Regulation 2021. LW 25.6.2021. Date of commencement, 1.7.2021, cl 2. | |
(487) | Road Transport (General) Regulation 2021. LW 27.8.2021. Date of commencement, 1.9.2021, sec 2. | |
No 22 | Road Transport Legislation Amendment Act 2021. Assented to 20.10.2021. Date of commencement of Sch 2, assent, sec 2(1). | |
(620) | Road Amendment (Miscellaneous) Rule 2021. LW 22.10.2021. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, sec 2. | |
(770) | Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Amendment (CPI Adjustment) Regulation 2021. LW 17.12.2021. Date of commencement, 1.1.2022, sec 2. | |
(43) | Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Amendment (Primary Producer’s Vehicle) Regulation 2022. LW 18.2.2022. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, sec 2. | |
(339) | Transport Legislation Amendment (Penalties, Fees and Charges) Regulation 2022. LW 1.7.2022. Date of commencement of Sch 1.7[1], 1.7.2022, sec 2(b); date of commencement of Sch 1.7[2] [3], 1.8.2022, sec 2(a). | |
(402) | Road Amendment (Electric Scooter Trial) Rule 2022. LW 22.7.2022. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, sec 2. | |
(415) | Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Amendment (Written-off Vehicles) Regulation 2022. LW 29.7.2022 Date of commencement, 15.8.2022, sec 2. | |
(416) | Road Transport Legislation Amendment (National Heavy Vehicle Regulator) Regulation 2022. LW 29.7.2022. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, sec 2. | |
(609) | Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Amendment (Offensive Advertising) Regulation 2022. LW 14.10.2022. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, sec 2. | |
No 59 | Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2022. Assented to 26.10.2022. Date of commencement, 13.1.2023, sec 2. | |
(692) | Road Transport Legislation Amendment Regulation 2022. LW 18.11.2022. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, sec 2. | |
(757) | Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Amendment (CPI Adjustment) Regulation 2022. LW 9.12.2022. Date of commencement, 1.1.2023, sec 2. | |
(758) | Road Transport Legislation Amendment (Dimension Requirement Offences) Regulation 2022. LW 9.12.2022. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, sec 2. | |
(759) | Road Transport Legislation Amendment Regulation (No 2) 2022. LW 9.12.2022. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, sec 2. | |
(74) | Road Transport Legislation Amendment (Electric Skateboards and Bicycles) Regulation 2023. LW 24.2.2023. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, sec 2. | |
(303) | Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Amendment (Heavy Vehicle Registration Charges) Regulation 2023. LW 16.6.2023. Date of commencement, 1.7.2023, sec 2. | |
No 7 | Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023. Assented to 3.7.2023. Date of commencement, 14.7.2023, sec 2. | |
(550) | Transport Legislation Amendment (Penalties, Fees and Charges) Regulation 2023. LW 29.9.2023. Date of commencement, 1.10.2023, sec 2. | |
(645) | Road Transport Amendment (Electric Scooter Trial and Parking) Rule 2023. LW 1.12.2023. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, sec 2. | |
(678) | Motor Vehicle Legislation Amendment (Tax and Registration Charges) Regulation 2023. LW 15.12.2023. Date of commencement, 1.1.2024, sec 2. | |
(263) | Transport Legislation Amendment (Penalties, Fees and Charges) Regulation 2024. LW 28.6.2024. Date of commencement, 1.7.2024, sec 2. | |
No 67 | Ports and Maritime Administration Amendment Act 2024. Assented to 30.9.2024. Date of commencement of Sch 4, assent, sec 2(b). | |
No 82 | Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2024. Assented to 21.11.2024. Date of commencement of Sch 4, assent, sec 2(b). | |
(636) | Motor Vehicle Legislation Amendment (Tax and Registration Charges) Regulation 2024. LW 13.12.2024. Date of commencement, 1.1.2025, sec 2. | |
(125) | Road Transport Amendment (Miscellaneous) Regulation 2025. LW 28.3.2025. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, sec 2. | |
(201) | Road Transport Legislation Amendment (Electric Scooter Trial) Regulation 2025. LW 9.5.2025. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, sec 2. | |
(308) | Transport Legislation Amendment (Penalties, Fees and Charges) Regulation 2025. LW 27.6.2025. Date of commencement of Sch 7[1]–[3] and [5], 1.7.2025, sec 2(b); date of commencement of Sch 7[4], 1.8.2025, sec 2(a). |
Cl 6 | Am 2019 (80), cl 3 (1); 2021 (327), Sch 1[1]. |
Cl 9 | Am 2018 (629), Sch 1 [1]. |
Cl 11 | Am 2018 (335), Sch 1 [1]. |
Cl 12 | Am 2025 (125), Sch 4[1] [2]. |
Cl 13 | Am 2021 (327), Sch 1[2]. |
Cll 14, 15 | Am 2019 (61), Sch 1.3 [1]. |
Cl 16 | Rep 2018 (335), Sch 1 [2]. |
Cl 17 | Am 2018 (335), Sch 1 [3] [4]. |
Cl 18 | Am 2018 No 23, Sch 1.5 [1]; 2019 No 1, Sch 1.18 [1]. |
Cl 20 | Am 2018 No 23, Sch 1.5 [2]; 2019 No 1, Sch 1.18 [2]. |
Cl 22 | Am 2018 No 23, Sch 1.5 [3]. |
Cl 23 | Am 2018 No 23, Sch 1.5 [4]; 2019 No 1, Sch 1.18 [3]; 2020 No 30, Sch 4.88[2]. |
Cl 24 | Am 2020 No 30, Sch 4.88[2]. |
Cl 37 | Am 2018 (629), Sch 1 [2]. |
Cl 38 | Am 2020 No 30, Sch 4.88[2]. |
Cl 41 | Am 2020 No 30, Sch 4.88[3]; 2025 (125), Sch 4[3]. |
Cl 45 | Am 2019 (80), cl 3 (2); 2020 No 30, Sch 4.88[2] [4]; 2020 No 33, Sch 2.6; 2021 (136), Sch 1[1]; 2021 (327), Sch 1[3]; 2022 (759), Sch 1[1]–[3]; 2023 No 7, Sch 2.44; 2025 (125), Sch 4[4]. |
Cl 46 | Am 2022 (758), Sch 1.4; 2025 (125), Sch 4[5]. |
Cl 47 | Am 2018 (335), Sch 1 [5]; 2019 No 1, Sch 1.18 [4]; 2020 (286), Sch 1[1]; 2021 (136), Sch 1[2]. |
Part 3, Div 4A | Ins 2021 (136), Sch 1[3]. |
Cl 48A | Ins 2021 (136), Sch 1[3]. Am 2022 (609), sec 3. |
Cl 48B | Ins 2021 (136), Sch 1[3]. |
Cl 48C | Ins 2021 (136), Sch 1[3]. |
Cl 48D | Ins 2021 (136), Sch 1[3]. |
Cl 48E | Ins 2021 (136), Sch 1[3]. |
Cl 48F | Ins 2021 (136), Sch 1[3]. |
Cl 48G | Ins 2021 (136), Sch 1[3]. |
Cl 61 | Am 2021 (327), Sch 1[4]. |
Cl 62 | Am 2021 (327), Sch 1[5]. |
Cl 64 | Am 2020 No 30, Sch 4.88[5] [6]; 2022 (692), Sch 4[1]. |
Cl 66 | Am 2020 No 30, Sch 4.88[7]; 2022 (416), Sch 4[1] [2]. |
Cl 67 | Am 2017 (600), cl 3 (1) (2); 2022 (416), Sch 4[3] [4]. |
Cl 69 | Am 2022 (759), Sch 1[4]–[6]. |
Cl 70 | Am 2020 No 30, Sch 4.88[2]. |
Cl 72 | Am 2022 (759), Sch 1[6]. |
Cl 74 | Am 2020 No 30, Sch 4.88[2]; 2021 (487), Sch 7.12[1]; 2022 No 59, Sch 2.41[1]. |
Cl 75 | Am 2020 (286), Sch 1[2]. |
Cl 81 | Am 2022 (759), Sch 1[7]. |
Cl 85 | Am 2020 No 30, Sch 4.88[5]; 2022 (692), Sch 4[2]. |
Cl 86 | Am 2020 No 30, Sch 4.88[2]. |
Cl 92 | Am 2019 (392), Sch 1 [1]. |
Cl 96 | Am 2021 (487), Sch 7.12[2]; 2022 No 59, Sch 2.41[2]. |
Part 7, heading | Subst 2018 (629), Sch 1 [3]. |
Cl 97 | Am 2018 (629), Sch 1 [5] [6]; 2022 (415), Sch 1[1] [2]; 2022 (692), Sch 4[3]. |
Cl 98 | Rep 2019 No 21, Sch 2.2[1]. Ins 2022 (415), Sch 1[3]. |
Part 7, Div 2, heading | Subst 2019 No 21, Sch 2.2[2]. |
Cl 99 | Am 2018 (629), Sch 1 [5]–[7]; 2019 No 21, Sch 2.2[3]. Subst 2020 (286), Sch 1[3]. Am 2022 (415), Sch 1[4] [5]. |
Cl 99A | Ins 2022 (415), Sch 1[6]. |
Cl 100 | Am 2019 No 21, Sch 2.2[4]. |
Cl 101 | Am 2018 (629), Sch 1 [8] [9]; 2019 No 21, Sch 2.2[5]. |
Cl 102 | Am 2018 (629), Sch 1 [6] [10]; 2019 No 21, Sch 2.2[6]. |
Cl 103 | Am 2018 (629), Sch 1 [6]; 2019 No 21, Sch 2.2[7]. |
Part 7, Div 4, heading | Am 2018 (629), Sch 1 [11]. |
Cl 104A | Ins 2022 (415), Sch 1[7]. |
Cl 105 | Am 2018 (629), Sch 1 [6] [12]; 2019 No 21, Sch 2.2[8] [9]; 2020 (286), Sch 1[4]; 2020 No 30, Sch 4.88[6]; 2022 (415), Sch 1[8]. |
Cl 106 | Am 2018 (629), Sch 1 [6]. |
Cl 107 | Am 2019 No 21, Sch 2.2[10]–[12]. |
Cl 108 | Am 2018 (629), Sch 1 [13]; 2019 No 21, Sch 2.2[13]; 2022 (759), Sch 1[8]. |
Cl 109 | Am 2018 (629), Sch 1 [13]; 2019 No 21, Sch 2.2[14] [15]. Rep 2022 (415), Sch 1[9]. |
Cl 110 | Am 2018 (629), Sch 1 [13]. |
Cl 111 | Am 2018 (629), Sch 1 [14]. |
Part 7, Div 6, heading | Am 2018 (629), Sch 1 [15]. Rep 2022 (415), Sch 1[10]. |
Cl 112 | Am 2018 (629), Sch 1 [16]; 2019 No 21, Sch 2.2[16]. Rep 2022 (415), Sch 1[10]. |
Cl 113 | Am 2018 (629), Sch 1 [17] [18]. Rep 2019 No 21, Sch 2.2[17]. |
Cl 114 | Am 2018 (629), Sch 1 [6]. |
Cl 116 | Am 2018 (629), Sch 1 [6]; 2019 No 21, Sch 2.2[18]. |
Cl 117 | Am 2018 (629), Sch 1 [6]. |
Cl 118 | Am 2018 (629), Sch 1 [19]. |
Cl 119 | Am 2018 (629), Sch 1 [20] [21]; 2020 No 30, Sch 4.88[6]; 2022 (415), Sch 1[11]. |
Cl 121 | Am 2018 (629), Sch 1 [6] [12] [22]–[24]; 2020 (286), Sch 1[5]; 2020 No 30, Sch 4.88[6]; 2022 (415), Sch 1[12] [13]; 2022 (692), Sch 4[4]. |
Cl 121A | Ins 2022 (415), Sch 1[14]. |
Part 7, Div 9, heading | Am 2018 (629), Sch 1 [16]. |
Cl 122 | Am 2018 (629), Sch 1 [6] [10]. Rep 2019 No 21, Sch 2.2[19]. |
Cl 123 | Am 2019 No 21, Sch 2.2[20]; 2020 (286), Sch 1[6]–[8]. |
Part 7A, Div 1 | Ins 2018 (629), Sch 1 [25]. |
Cl 123A | Ins 2018 (629), Sch 1 [25]. Am 2020 (286), Sch 1[9]; 2022 (415), Sch 1[2]. |
Cl 123B | Ins 2018 (629), Sch 1 [25]. Am 2019 No 21, Sch 2.2[21]. Subst 2020 (286), Sch 1[10]. |
Cl 123C | Ins 2018 (629), Sch 1 [25]. |
Part 7A, Div 2 (cll 123D, 123E) | Ins 2018 (629), Sch 1 [25]. |
Part 7A, Div 3 | Ins 2018 (629), Sch 1 [25]. |
Cl 123F | Ins 2018 (629), Sch 1 [25]. Rep 2019 No 21, Sch 2.2[22]. |
Cl 123G | Ins 2018 (629), Sch 1 [25]. Am 2019 No 21, Sch 2.2[23]. |
Cl 123H | Ins 2018 (629), Sch 1 [25]. Am 2019 No 21, Sch 2.2[24] [25]. |
Part 7A, Div 4 | Ins 2018 (629), Sch 1 [25]. |
Cl 123I | Ins 2018 (629), Sch 1 [25]. |
Cl 123J | Ins 2018 (629), Sch 1 [25]. Am 2019 No 21, Sch 2.2[26] [27]; 2020 (286), Sch 1[11]; 2020 No 30, Sch 4.88[6]. |
Cl 123K | Ins 2018 (629), Sch 1 [25]. |
Cl 123L | Ins 2018 (629), Sch 1 [25]. Am 2019 No 21, Sch 2.2[28] [29]. |
Part 7A, Div 5 | Ins 2018 (629), Sch 1 [25]. |
Cl 123M | Ins 2018 (629), Sch 1 [25]. Am 2019 No 21, Sch 2.2[30] [31]. |
Cl 123N | Ins 2018 (629), Sch 1 [25]. Am 2019 No 21, Sch 2.2[32]; 2020 No 30, Sch 4.88[3]. |
Cll 123O, 123P | Ins 2018 (629), Sch 1 [25]. Am 2020 No 30, Sch 4.88[3]. |
Cl 123Q | Ins 2018 (629), Sch 1 [25]. Am 2019 No 21, Sch 2.2[33] [34]; 2020 No 30, Sch 4.88[3]. Rep 2022 (415), Sch 1[15]. |
Part 7A, Div 6 | Ins 2018 (629), Sch 1 [25]. Rep 2022 (415), Sch 1[16]. |
Cl 123R | Ins 2018 (629), Sch 1 [25]. Am 2019 No 21, Sch 2.2[35]. Rep 2022 (415), Sch 1[16]. |
Part 7A, Div 7 | Ins 2018 (629), Sch 1 [25]. |
Cl 123S | Ins 2018 (629), Sch 1 [25]. Rep 2019 No 21, Sch 2.2[36]. |
Cl 123T | Ins 2018 (629), Sch 1 [25]. Am 2019 No 21, Sch 2.2[37]. |
Cl 123U | Ins 2018 (629), Sch 1 [25]. Am 2019 No 21, Sch 2.2[38]. |
Cl 123V | Ins 2018 (629), Sch 1 [25]. Am 2019 No 21, Sch 2.2[39] [40]. |
Part 7A, Div 8 | Ins 2018 (629), Sch 1 [25]. |
Cll 123W, 123X | Ins 2018 (629), Sch 1 [25]. |
Cl 123Y | Ins 2018 (629), Sch 1 [25]. Am 2020 No 30, Sch 4.88[6]. |
Cl 123Z | Ins 2018 (629), Sch 1 [25]. |
Cl 123ZA (previously cl 124ZA) | Renumbered 2020 (286), Sch 1[12]. Am 2020 (286), Sch 1[13]; 2020 No 30, Sch 4.88[6]. |
Cl 123ZB (previously cl 124ZB) | Renumbered 2020 (286), Sch 1[12]. Subst 2022 (415), Sch 1[17]. |
Cll 124ZA, 124ZB | Ins 2018 (629), Sch 1 [25]. Renumbered as cll 123ZA and 123ZB, 2020 (286), Sch 1[12]. |
Part 7A, Div 9 (cl 123ZC) | Ins 2020 (286), Sch 1[14]. |
Cl 124 | Am 2023 (550), Sch 7[1]. |
Cl 127A | Ins 2018 (139), Sch 1. Am 2019 (196), Sch 1 [1]–[15]. |
Part 8, Div 1A | Ins 2021 No 22, Sch 2[1]. |
Cl 127AA | Ins 2022 (43), Sch 1[1]. |
Cl 127B | Ins 2021 No 22, Sch 2[1]. |
Cl 127C | Ins 2021 No 22, Sch 2[1]. |
Cl 129 | Am 2018 (335), Sch 1 [6] [7]. |
Cl 132 | Am 2024 No 82, Sch 4.10[1] [2]. |
Part 8, Div 4, heading | Am 2020 No 30, Sch 4.88[2]. |
Cl 133 | Am 2018 (692), cl 4 (1) (2); 2019 (61), Sch 1.3 [1]; 2020 (541), cl 4(1) (2). |
Cl 133A | Ins 2022 (759), Sch 1[9]. |
Cl 133B | Ins 2024 No 67, Sch 4. |
Cl 136 | Am 2022 (759), Sch 1[10] [11]. |
Cl 137 | Am 2018 (629), Sch 1 [26]; 2022 (759), Sch 1[12]. |
Cl 141 | Am 2021 (487), Sch 7.12[3] [4]; 2022 No 59, Sch 2.41[3]. |
Cl 142 | Am 2018 (335), Sch 1 [8] [9]. |
Sch 1 | Am 2019 (392), Sch 1 [2]; 2021 (327), Sch 1[6] [7]; 2022 (402), Sch 2.3; 2022 (692), Sch 4[5]; 2022 (759), Sch 1[13]; 2023 (74), Sch 3[1] [2]; 2023 (645), Sch 3; 2025 (201), Sch 3. |
Sch 2 | Am 2019 (392), Sch 1 [3]–[16]; 2019 (454), cl 3; 2019 (573), Sch 3; 2020 (229), Sch 1[1]–[8]; 2020 No 30, Sch 4.88[2]; 2021 (327), Sch 1[8]–[37]; 2021 (487), Sch 7.12[5]; 2021 (620), Sch 2; 2022 (416), Sch 4[5]–[10]; 2022 (692), Sch 4[6] [7]; 2023 (74), Sch 3[3]. |
Sch 3 | Am 2018 No 23, Sch 1.5 [5]. Subst 2018 (334), Sch 3 [1]. Am 2019 (244), Sch 3. Subst 2021 (137), Sch 1.7. Am 2021 (328), Sch 4[1]; 2022 (339), Sch 1.7[1]; 2023 (303), Sch 1[1]. Subst 2023 (550), Sch 7[2]; 2024 (263), Sch 7[1]. Am 2025 (125), Sch 4[6]; 2025 (308), Sch 7[1]. |
Sch 4 | Am 2018 (334), Sch 3 [2] [3]; 2021 (328), Sch 4[2] [3]; 2021 No 22, Sch 2[2]; 2022 (339), Sch 1.7[2] [3]; 2023 (303), Sch 1[2]–[4]; 2024 (263), Sch 7[2]–[5]; 2025 (308), Sch 7[2]–[4]. |
Sch 4A | Ins 2021 No 22, Sch 2[3]. Am 2021 (770), Sch 1[1] [2]; 2022 (757), Sch 1; 2023 (678), Sch 2; 2024 (636), Sch 2; 2025 (308), Sch 7[5]. |
Sch 5, heading | Rep 2017 No 63, Sch 5. Ins 2018 (629), Sch 1 [27]. Subst 2019 No 21, Sch 2.2[41]. Rep 2020 (286), Sch 1[15]. |
Sch 5 | Rep 2017 No 63, Sch 5. Ins 2018 (629), Sch 1 [27]. Am 2019 No 21, Sch 2.2[42]. Rep 2020 (286), Sch 1[15]. |
Dictionary | Am 2017 (600), cl 3 (3); 2018 (335), Sch 1 [10]; 2019 (61), Sch 1.3 [2]; 2019 (392), Sch 1 [17]; 2020 No 30, Sch 4.88[8]; 2021 (327), Sch 1[38] [39]; 2021 No 22, Sch 2[4], Sch 3[1] [3]; 2022 (43), Sch 1[2]; 2022 (416), Sch 4[11]; 2022 (759), Sch 1[14] [15]. |
Part 7 | Am 2018 (629), Sch 1 [4] (“written-off vehicles”, “written-off vehicle”, “vehicle damage details”, “notifiable vehicle”, “vehicle damage assessment”, “vehicle damage assessments”, “certificate of compliance”, “certificates of compliance”, “prescribed returned vehicle”, “hail-damaged vehicle” and “hail-damaged vehicles” omitted wherever occurring, “written-off light vehicles”, “written-off light vehicle”, “light vehicle damage details”, “notifiable light vehicle”, “light vehicle damage assessment”, “light vehicle damage assessments”, “light vehicle certificate of compliance”, “light vehicle certificates of compliance”, “prescribed returned light vehicle”, “hail-damaged light vehicle” and “hail-damaged light vehicles” inserted instead, respectively). |
The whole Regulation | Am 2020 No 30, Sch 4.88[1] (“the Authority” and “The Authority” omitted wherever occurring, “Transport for NSW” inserted instead). |
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