Sale of Motor Vehicles Act 1977 (ACT)
Sale of Motor Vehicles Act 1977
A1977-29
Republication No 45
Effective: 27 November 2023
Republication date: 27 November 2023
Last amendment made by A2023‑36
About this republication
The republished law
This is a republication of the Sale of Motor Vehicles Act 1977 (including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)) as in force on 27 November 2023. It also includes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting this republished law to 27 November 2023.
The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4.
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This republication includes amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).
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Penalties
At the republication date, the value of a penalty unit for an offence against this law is $160 for an individual and $810 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001, s 133).
Sale of Motor Vehicles Act 1977
Contents
Page
Part 1 Preliminary
1 Name of Act 2
2 Dictionary 2
2A Notes 2
3 When is a motor vehicle sold or manufactured etc 2
4A Application of Act to motor dealings by Territory 4
5B Inspectors 4
5C Identity cards 5
Part 3 Dealings in motor vehicles
15 Licensees to maintain dealings register 6
16 Information to be recorded in dealings register 7
17 Giving incorrect information to licensee 8
18 Telling people about Act’s requirements 9
19 Dealings with persons under 18 years 9
20 Dealer to attach notice to second-hand vehicle 9
21 Action by dealer on sale of second-hand motor vehicle 12
22 Sale of vehicle if odometer replaced or distance altered 13
23 Obligations of dealer to repair defects in motor vehicles 13
24 Excluded defects 15
25 Exceptions 16
25A Obligations of dealer to repair defects in motorcycles 18
25B Cooling-off period 20
26 Sales between dealers and wholesalers 22
31 Authority to dealer to sell as agent 24
Part 4 Sale of second-hand motor vehicles generally
32 Offences by vendors 26
Part 4A Security interests in motor vehicles
32A Liability of dealer to creditor if security interest defeated 27
Part 5 Trust accounts
33 Payment of money into trust account 29
34 Procedure if part of consideration is not money 29
35 Application of money in trust account 30
36 Protection of trust money 30
37 Provisions applying to banks etc 30
38 Accounting records 31
39 Receipts for trust money 32
40 Audit of trust accounts 33
41 Auditor’s report 33
42 Qualification of auditors 33
43 Withdrawals—deficiency suspected 34
Part 8 Notification and review of decisions
50 Meaning of reviewable decision—pt 8 35
51 Reviewable decision notices 35
52 Applications for review 35
Part 9 Motor vehicle dealers compensation fund
60 Certain persons may apply for compensation 36
61 Commissioner to determine applications 36
62 Commissioner to notify applicant of determination 37
63 Review of determination 37
64 Payment of compensation 37
65 Subrogation 38
Part 10 Offences
68 Offence by employee—liability of employer 39
69 Institution of proceedings 39
Part 10A Enforcement
Division 10A.1 General
70 Definitions—pt 10A 40
Division 10A.2 Powers of inspectors
70A Power to enter premises 40
70B Production of identity card 41
70C Consent to entry 41
70D General powers on entry to premises 43
70E Power to seize things 44
70F Power to require name and address 45
Division 10A.3 Search Warrants
70G Warrants generally 46
70H Warrants—application made other than in person 47
70I Search warrants—announcement before entry 48
70J Details of search warrant to be given to occupier etc 49
70K Occupier entitled to be present during search etc 49
70L Use of electronic equipment at premises 50
70M Person with knowledge of computer or computer system to assist access etc 51
70N Securing electronic equipment 52
70O Copies of seized things to be provided 53
Division 10A.4 Return and forfeiture of things seized
70P Receipt for things seized 54
70Q Moving things to another place for examination or processing under search warrant 54
70R Access to things seized 55
70S Return of things seized 56
70T Forfeiture of seized things 57
70U Application for order disallowing seizure 58
70V Order for return of seized thing 58
Division 10A.5 Miscellaneous
70W Damage etc to be minimised 59
70X Compensation for exercise of enforcement powers 59
Part 11 Miscellaneous
79 Advertisements by licensed dealers 61
81 Submission of documents for signature 61
82 Licensed dealer not to be indemnified by antecedent owner 62
83 Contracting out 62
84 Other rights and remedies preserved 62
89 Requirement by commissioner or inspector 62
91 Determination of fees and charges 63
92 Exemption of vehicles from Act 63
93 Approved forms 63
95 Regulation-making power 63
Schedule 1 Obligation of dealer to repair defects 64
Schedule 2 Reviewable decisions 65
Dictionary66
Endnotes
1 About the endnotes 75
2 Abbreviation key 75
3 Legislation history 76
4 Amendment history 85
5 Earlier republications 106
Sale of Motor Vehicles Act 1977
An Act relating to the sale of motor vehicles and the licensing of motor vehicle dealers
Part 1Preliminary
Name of Act
This Act is the Sale of Motor Vehicles Act 1977.
Dictionary
The dictionary at the end of this Act is part of this Act.
Note 1The dictionary at the end of this Act defines certain terms used in this Act, and includes references (signpost definitions) to other terms defined elsewhere in this Act.
For example, the signpost definition ‘occupier, of premises, for part 10A (Enforcement)—see section 70.’ means that the term ‘occupier’ is defined in that section for part 10A.
Note 2A definition in the dictionary (including a signpost definition) applies to the entire Act unless the definition, or another provision of the Act, provides otherwise or the contrary intention otherwise appears (see Legislation Act 2001, s 155 and s 156 (1)).
2ANotes
A note included in this Act is explanatory and is not part of this Act.
NoteSee Legislation Act 2001, s 127 (1), (4) and (5) for the legal status of notes.
When is a motor vehicle sold or manufactured etc
For this Act—
(a)if—
(i)a motor vehicle is made the subject of a hire-purchase agreement; or
(ii)a person enters into an agreement with another person for the letting out on hire to that person of a new motor vehicle;
then—
(iii)the motor vehicle shall be deemed to be sold to the hirer by the owner of the motor vehicle; and
(iv)the sale shall be taken to be made when the agreement is entered into; and
(v)the hirer shall be taken to be the purchaser of the vehicle; and
(b)if a financier sells, or is deemed to have sold, a motor vehicle to a person other than a trade owner (the purchaser), any other person—
(i)who sold that vehicle to the financier in the expectation that the financier would sell the vehicle to the purchaser or would, in relation to that vehicle, enter into an agreement with the purchaser of a kind referred to in paragraph (a); or
(ii)by whom or on whose behalf negotiations leading to the making of the sale were carried out; or
(iii)by whom or on whose behalf the transaction leading to the sale was arranged;
shall be deemed to have sold the vehicle to the purchaser as the agent of the financier; and
(c)if—
(i)a corporation enters into an agreement with a person for the letting out on hire to that person of a new motor vehicle; and
(ii)that corporation is not a dealer but is, for the Corporations Act, deemed to be related to another corporation and that other corporation is a dealer;
the corporation that enters into the agreement shall be liable to the hirer in all respects as if the corporation were a dealer unless, in accordance with paragraph (b), another person who is a dealer is deemed to have sold the vehicle as agent of that corporation; and
(d)a motor vehicle shall be deemed to have been manufactured on or after a particular date if any process in the manufacture of the vehicle is carried out on or after that date; and
(e)a motor vehicle shall be taken to have been sold notwithstanding that all or part of the consideration that passed from the purchaser in relation to the sale is represented by another vehicle or other thing.
4AApplication of Act to motor dealings by Territory
(1)This Act does not apply in relation to dealings in motor vehicles by the Territory.
(2)This section has effect despite the Legislation Act 2001, section 121 (Binding effect of Acts).
5BInspectors
(1)The director‑general may appoint a public servant as an inspector for this Act.
Note 1For the making of appointments (including acting appointments), see Legislation Act, pt 19.3.
Note 2In particular, a person may be appointed for a particular provision of a law (see Legislation Act, s 7 (3)) and an appointment may be made by naming a person or nominating the occupant of a position (see s 207).
(2)The following are also inspectors:
(a)the commissioner;
(b)an investigator under the Fair Trading (Australian Consumer Law) Act 1992;
(c)a police officer of or above the rank of sergeant;
(d)a police officer below the rank of sergeant nominated in writing by the chief police officer for this Act.
5CIdentity cards
(1)This section applies only to an inspector appointed under section 5B (1).
(2)The director-general must give each inspector an identity card that states the person’s name and that the person is an inspector.
(3)The identity card must show—
(a)a recent photograph of the person; and
(b)the card’s date of issue and expiry.
(4)A person commits an offence if—
(a)the person stops being an inspector; and
(b)the person does not return the identity card to the director‑general as soon as practicable, but no later than 7 days after the day the person stops being an inspector.
Maximum penalty: 1 penalty unit.
(5)An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.
Part 3Dealings in motor vehicles
Licensees to maintain dealings register
(1)At each place where a licensee carries on business, the licensee shall maintain a dealings register in accordance with this section.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
(2)A dealings register shall consist of—
(a)a bound book each page of which is numbered consecutively and bears the name of the licensee and the address where it is kept; or
(b)a computer system approved by the commissioner under subsection (4).
(3)If a licensee maintains a dealings register in the form of a bound book, entries in the book shall be made in ink and shall not be erased or made illegible.
(4)The commissioner shall not approve a computer system for the purpose of maintaining a dealings register unless the commissioner is satisfied that the computer system as maintained by the licensee would—
(a)provide for the immediate retrieval of information required by this Act to be recorded in the dealings register and made available for inspection; and
(b)contain a duplicate version of the information referred to in paragraph (a) and provide for the backup or duplication of any alteration in that information.
(5)The information referred to in subsection (4) (a) shall be in the English language and be readable on sight.
Information to be recorded in dealings register
(1)A licensee, on purchasing or otherwise acquiring a second-hand motor vehicle, whether as principal or agent, or on becoming the possessor of a vehicle that the licensee is authorised to sell in accordance with section 31, shall, in relation to that motor vehicle, enter or cause to be entered in his or her dealings register—
(a)the make, model designation and type, year of manufacture (if known), registered number (if any), engine number and body number of the vehicle; and
(b)if the motor vehicle is fitted with an odometer, the distance travelled by the vehicle as recorded on the odometer when the vehicle came into his or her possession; and
(c)the name and address of the person from whom the licensee purchased or otherwise acquired the vehicle; and
(d)the name of the most recent owner of the motor vehicle who was not a trade owner; and
(e)the date when the licensee purchased or otherwise acquired the vehicle; and
(f)the consideration (if any) the licensee gave for the motor vehicle.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
(2)A licensed dealer or licensed wholesaler, on selling or otherwise disposing of a motor vehicle in other than a demolished or dismantled condition, shall in relation to that motor vehicle enter or cause to be entered in his or her dealings register—
(a)the date when he or she sold or otherwise disposed of the vehicle; and
(b)the name and address of the person to whom he or she sold or otherwise disposed of the vehicle; and
(c)if the vehicle was not in working condition at the time that it was sold or otherwise disposed of, particulars of the condition of the vehicle at that time.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
(3)If a licensed dealer or licensed wholesaler demolishes or permanently dismantles a motor vehicle, he or she shall, in relation to that vehicle, enter, or cause to be entered, in his or her dealings register a note of the demolition or dismantling of the vehicle and the date of that demolition or dismantling.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
(4)In this section:
dealings register means—
(a)in relation to a dealing in a motor vehicle by a licensee who carries on business at more than 1 place—
(i)the dealings register maintained at the place of business where the dealing takes place; or
(ii)if the dealing takes place off the premises of such a place—the dealings register at the place of business that is closest to the place where the dealing takes place; or
(b)in relation to a dealing in a motor vehicle by any other licensee—the dealings register maintained at the place where the licensee carries on business.
Giving incorrect information to licensee
A person shall not give incorrect information to a licensee, or to a person acting on behalf of a licensee, in relation to any of the matters that a licensee is required to enter in a dealings register in accordance with section 16.
Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.
Telling people about Act’s requirements
(1)If a person gives information to a licensee in relation to any matter that a licensee must enter in a dealings register, the licensee must tell the person about the requirements of section 17.
(2)In this section:
licensee includes someone acting for the licensee.
Dealings with persons under 18 years
(1)A licensed dealer shall not, in relation to a person who is apparently under 18 years old, purchase or otherwise acquire from that person or sell to or otherwise dispose of to that person a second-hand motor vehicle without the written consent of that person’s parent or guardian.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
(2)A licensed wholesaler shall not, in relation to a person who is apparently under 18 years old, purchase or otherwise acquire from that person a second-hand motor vehicle without the written consent of that person’s parent or guardian.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
Dealer to attach notice to second-hand vehicle
(1)Subject to this section, a dealer shall not offer or display for sale a second-hand motor vehicle or give possession of a second-hand motor vehicle to a purchaser unless there is attached to that vehicle a notice that—
(a)contains the required particulars; and
(b)complies with the requirements of subsection (3).
Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.
(2)The required particulars for subsection (1) are—
(a)the name and business address of the dealer; and
(b)except for a sale by auction or by tender—the cash price of the vehicle; and
(c)if the vehicle was purchased or otherwise acquired by the dealer from a financier who had repossessed the motor vehicle under a hire-purchase agreement—the name of the financier; and
(d)if the vehicle is equipped with an odometer—the distance travelled by the vehicle as recorded by the odometer and entered in the dealings register; and
(e)whether the distance recorded by the vehicle’s odometer has been altered by the dealer or on his or her behalf and, if so, the distance to which it was altered; and
(f)whether the dealer has replaced the odometer on the vehicle or it has been replaced on his or her behalf; and
(g)whether, to the knowledge of the dealer, the distance recorded by the vehicle’s odometer was altered or the vehicle’s odometer replaced at any time before the vehicle came into the dealer’s possession; and
(h)if the vehicle was manufactured on or after 1 January 1971—the year of manufacture and the model designation of the vehicle; and
(i)if the vehicle was manufactured before 1971—the year of manufacture and the model designation of that vehicle or, if this information is unknown to the dealer, a statement that the information is unknown; and
(j)the registration number (if any), engine number and body number of the motor vehicle; and
(k)for a sale by tender—a statement that the vehicle is to be sold by tender and the time when tenders are to close; and
(l)the other particulars that are prescribed.
(3)A notice attached to a motor vehicle under subsection (1)—
(a)shall consist of legible writing on white material or on material of the colour approved by the commissioner; and
(b)shall be written in letters and figures at least 2mm in height; and
(c)shall be attached to the vehicle in such a place as to be clearly visible and readily legible from outside the vehicle.
(4)A dealer shall not represent to the purchaser or to a prospective purchaser of a second-hand motor vehicle that he or she offers or displays for sale that the motor vehicle is a demonstrator vehicle unless the notice attached to the vehicle in accordance with subsection (1) contains, in addition to the required particulars, a statement that the vehicle is a demonstrator vehicle.
Maximum penalty: 30 penalty units.
(5)A dealer shall not include in a notice attached to a motor vehicle under subsection (1) any false or misleading information in relation to the motor vehicle.
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.
(6)A dealer who offers or displays for sale a second-hand motor vehicle shall, if requested by a person who is a prospective purchaser of the vehicle to give him or her information relating to the past or present ownership of the vehicle, inform that person of—
(a)except if paragraph (b) applies—the name of the most recent owner of the vehicle who was not a trade owner; or
(b)if the dealer is acting in accordance with a written authority given to him or her under section 31—the name of the person who gave him or her that authority.
Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.
(7)This section does not apply if a dealer offers or displays a vehicle for sale only to a trade owner or gives possession of a vehicle to a purchaser who is a trade owner.
Action by dealer on sale of second-hand motor vehicle
(1)If a dealer sells a second-hand motor vehicle to which a notice has been attached in accordance with section 20 (1) to a purchaser who is not a trade owner, the dealer shall—
(a)endorse on 2 copies of the notice—
(i)the date of the sale; and
(ii)the date of delivery of the vehicle to the purchaser; and
(iii)the cash price for which the vehicle was sold; and
(iv)for a second-hand motor vehicle that is not a demonstrator motorcycle—a statement that the dealer is not obliged by this Act to repair defects in the vehicle; and
(v)the name and address of the purchaser; and
(b)sign those copies; and
(c)keep 1 copy of the notice for 3 years from the date of the sale; and
(d)within 14 days of the date of the delivery of the vehicle or of the sale, whichever is the later, give the purchaser the other copy of the notice.
Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.
(2)For subsection (1)—
(a)a dealer may give a copy of a notice to a purchaser by posting it by certified mail to the purchaser at the address given by the purchaser and endorsed on the notice; and
(b)if the motor vehicle has been sold to the purchaser by an employee or agent of the dealer—compliance by the employee or agent with a requirement of that subsection shall be deemed to be compliance by the dealer with that requirement.
Sale of vehicle if odometer replaced or distance altered
A dealer shall not, without the written consent of the commissioner, offer or display for sale a motor vehicle if—
(a)he or she has replaced, or caused to be replaced, the vehicle’s odometer; or
(b)he or she has altered, or caused to be altered, the distance recorded by the vehicle’s odometer.
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.
Obligations of dealer to repair defects in motor vehicles
(1)Except as provided in this section and sections 24 and 25, if a motor vehicle described in schedule 1, column 2 is sold by a dealer and before—
(a)the vehicle has been driven for the number of kilometres after being manufactured or sold, as the case may be, specified opposite the description of the vehicle in schedule 1, column 3; or
(b)the end of the period, specified opposite the description of the vehicle in schedule 1, column 4, after the vehicle is so sold;
whichever first occurs, a defect appears or occurs in the vehicle, the dealer shall, whether or not the defect existed at the time of the sale, at the dealer’s own expense, repair or make good, or cause to be repaired or made good the defect so as to place the vehicle in a reasonable condition having regard to its age.
(2)The dealer’s obligation under subsection (1) shall be taken to be a term of the contract of sale relating to the vehicle.
(3)For subsection (1), a defect that occurs in a vehicle includes a defect—
(a)that existed in the vehicle at any time before the occurrence of an event referred to in subsection (1) (a) or (b); and
(b)that first became apparent after the event occurred;
but only if the defect is reported to the dealer within a reasonable period after it becomes apparent.
(4)For the purposes of calculating the period referred to in subsection (1) (b), no regard shall be paid to any period during which the dealer has the motor vehicle in his or her possession for the purpose or purported purpose of ascertaining or carrying out his or her obligations under subsection (1).
(5)The obligation of a dealer under subsection (1) in relation to a new motor vehicle sold by the dealer is extinguished if, subsequent to that sale, the dealer or another dealer acquires ownership of the vehicle, or the vehicle is repossessed by a financier.
(6)Subject to subsection (5), the obligation of a dealer under subsection (1) in relation to a new motor vehicle sold by the dealer subsists for the benefit of the owner, from time to time, of the vehicle and, for this purpose, the owner from time to time shall be taken to have entered into a contract of sale with the dealer in relation to the vehicle.
(7)The obligation of a dealer under subsection (1) in relation to a second-hand motor vehicle sold by the dealer is an obligation only to the person who purchased the vehicle from the dealer.
(8)The fact that a dealer’s licence has been revoked, or that a dealer is not the holder of a dealer’s licence or has ceased to be a dealer, does not affect the dealer’s obligation under subsection (1).
(9)If the holder of a dealer’s licence sells a motor vehicle on behalf of another dealer, this section does not apply to the other dealer.
Excluded defects
(1)In this section:
attach includes cause to be attached.
defect notice means a notice in accordance with the defect notice form approved under section 93 (Approved forms) that complies with the requirements of subsection (6).
(2)If a dealer offers or displays for sale a second-hand motor vehicle, the dealer may attach to the vehicle a defect notice.
(3)If—
(a)a defect notice has been attached to a second-hand motor vehicle at all material times when the vehicle is offered or displayed for sale by the dealer; and
(b)at or before the time of sale of the vehicle, the notice, or a copy of the notice, has been signed by the dealer and the purchaser and has been delivered to the purchaser for retention by the purchaser;
section 23 (1) does not apply in relation to the defects set out in the notice.
(4)If, at or before the time of sale of a demonstrator motor vehicle, a defect notice has been signed by the dealer and the purchaser and has been delivered to the purchaser for retention by the purchaser, section 23 (1) does not apply in relation to any defect specified in the notice.
(5)If the reasonable cost of repairing a defect specified in a defect notice is greater than the amount specified in that notice, the purchaser may recover the difference between those amounts from the licensed dealer.
(6)A defect notice—
(a)shall consist of legible writing on white material or on material of a colour approved by the commissioner; and
(b)shall be written in letters and figures at least 2mm in height; and
(c)shall be attached to the vehicle in such a place as to be clearly visible and readily legible from outside the vehicle.
Exceptions
(1)In this section:
relevant sale means a sale referred to in section 23 (1).
(2)Section 23 (1) does not apply in relation to a defect—
(a)occurring in—
(i)a tyre or battery (other than a high-voltage battery used to power a motor vehicle propelled wholly or partly by an electric motor); or
Examples—battery used to power motor vehicle with electric motor
1 hybrid battery
2 traction battery
(ii)an accessory fitted to a motor vehicle; or
(b)arising from or incidental to any accidental damage to a motor vehicle that occurred after the relevant sale when the vehicle was not in the possession of the dealer; or
(c)arising from misuse or negligence on the part of a driver of a motor vehicle, or arising from the use of a motor vehicle for motor racing or motor rallying, that occurred after the relevant sale of the vehicle; or
(d)appearing or occurring in an accessory that was not fitted to or supplied with a motor vehicle at the time of the relevant sale of the vehicle.
(3)For a second-hand motor vehicle, section 23 (1) does not apply in relation to any superficial damage to the paintwork or upholstery of the vehicle that would have been apparent on a reasonable inspection of the vehicle carried out at the time of the relevant sale of the vehicle.
(4)Section 23 (1) does not apply in relation to the sale of—
(a)a second-hand motor vehicle if the purchaser has been in possession of the vehicle for not less than 3 months immediately before the day of the relevant sale; or
(b)a commercial vehicle; or
(c)a substantially demolished or substantially dismantled motor vehicle.
(5)If the proposed purchaser (the buyer) of a new motor vehicle is in possession of the vehicle for a period immediately before the day when the buyer purchases the vehicle from a dealer then, for section 23 (1), the buyer shall be taken to have purchased the vehicle on the day when the buyer first acquired that possession.
(6)Section 23 (1) does not apply in relation to a motor vehicle if—
(a)the motor vehicle or a class of motor vehicles that include the motor vehicle has been declared by the Minister, in writing, to be a motor vehicle or a class of motor vehicles in relation to which section 23 (1) does not apply; and
(b)a copy of the notice is attached to the vehicle at all material times when the vehicle is offered or displayed for sale by the dealer.
(7)A declaration is a notifiable instrument.
NoteA notifiable instrument must be notified under the Legislation Act 2001.
(8)If, because of a declaration by the Minister under subsection (6), a dealer would not be liable under section 23 (1) in relation to a defect in a motor vehicle if the dealer were to sell that vehicle, a licensed dealer shall not offer or display that vehicle for sale unless a notice in accordance with the exemption notice form approved under section 93 (Approved forms) that complies with the requirements of subsection (9) is attached to the motor vehicle.
Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.
(9)The notice shall contain letters at least 5mm in height and shall in all other respects comply with the requirements of section 24 (6) as if it were a notice attached to a motor vehicle in accordance with section 24 (2).
(10)If a licensed dealer sells a motor vehicle referred to in subsection (8), the dealer shall—
(a)sign 2 copies of the notice referred to in that subsection; and
(b)keep 1 copy of the notice for 3 years from the date of the sale; and
(c)give the purchaser the other copy of the notice.
Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.
(11) For subsection (10), if the motor vehicle has been sold to the purchaser by the employee or agent of the dealer, compliance by the employee or agent with a requirement of that subsection shall be taken to be compliance by the dealer with that requirement.
25AObligations of dealer to repair defects in motorcycles
(1)Subject to this section, if—
(a)a dealer sells to a person a new motorcycle or a demonstrator motorcycle; and
(b)before—
(i)the motorcycle has been ridden for 10 000km after the sale; or
(ii)the end of 6 months next following the date of the sale;
whichever is the earlier;
a defect in the motorcycle occurs or becomes apparent to the purchaser the dealer shall, at the dealer’s own expense, repair or make good, or cause to be repaired or made good, the defect so as to place the motorcycle in a reasonable condition having regard to its age.
(2)Subsection (1) applies to a defect whether or not that defect existed at the time of the sale.
(3)The dealer’s obligation under subsection (1) shall be taken to be a term of the contract of sale relating to the motorcycle.
(4)A dealer is not liable under this section in relation to a defect in a motorcycle if the defect—
(a)arises from, or is incidental to, accidental damage suffered by the motorcycle after the purchaser took delivery of the motorcycle from the dealer; or
(b)arises from misuse of the motorcycle or negligence by a rider of the motorcycle, or from the use of the motorcycle for motorcycle racing or motorcycle rallying, after the purchaser took delivery of the motorcycle from the dealer; or
(c)consists of damage to, or wear of, tyres or any accessory of the motorcycle; or
(d)consists of superficial damage to the paintwork or upholstery of the vehicle that would have been apparent on a reasonable inspection of the motorcycle carried out at the time of delivery of the motorcycle from the dealer or of the sale, whichever is the earlier.
(5)A dealer is not liable under this section in relation to a defect in a motorcycle sold by the dealer where the motorcycle is—
(a)a motorcycle that has been in the possession, or under the control, of the purchaser continuously for not less than 3 months immediately before the date of the sale; or
(b)a motorcycle that is sold by auction; or
(c)a motorcycle or a motorcycle included in a class of motorcycles that has been declared by the Minister, in writing, to be a motorcycle or a class of motorcycle in relation to which this section does not apply; or
(d)a motorcycle that is sold to a person who is a trade owner.
(6)A declaration under subsection (5) (c) is a notifiable instrument.
NoteA notifiable instrument must be notified under the Legislation Act 2001.
(7)This section does not apply to a sale to the Territory.
25BCooling-off period
(1)A purchaser (other than a dealer or a corporation) under an agreement for the sale of a motor vehicle may, at any time before the end of 3 clear business days after the purchaser signs the agreement, terminate the agreement by giving to or serving on the dealer or an agent of the dealer written notice to the effect that the purchaser terminates the agreement.
(2)Subsection (1) ceases to apply if the purchaser immediately before accepting delivery signs an instrument in accordance with the loss of right to terminate form approved under section 93 (Approved forms) acknowledging that the right to terminate the agreement no longer applies.
(3)A dealer shall not sell, give in exchange or otherwise dispose of a motor vehicle given or agreed to be given by a purchaser under an agreement for the sale of another motor vehicle in satisfaction of part of the purchase price during the period during which the purchaser may terminate the agreement under this section.
(4)If an agreement for the sale of a motor vehicle has been terminated in accordance with this section—
(a)the vendor under the agreement—
(i)shall pay to the purchaser all money received by the vendor under the agreement less the sum of $100 or 1% of the purchase price under the agreement (whichever is the greater); and
(ii)shall return to the purchaser any motor vehicle given in satisfaction of any part of the purchase price; and
(b)any collateral credit agreement is discharged to the extent that it was entered into for the purposes of the payment for the motor vehicle supplied or to be supplied under the agreement; and
(c)any security interest in the motor vehicle arising under the collateral credit agreement is extinguished to the extent that it secures the payment of a debt or other pecuniary obligation or performance of any other obligation under the collateral credit agreement; and
(d)a purchaser who has accepted delivery of the motor vehicle before the agreement was terminated—
(i)is liable to the dealer for any damage (other than fair wear and tear) occurring to the motor vehicle while it was in the purchaser’s possession; and
(ii)subject to subsection (5), shall return the motor vehicle to the dealer.
(5)A purchaser is not liable under subsection (4) (d) to return the motor vehicle to the dealer if, before the agreement was terminated, a defect appeared in the motor vehicle for reasons beyond the control of the purchaser making the motor vehicle—
(a)incapable of being driven; or
(b)unroadworthy;
but shall permit the dealer to collect, or arrange for the collection of, the motor vehicle.
(6)The National Credit Code, section 135 does not apply to the termination of agreements under this section.
(7)This section does not apply to an agreement for the sale of a commercial vehicle or a motor vehicle purchased at a public auction.
Sales between dealers and wholesalers
(1)In this section:
trade vendor means a licensed dealer or a licensed wholesaler.
(2)If a trade vendor (the seller) sells a second-hand motor vehicle to another trade vendor (the buyer), the seller shall, at the time of the sale or of giving possession of the vehicle to the buyer, whichever is the earlier, give the buyer or cause to be given to the buyer a notice containing the required particulars.
Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.
(3)A trade vendor who gives a notice under subsection (2) shall make or cause to be made a copy of the notice which the trade vendor shall keep for not less than 3 years after the sale.
Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.
(4)The required particulars for subsection (2) are—
(a)the name and business address of the vendor; and
(b)the name and business address of the purchaser; and
(c)the registration number (if any), engine number and body number of the motor vehicle; and
(d)if the vehicle was manufactured on or after 1 January 1971—the year of manufacture and the model designation of the vehicle; and
(e)if the vehicle was manufactured before 1971—the year of manufacture and the model designation of that vehicle or, if this information is unknown to the vendor, a statement that the information is unknown; and
(f)the name and address of the most recent owner of the vehicle who was not a trade owner; and
(g)if the motor vehicle is equipped with an odometer—the distance travelled by the vehicle as recorded by the odometer; and
(h)whether the distance recorded by the vehicle’s odometer has been altered by the vendor or on his or her behalf and, if so, the distance to which it was altered; and
(i)whether the vendor has replaced the odometer on the vehicle or it has been replaced on his or her behalf; and
(j)whether, to the knowledge of the vendor, the distance recorded by the vehicle’s odometer was altered or the vehicle’s odometer replaced at any time before the vehicle came into the vendor’s possession.
Authority to dealer to sell as agent
(1)A dealer shall not—
(a)sell a second-hand motor vehicle or an interest in a second-hand motor vehicle for or on behalf of a person who is not a trade owner; or
(b)offer or display for sale a second-hand motor vehicle for or on behalf of such a person;
unless he or she is authorised in writing in that behalf in accordance with this section by the owner of the vehicle or interest.
Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.
(2)A written authority under this section shall be prepared in duplicate and shall—
(a)be signed by the owner and by or on behalf of the dealer; and
(b)bear the date when it is signed by the owner; and
(c)contain a full statement of the terms of the authority to sell the motor vehicle or interest; and
(d)sufficiently describe the vehicle; and
(e)contain a full statement of the commission or other remuneration to which the dealer is or is to be entitled.
(3)A dealer who is given a written authority under this section—
(a)shall return 1 copy to the owner; and
(b)shall keep 1 copy until the end of 3 years after any sale is effected by him or her in reliance on the written authority.
Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.
(4)A written authority under this section shall cease to have effect on the end of 90 days from the day when it is signed by the owner.
(5)A dealer shall not be entitled to any commission or other remuneration in relation to a sale of a second-hand motor vehicle or an interest in a second-hand motor vehicle effected by the dealer for or on behalf of another person unless—
(a)the sale is effected in accordance with a written authority complying with this section; and
(b)the dealer, in relation to that sale has complied with subsection (3) (a).
Part 4Sale of second-hand motor vehicles generally
Offences by vendors
(1)A person (the vendor) shall not, in relation to a second-hand motor vehicle that the vendor offers or displays for sale—
(a)make any statement to a purchaser or prospective purchaser of the vehicle that the vendor knows, or ought reasonably to know, is false; or
(b)if the vendor is not a dealer and an odometer is fitted to the vehicle—alter the distance recorded on the odometer or replace the odometer without disclosing the alteration or replacement to a purchaser or prospective purchaser of the vehicle.
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.
(2)For subsection (1) (a), a statement made by an agent or employee of a dealer in his or her business of a dealer shall be deemed to be the statement of the dealer.
Part 4ASecurity interests in motor vehicles
32ALiability of dealer to creditor if security interest defeated
(1)This section applies if—
(a)a motor vehicle is purchased from a dealer by a non-dealer; and
(b)at any time before payment of the purchase price, the dealer had notice that the vehicle was subject to a security interest within the meaning of the PPS Act; and
(c)immediately before payment of the purchase price, the security interest had not been discharged or cancelled.
(2)The dealer is liable to the person who had the security interest for any loss of the person because of the operation of the PPS Act, part 2.5 (Taking personal property free of security interests) in relation to the interest.
(3)However, the dealer is not liable to the person if the dealer purchased the motor vehicle free from the security interest of the person because of the operation of the PPS Act, part 2.5 in relation to the interest.
(4)In this section:
non-dealer means a person who is not a dealer.
payment, of a purchase price, means—
(a)if the purchase is not by an exchange—giving valuable consideration for the purchase price; or
(b)if all of the purchase price is not paid at the same time—the first payment of part of the purchase price; or
(c)if the purchase is by an exchange—making the exchange.
PPS Act means the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cwlth)
purchase, of a motor vehicle, means acquiring the vehicle from a person selling or exchanging the vehicle who has, or appears to have, authority to dispose of the vehicle in that way.
Part 5Trust accounts
Payment of money into trust account
(1)If a licensed dealer sells a motor vehicle or an interest in a motor vehicle for or on behalf of a person, all money received by the dealer in relation to that sale shall, for all purposes, be deemed to be held in trust for that person and shall be dealt with by the dealer in accordance with this section.
(2)A licensed dealer shall, before the close of business on the next day when banks are open for business after the day when any such money is received, pay the money into a trust account maintained in accordance with subsection (3) at a bank, credit union or building society in the ACT.
Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.
(3)The trust account referred to in subsection (2) shall be maintained by the licensed dealer.
(4)The trust account referred to in subsection (2) shall bear a title that includes—
(a)the name of the dealer or, if the dealer carries on business under a registered business name, that name; and
(b)the words ‘Trust Account’.
Procedure if part of consideration is not money
If a licensed dealer acquires a motor vehicle or other goods as part of the consideration for the sale of a motor vehicle or an interest in a motor vehicle for or on behalf of a person, the dealer shall pay an amount equal to the amount allowed in relation to the motor vehicle or other goods into the trust account referred to in section 33 as if that amount had been received by the dealer in relation to that sale.
Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.
Application of money in trust account
(1)A licensed dealer shall not apply money paid into a trust account in accordance with this part except in payment to the person for whom or on whose behalf the money was received or as directed by that person.
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both.
(2)A licensed dealer shall not pay money out of a trust account except by means of a cheque made payable to a specified person, being a cheque that is crossed ‘not negotiable’.
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both.
Protection of trust money
(1)Subject to this section, money standing to the credit of a trust account maintained in accordance with this part is not available for the payment of debts of the dealer, and subject to subsection (2), is not liable to be attached or taken in execution for the purposes of satisfying a judgment against the dealer.
(2)Nothing in subsection (1) prevents trust money to the extent that the licensed dealer holds the trust money in trust for the person for whom or on whose behalf the money was received from being available for the discharge of the liability of the licensed dealer to that person.
Provisions applying to banks etc
(1)A bank, credit union or building society where a trust account is maintained is not under any obligation to control or supervise transactions in relation to the trust account or to see to the application of money paid out of the account.
(2)A bank, credit union or building society where a dealer maintains a trust account in accordance with this part does not have, in relation to any liability of the dealer to the bank, credit union or building society, any recourse or right, whether by way of set-off, counterclaim, charge or otherwise, against money standing to the credit of the account.
(3)Nothing in this section relieves a bank, credit union or building society from any liability to which it is subject apart from this Act.
Accounting records
(1)A licensed dealer shall keep the accounting and other records that disclose particulars of all trust money received or paid by the dealer.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty.
(2)A licensed dealer shall—
(a)keep those records—
(i)at the place where the dealer carries on business in the ACT; or
(ii)if the dealer carries on business at more than 1 place of business in the ACT—at the dealer’s principal place of business in the ACT; or
(iii)with the approval of the commissioner, at another place in the ACT; and
(b)cause those records to be kept in a way that they can be conveniently and properly audited; and
(c)preserve those records for a period of 7 years.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty.
(3)It is sufficient compliance with subsection (1) if a licensed dealer, within 7 days after the day when any trust money is received or paid, enters in the records referred to in that subsection the particulars of the money.
Receipts for trust money
(1)If a licensed dealer receives trust money from a person, the dealer must give the person a receipt that—
(a)complies with subsections (3) and (4); and
(b)states briefly the subject matter or purpose for which the money was received.
Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.
(2)If a licensed dealer gives a person a receipt under subsection (1), the dealer must keep a legible carbon duplicate of the receipt that complies with subsections (3) and (4).
Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.
(3)A receipt relating to trust money shall be taken from a bound book bearing a number or mark identifying the book and containing not less than 50 receipt forms arranged so that a carbon duplicate of each receipt remains in the book.
(4)A receipt and the carbon duplicate shall—
(a)have the words ‘Trust Account’ printed or stamped on it; and
(b)bear such a number or mark as will enable the receipt to be identified by reference to that number or mark and so that the receipt and carbon duplicate bear the same number or mark.
Audit of trust accounts
Within 3 months after the end of each financial year or at any other time that the commissioner may require, a licensed dealer shall cause to be audited his or her accounting and other records relating to trust money received and paid by the dealer during that financial year.
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both.
Auditor’s report
(1)As soon as is reasonably practicable after the completion of an audit, the auditor shall prepare a report of the result of the audit and shall give the report to the licensed dealer and a copy of the report to the commissioner.
(2)An auditor’s report shall include a statement indicating whether in the auditor’s opinion—
(a)the licensed dealer has kept, in accordance with this Act, accounting and other records relating to trust money; and
(b)there has been any loss or deficiency of trust money or any failure to pay or account for trust money.
Qualification of auditors
A licensed dealer shall not engage a person as auditor or permit his or her accounting and other records relating to trust money to be audited by a person—
(a)who is not a registered company auditor within the meaning of the Corporations Act; or
(b)who is an employee of, or is the domestic partner of, the licensed dealer; or
NoteFor the meaning of domestic partner, see Legislation Act, s 169.
(c)who is an employee of any other licensed dealer; or
(d)who is engaged in keeping and entering those records or has those records in his or her custody or control; or
(e)who is also a licensed dealer; or
(f)who is an officer or employee of a corporation that is a licensed dealer.
Withdrawals—deficiency suspected
(1)If it appears to the commissioner that there may be a deficiency in the trust account of a licensed dealer or dealers, the commissioner may, by written notice to the manager or other principal officer of the bank, credit union or building society where the trust account is maintained, direct the manager or other principal officer not to pay any money out of the trust account without the commissioner’s authority.
(2)The manager or other principal officer shall comply with a direction given under subsection (1).
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.
Part 8Notification and review of decisions
Meaning of reviewable decision—pt 8
In this part:
reviewable decision means a decision mentioned in schedule 2, column 3 under a provision of this Act mentioned in column 2 in relation to the decision.
Reviewable decision notices
If a person makes a reviewable decision, the person must give a reviewable decision notice to each entity mentioned in schedule 2, column 4 in relation to the decision.
Note 1The person must also take reasonable steps to give a reviewable decision notice to any other person whose interests are affected by the decision (see ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2008, s 67A).
Note 2The requirements for reviewable decision notices are prescribed under the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2008.
Applications for review
The following may apply to the ACAT for a review of a reviewable decision:
(a)an entity mentioned in schedule 2, column 4 in relation to the decision;
(b)any other person whose interests are affected by the decision.
NoteIf a form is approved under the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2008 for the application, the form must be used.
Part 9Motor vehicle dealers compensation fund
Certain persons may apply for compensation
(1)A person, other than a trade owner, who suffers financial loss in connection with a motor vehicle because of the failure of a licensed dealer to comply with an obligation imposed on him or her by this Act or because of the failure of a licensed dealer to pass an unencumbered title to the vehicle may apply to the commissioner for compensation under this part in relation to that loss.
(2)An application for compensation under this part shall be made by giving the commissioner written particulars of the claim.
NoteIt is an offence to make a false or misleading statement, give false or misleading information or produce a false or misleading document (see Criminal Code, pt 3.4).
(3)An application for compensation under this part shall not be accepted by the commissioner unless it is made within a period of 6 months after the applicant becomes aware of the loss or within the further time (if any) that the commissioner, either before or after the end of that period, allows.
Commissioner to determine applications
(1)Subject to subsection (2), the commissioner shall consider each application made in accordance with this part and shall determine—
(a)the amount of the loss in relation to which compensation may be paid to the applicant under this part; or
(b)that there is no pecuniary loss in relation to which compensation may be so paid.
(2)The commissioner shall not determine an application under subsection (1) unless the commissioner is satisfied that the applicant has taken all reasonable steps to enforce any remedies that the applicant may have against the dealer referred to in section 60 (1) in relation to the loss that the applicant has incurred.
Commissioner to notify applicant of determination
(1)The commissioner shall give to an applicant for compensation under this part written notice stating—
(a)the amount that the commissioner has determined to be the loss in relation to which compensation may be paid to the applicant under this part; or
(b)that the commissioner has determined that there is no loss in relation to which compensation may be so paid.
(2)In a notice given under this section, the commissioner shall state the grounds on which he or she has made the determination referred to in the notice.
Review of determination
(1)An applicant for compensation under this part to whom the commissioner gives notice under section 62 (1) may, within 21 days after the date when notice is so given, make application to the Magistrates Court for an order under this section.
(2)The court, on application under this section, may, if it considers appropriate, by order, vary a determination of the commissioner under section 61 (1).
Payment of compensation
(1)Subject to subsection (2), if an amount has been determined under this part as the amount of loss in relation to which compensation may be paid to an applicant under this part, the Territory shall pay to the applicant an amount equal to the amount so determined.
(2)If, at any time, the amount standing to the credit of the compensation fund is insufficient for the payment of all amounts that the Territory would, apart from this subsection, be required by this section to pay, the amount standing to the credit of the compensation fund shall be divided among the persons to whom it would be required to pay those amounts in proportion to those amounts.
Subrogation
If the Territory has paid compensation to a person under this part, the Territory is, to the extent of the payment, subrogated to the rights of that person against the licensed dealer in relation to whom the application for compensation was made.
Part 10Offences
Offence by employee—liability of employer
(1)If an employee contravenes any provision of this Act, the employer shall be deemed to have contravened the same provision (whether or not the employee contravened the provision without the employer’s authority or contrary to the employer’s orders or instructions).
(2)It is a defence in proceedings against an employer for such a contravention if it is established that the employer—
(a)had no knowledge of the contravention; and
(b)could not, by the exercise of due diligence, have prevented the contravention.
(3)An employer may be proceeded against and convicted under a provision under subsection (1) whether or not the employee has been proceeded against or convicted under that provision.
Institution of proceedings
A prosecution for an offence against this Act may be begun within 3 years after the commission of the offence.
Part 10AEnforcement
Division 10A.1 General
Definitions—pt 10A
In this part:
connected—a thing is connected with an offence if—
(a)the offence has been committed in relation to it; or
(b)it will provide evidence of the commission of the offence; or
(c)it was used, is being used, or is intended to be used, to commit the offence.
occupier, of premises, includes—
(a)a person believed on reasonable grounds to be an occupier of the premises; and
(b)a person apparently in charge of the premises.
offence includes an offence that there are reasonable grounds for believing has been, is being, or will be, committed.
Division 10A.2 Powers of inspectors
70APower to enter premises
(1)For this Act, an inspector may—
(a)at any reasonable time, enter premises to which a licence relates to carry out an inspection authorised under the licence; or
(b)at any reasonable time, enter premises where the inspector suspects on reasonable grounds that a person is carrying on any of the following businesses without a licence:
(i)the business of a dealer;
(ii)the business of a wholesaler; or
(c)at any reasonable time, enter premises that the public is entitled to use or that are open to the public (whether or not on payment of money); or
(d)at any time, enter premises with the occupier’s consent; or
(e)enter premises in accordance with a search warrant.
(2)However, subsection (1) (a), (b) or (c) does not authorise entry into a part of premises that is being used for residential purposes.
(3)An inspector may, without the consent of the occupier of premises, enter land around the premises to ask for consent to enter the premises.
(4)To remove any doubt, an inspector may enter premises under subsection (1) without payment of an entry fee or other charge.
(5)In this section:
at any reasonable time includes at any time when the public is entitled to use the premises, or when the premises are open to or used by the public (whether or not on payment of money).
70BProduction of identity card
(1)An inspector must not remain at premises entered under this part if the inspector does not produce the inspector’s identity card when asked by the occupier.
(2)This section does not apply in relation to an inspector who is a police officer in uniform.
70CConsent to entry
(1)When seeking the consent of an occupier of premises to enter premises under section 70A (1) (d), an inspector must—
(a)produce the inspector’s identity card; and
(b)tell the occupier—
(i)the purpose of the entry; and
(ii)that anything found and seized under this part may be used in evidence in court; and
(iii)that consent may be refused.
(2)If the occupier consents, the inspector must ask the occupier to sign a written acknowledgment (an acknowledgement of consent)—
(a)that the occupier was told—
(i)the purpose of the entry; and
(ii)that anything found and seized under this part may be used in evidence in court; and
(iii)that consent may be refused; and
(b)that the occupier consented to the entry; and
(c)stating the time and date when consent was given.
(3)If the occupier signs an acknowledgment of consent, the inspector must immediately give a copy to the occupier.
(4)A court may find that the occupier did not consent to entry to the premises by the inspector under this part if—
Earlier republications
Some earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to the publication order.
Since 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in electronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register. A selection of authorised republications have also been published in printed format. These republications are marked with an asterisk (*) in column 1. Electronic and printed versions of an authorised republication are identical.
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