Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1986 No. 291 INTERSTATE ROAD TRANSPORT REGULATIONS - REG 10

10. (1) Where a person, being the owner of a motor vehicle or trailer makes an
application to the Registration Authority in respect of a State or Territory
for the registration or re-registration of the motor vehicle or trailer, the
person shall, at the time of the making of the application, in accordance with
instructions issued in that respect by the Registration Authority-

   (a)  lodge with the Registration Authority a certificate of insurance in
        accordance with the approved form issued by the approved insurer, or
        an approved insurer, in relation to the motor vehicle or trailer to
        the effect that a third-party policy that is expressed-

        (i)    to commence on a day not later than the day on which the
               registration or re-registration of the motor vehicle or trailer
               is to come into force; and

        (ii)   to expire on the expiration of the period for which that
               registration or re-registration will, unless sooner cancelled
               or surrendered, be in force,
has been, or will be, issued by the approved insurer in respect of the use of
the motor vehicle or trailer; or

   (b)  nominate, in writing in accordance with the approved form, the
        approved insurer, or an approved insurer, in relation to the motor
        vehicle or trailer in connection with the issue of a third-party
        policy in respect of the use of the motor vehicle or trailer and pay
        to the Registration Authority an amount equal to the amount of
        insurance premium payable to that approved insurer in respect of the
        issue of a third-party policy in respect of the use of the motor
        vehicle or trailer that is expressed-

        (i)    to commence on the day on which the registration or
               re-registration of the motor vehicle or trailer is to come into
               force; and

        (ii)   to expire on the expiration of the period for which that
               registration or re-registration will, unless sooner cancelled
               or surrendered, be in force.

(2) An approved insurer who issues a certificate of insurance referred to in
paragraph (1) (a) in relation to a motor vehicle or trailer-

   (a)  shall, at the time of the issue of the certificate or as soon as
        practicable thereafter, issue a third-party policy in conformity with
        the certificate in relation to the motor vehicle or trailer; and

   (b)  shall, until such time as a third-party policy in conformity with the
        certificate is issued in relation to the motor vehicle or trailer be
        deemed to have issued such a policy.

(3) Where a person, being the owner of a motor vehicle or trailer, complies
with paragraph (1) (b) in connection with an application for the registration
or re-registration of a motor vehicle or trailer, the approved insurer
nominated by the person in accordance with that paragraph shall be deemed to
have issued a third-party policy in respect of the use of the motor vehicle or
trailer that is expressed-

   (a)  to commence on the day on which the registration or re-registration of
        the motor vehicle or trailer is to come into force; and

   (b)  to expire on the expiration of the period for which that registration
        or re-registration will, unless sooner cancelled or surrendered, be in
        force.