New South Wales Consolidated Acts

MOTOR DEALERS AND REPAIRERS ACT 2013 - SECT 69

69 Limitation periods

(1) Calculation of limitation period generally The limitation period for a motor vehicle ends when either the distance limit or time limit specified in this section is first reached for the motor vehicle.

(2) The period of the time limit for a motor vehicle commences when the motor dealer sells the motor vehicle. If the purchaser takes possession of a new motor vehicle before the sale by the motor dealer is completed, the sale is taken to have occurred on the day the purchaser first takes possession.

(3) New vehicle driven less than 15,000 km before sale (not motor cycle) For a motor vehicle (not being a motor cycle or a second-hand motor vehicle) driven less than 15,000 km when sold by a motor dealer, the distance limit is 20,000 km after manufacture and the time limit is 12 months less 1 month for each 2,000 km that the vehicle was driven before it was sold by the motor dealer.

(4) New vehicle driven for more than 15,000 km before sale (not motor cycle) For a motor vehicle (not being a motor cycle or a second-hand motor vehicle) driven 15,000 km or more when sold by a motor dealer, the distance limit is 5,000 km after sale and the time limit is 3 months.

(5) Second-hand vehicle driven for not more than 160,000 km before sale (not motor cycle) For a second-hand motor vehicle (not being a motor cycle) driven not more than 160,000 km, and not more than 10 years old, when sold by a motor dealer, the distance limit is 5,000 km after sale and the time limit is 3 months.

(6) New motor cycle driven less than 7,000 km before sale For a motor cycle (not being a second-hand motor cycle) driven less than 7,000 km when sold by a motor dealer, the distance limit is 10,000 km after manufacture and the time limit is 6 months less 1 month for each 2,000 km that the vehicle was driven before it was sold by the motor dealer.

(7) New motor cycle driven more than 7,000 km before sale For a motor cycle (not being a second-hand motor cycle) driven more than 7,000 km when sold by a motor dealer, the distance limit is 3,000 km after sale and the time limit is 3 months.

(8) Unregistrable new motor cycle For a motor cycle (not being a second-hand motor cycle) that is of a design that makes it incapable of being registered in this State, the distance limit is 5,000 km after sale and the time limit is 3 months.

(9) Second-hand motor cycle driven for not more than 30,000 km before sale For a second-hand motor cycle (other than a motor cycle of a design that makes it incapable of being registered in this State) driven not more than 30,000 km, and not more than 5 years old, when sold by a motor dealer, the distance limit is 3,000 km after sale and the time limit is 3 months.

(10) Other categories The regulations may prescribe additional categories of limitation periods for specified motor vehicles for the purposes of this section.