New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

ROAD TRANSPORT (VEHICLE REGISTRATION) REGULATION 2017 - REG 105

105 Prescribed qualifications to carry out total loss assessments--light vehicles

(cf 2007 reg cl 83G)

(1) For the purposes of section 90(1)(a) of the Act, the prescribed training, qualifications and experience are all of the following--

(a) the successful completion of an approved course,

(b) the demonstrated ability to determine whether or not a light vehicle has suffered damage of a type specified in the statutory write-off assessment criteria,

(c) the demonstrated ability to apply each of the following--

(i) the relevant technical specifications, and

(ii) the written-off light vehicle policies and procedures published on TfNSW's website.

(2) In this clause--

"approved course" means--

(a) a training course in vehicle repair assessment provided by a training provider accredited by the Australian Skills Quality Authority, or

(b) a course that includes instruction on all of the following--

(i) the sourcing and interpretation of the standards and methods of repair documented by the manufacturers of vehicles or recognised in the industry for vehicles,

(ii) the use of those standards and methods in the calculation of repair costs,

(iii) the conduct of assessments of repairs in compliance with those standards and methods,

(iv) the assessment of vehicle damage having regard to the types of damage specified in the statutory write-off assessment criteria that are prescribed by clause 99.