New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

ROAD TRANSPORT (VEHICLE REGISTRATION) REGULATION 2017 - REG 14

14 Maintenance of the Register

(cf 2007 reg cl 14)

(1) General matters to be recorded in respect of vehicle 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.

Note--: Section 4 of the Act defines
"home address" , in relation to a body corporate that has a registered office in Australia, to mean the address of its registered office.

(2) Other matters that may be recorded 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.

(3) Recording of failures to comply with production notices 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.

(4) Changes in description or configuration to be recorded 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.

(5) Evidence may be required to verify changes in description or configuration 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.

(6) Register to record information over previous 24 months 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.

(7) Requests for Register searches 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.

Note--: Personal information contained in the Register or other register kept under subclause (3) is subject to the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 .

(8) Recording of dealing restrictions Transport for NSW may also record in the Register information for the purpose of identifying a dealing restriction with respect to a registrable vehicle.

(9) Effect of recorded dealing restrictions 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.

(10) Definitions In this clause--

"dealing" , in relation to a registrable vehicle, means--

(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.

"dealing restriction" , in relation to a registrable vehicle, means any restriction on a dealing with respect to the vehicle that Transport for NSW has determined should apply to the vehicle.