New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

ROAD TRANSPORT (VEHICLE REGISTRATION) REGULATION 2017 - REG 37

37 Obligations of registered operators

(cf 2007 reg cl 31)

(1) The registered operator of a registered vehicle must notify Transport for NSW, in a form approved by Transport for NSW, not more than 14 days after a change in--

(a) the vehicle's garage address, or

(b) the registered operator's name, home address or address for service of notices.

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.

(3) The registered operator of a registrable vehicle must notify Transport for NSW of any change to the vehicle--

(a) that affects the accuracy of its description on the certificate of registration for the vehicle in accordance with clause 15(e)-(h), or

(b) that would cause the operator to incur liability for an additional charge under Schedule 2 to the Act or under the Motor Vehicles Taxation Act 1988 .

(4) The registered operator must ensure that a vehicle subject to such a change is not used until after--

(a) Transport for NSW has been notified in accordance with subclause (3), and

(b) any additional fee or charge attributable to the change has been paid.

(5) However, the registered operator of a registrable vehicle is not required to notify Transport for NSW of any change that affects the accuracy of the vehicle's description on the certificate of registration for the vehicle if the operator has already provided that information under clause 11 of Schedule 2 to the Act.

(6) The registered operator of a registrable vehicle must present the vehicle for inspection or testing in accordance with reasonable notice in writing served on the operator by Transport for NSW.

(7) The registered operator of a registrable vehicle must provide any information reasonably required by Transport for NSW to demonstrate that the garage address recorded in the Register is the vehicle's actual garage address.

: Maximum penalty--20 penalty units.