Queensland Consolidated Regulations

TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USE MANAGEMENT--VEHICLE REGISTRATION) REGULATION 2021 - REG 150

150 Obligation of auto parts dismantlers to report written-off vehicles

(1) This section applies if a person, in the course of the person’s business as an auto parts dismantler, assesses either of the following as a total loss—

(a) a notifiable vehicle that is registered or equivalently registered;

(b) a notifiable vehicle in Queensland that is not registered or equivalently registered.

(2) The person must give the chief executive the notifiable information for the vehicle before the earlier of the following happens—

(a) the expiry of 7 days after the person takes possession of the vehicle;

(b) the person—

(i) demolishes or dismantles the vehicle; or

(ii) sells or otherwise disposes of the vehicle; or

(iii) sells or otherwise disposes of any part of the vehicle that has a chassis number or VIN.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.

(3) However, the person need not give the chief executive the notifiable information if—

(a) the person does not demolish or dismantle the notifiable vehicle; and

(b) someone else has already given the notifiable information to the chief executive.