Queensland Consolidated Regulations

TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USE MANAGEMENT--VEHICLE STANDARDS AND SAFETY) REGULATION 2021 - REG 66

66 What is a certificate of inspection

(1) A
"certificate of inspection" is a certificate in the approved form issued for a vehicle.

(2) The
"COI term" for a certificate of inspection issued for a vehicle is the following period, including the day on which the certificate takes effect—

(a) for a heavy primary production vehicle—2 years;

(b) otherwise—1 year.

(3) A certificate of inspection for a vehicle—

(a) takes effect—

(i) for a certificate issued not more than 2 months before the previous certificate for the vehicle expires—on the day after the previous certificate expires; or

(ii) for a certificate issued during the COI period for the previous certificate for the vehicle—on the day after the previous certificate expired; or

(iii) otherwise—when the certificate is issued; and

(b) continues in effect until the end of the COI term for a certificate issued for the vehicle.

(4) For subsection (3) (a) (ii) , the
"COI period" for a previous certificate for a vehicle is the following period for the vehicle, starting on the day after the previous certificate expired—

(a) for a heavy primary production vehicle—2 years;

(b) otherwise—1 year.

(5) Also, for a new vehicle for subsection (3) (a) (ii) , a previous certificate is taken to have—

(a) been issued for the vehicle on the day the vehicle was first registered; and

(b) expired on the day before the first anniversary of the vehicle’s registration.

(6) In this section—

"heavy primary production vehicle" means a vehicle mentioned in the Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Vehicle Registration) Regulation 2021 , section 241 .

"previous certificate" , in relation to a certificate of inspection issued (the
"current certificate" ) for a vehicle, means the most recent certificate of inspection issued for the vehicle before the current certificate.