Queensland Consolidated Regulations

TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USE MANAGEMENT--VEHICLE STANDARDS AND SAFETY) REGULATION 2021 - REG 8

8 Light vehicle must not be driven or parked on road if defective

(1) A person must not drive or park, or permit another person to drive or park, a light vehicle that is defective on a road.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2) However, subsection (1) does not apply if the light vehicle is not unsafe to drive or park on a road and is being driven—

(a) in compliance with conditions about driving the vehicle while it is defective stated in a defect notice issued for the vehicle; or

(b) to a place, by the most convenient and direct route, solely for the purpose of—

(i) a defect of the vehicle being repaired; or

(ii) being inspected for an inspection certificate or certificate of modification; or

(c) solely to test the vehicle during an inspection for an inspection certificate.

(3) Also, subsection (1) does not apply to a person who is not the owner of the light vehicle if the vehicle—

(a) is defective because a modification of the vehicle—

(i) is not an approved modification or certified modification; but

(ii) is otherwise compliant; and

(b) is not otherwise defective.