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MOTOR VEHICLES ACT 1959 - SECT 19A

19A—Vehicles registered etc interstate or overseas

        (1)         A motor vehicle may be driven in this State without registration under this Act if—

            (a)         the garage address of the vehicle is outside this State and the vehicle is in this State for the purpose of temporary use; and

            (b)         the vehicle

                  (i)         is registered in another State or Territory of the Commonwealth or in a foreign country; or

                  (ii)         is permitted to be driven on roads within another State or Territory of the Commonwealth by virtue of a permit or other authority granted and in force under the law of that other State or Territory; and

            (c)         any current registration label, certificate, card, permit and plate or plates that are required to be affixed to the vehicle if it is to be driven in accordance with the law of that other State or Territory or foreign country are duly affixed to the vehicle in accordance with that law; and

            (d)         any conditions or restrictions imposed on the use of the vehicle by virtue of the law of that other State or Territory or foreign country are complied with; and

            (e)         there is in force in relation to the vehicle a policy of insurance

                  (i)         —

                        (A)         in the case of a vehicle registered in a foreign country—that complies with Part 4 of this Act; or

                        (B)         in any other case—that complies with the law of the State or Territory in which it is registered or permitted to be driven as referred to in paragraph (b)(ii); and

                  (ii)         under which the owner and driver of the vehicle are insured against liability that might be incurred in respect of death of, or bodily injury to, any person caused by, or arising out of the use of, the vehicle in this State.

        (2)         A motor vehicle may be driven in this State without registration under this Act until the end of the prescribed period if—

            (a)         —

                  (i)         while the vehicle is in this State for temporary use as referred to in subsection (1), the garage address of the vehicle ceases to be outside this State; or

                  (ii)         the vehicle is brought into this State for use from a garage address in this State; and

            (b)         the requirements of subsection (1)(b) to (e) (inclusive) are satisfied in relation to the vehicle.

        (3)         In this section—

"prescribed period" means—

            (a)         the period of 90 days from the date on which the garage address of the motor vehicle ceases to be outside this State or the vehicle is brought into this State for use from a garage address in this State; or

            (b)         the period ending on the day on which the registration, permit or other authority by virtue of which the motor vehicle is permitted to be driven on roads in another State or Territory or in a foreign country expires,

whichever is the lesser period.



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