South Australian Current Acts

MOTOR VEHICLES ACT 1959 - SECT 71C

71C—Powers of Registrar in relation to offensive material displayed on motor vehicles

        (1)         Subject to this section, if the Registrar is given an advertising code breach notice in relation to a motor vehicle by Ad Standards the Registrar may do either or both of the following:

            (a)         refuse to enter into any transaction—

                  (i)         with the registered owner or the registered operator of the motor vehicle to which the advertising code breach notice (whether in relation to that motor vehicle or any other motor vehicle); and

                  (ii)         with any other person in relation to the motor vehicle to which the advertising code breach notice relates;

            (b)         cancel the registration of the motor vehicle to which the advertising code breach notice relates.

        (2)         The Registrar must, before acting under subsection (1), give notice to the registered owner or the registered operator of the motor vehicle to which the advertising code breach relates—

            (a)         advising the owner or operator of the Registrar's decision under that subsection; and

            (b)         specifying the action that must be taken, and the period within which it must be taken, to avoid the Registrar acting under subsection (1); and

            (c)         advising of the right to apply to the Tribunal for a review of the Registrar's decision.

        (3)         If the Registrar is notified by Ad Standards that Ad Standards has withdrawn the advertising code breach notice relating to the motor vehicle—

            (a)         the Registrar must inform the registered owner or the registered operator of the vehicle that the advertising code breach notice in relation to the vehicle has been withdrawn; and

            (b)         the Registrar must not take action under subsection (1).

        (4)         If, before the Registrar takes action under subsection (1), the Registrar is notified that material of an offensive nature is no longer displayed on the motor vehicle, the Registrar must not take action under subsection (1).

        (5)         If the registration of a motor vehicle is cancelled under this section, no part of any amount paid in respect of the registration of the vehicle is refundable.

        (6)         In this section—

"Ad Standards" means Ad Standards Limited (ACN 084 452 666);

"advertising code" means—

            (a)         the document entitled AANA Code of Ethics published by the Australian Association of National Advertisers (ACN 003 179 673), as in force from time to time; or

            (b)         a document that—

                  (i)         constitutes a code of ethics or standard for advertising; and

                  (ii)         is prescribed by the regulations to be an advertising code for the purposes of this section;

"advertising code breach determination" means a determination of the Board that material appearing on a specified motor vehicle breaches the advertising code;

"advertising code breach notice" means a notice—

            (a)         setting out the details of an advertising code breach determination; and

            (b)         specifying that the determination is final;

"Board" means the body appointed by Ad Standards to consider complaints from members of the public about advertising and determine whether the advertising breaches the provisions of the advertising code.

        (7)         This section does not apply in relation to any—

            (a)         electoral advertisement as defined in the Electoral Act 1985 ; or

            (b)         electoral material as defined in the Local Government (Elections) Act 1999 ; or

            (c)         electoral matter as defined in the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 of the Commonwealth; or

            (d)         material of a prescribed kind.