South Australian Numbered Acts

STATUTES AMENDMENT (TRANSPORT ONLINE TRANSACTIONS AND OTHER MATTERS) ACT 2017 (NO 38 OF 2017) - SECT 14

14—Amendment of section 57—Duty of transferee on transfer of vehicle

Sections 57(1), (2), (2a), (3), (4) and (5)—delete subsections (1) to (5) inclusive and substitute:

        (1)         If the ownership of a motor vehicle is transferred not later than 14 days before the expiration of the registration of the vehicle, the transferee must, within 7 days after the transfer, sign a notice under section 56(b)(i)(B).

Maximum penalty: $1 250.

        (2)         If—

            (a)         the ownership of a motor vehicle is transferred not later than 14 days before the expiration of the registration of the vehicle; and

            (b)         an application to cancel the registration is not lodged with the Registrar within 7 days after the transfer,

the transferee must, within 14 days after the transfer—

            (c)         lodge with the Registrar—

                  (i)         an application to transfer the registration of the vehicle; and

                  (ii)         the prescribed documents in respect of the vehicle; and

            (d)         pay the prescribed fee for the transfer; and

            (e)         pay the stamp duty (if any) payable on the application.

Maximum penalty: $1 250.

        (2a)         If the transferee fails to lodge an application required under subsection (2)

within 14 days after the transfer of the vehicle, the Registrar may refuse to enter into any transaction with the transferee until such an application has been lodged.

        (3)         If—

            (a)         the transferee fails to lodge an application required under subsection (2)

within 14 days after the transfer of the vehicle; and

            (b)         the transferee—

                  (i)         lodges the application after the expiration of that period; or

                  (ii)         lodges an application to register the vehicle,

the Registrar may charge, in addition to the fee prescribed under this Act for the transfer of registration, a late payment fee determined in accordance with the regulations.

        (4)         The Registrar may, if satisfied that reasonable cause exists for doing so, extend the time for lodging an application for transfer of registration.

        (5)         An application for the transfer of the registration of a motor vehicle must—

            (a)         be made in a manner and form determined by the Minister; and

            (b)         state correctly the following particulars:

                  (i)         the full name of the new owner of the vehicle;

                  (ii)         if the new owner of the vehicle is a natural person—the address at which the new owner is ordinarily resident;

                  (iii)         if the new owner of the vehicle is a body corporate—the address of the principal place of business in this State of the body corporate;

                  (iv)         the full name of the operator of the vehicle (whether or not that person is the new owner or one of the new owners of the vehicle);

                  (v)         if the operator is not the new owner or one of the new owners of the vehicle and is a natural person—the address at which that person is ordinarily resident;

                  (vi)         if the operator is not the new owner or one of the new owners of the vehicle and is a body corporate—the address of the principal place of business in this State of the body corporate;

                  (vii)         the garage address of the vehicle;

                  (viii)         in the case of an application for transfer of registration of a heavy vehicle—the configuration of the vehicle for the unexpired period of registration.