(1)  Vehicles of the following classes are liable to inspection under a vehicle inspection program:

(a) public passenger vehicles;

(b) hire and drive vehicles.

(2)  The Registrar may establish a vehicle inspection program for vehicles of any such class.

(3)  A vehicle inspection program may provide –

(a) for inspection at intervals of 6 months in the case of –

(i) a public passenger vehicle that is a bus; or

(ii) a public passenger vehicle that is used or intended to be used as a taxi in accordance with the Taxi and Luxury Hire Car Industries Act 2008 ; or

(iii) a public passenger vehicle in respect of which a luxury hire car licence is in force under the Taxi and Luxury Hire Car Industries Act 2008 ; or

(iv) a vehicle that is registered as a hire and drive vehicle under section 33 of the Act and has seating capacity for at least 13 persons (including the driver); or

(b) for inspection at intervals of 12 months in the case of –

(i) a public passenger vehicle other than one to which paragraph (a)(i) , (ii) or (iii) applies; or

(ii) a vehicle that is registered as a hire and drive vehicle under section 33 of the Act, is more than 3 years old and has seating capacity for no more than 12 persons (including the driver).

(4)  The Registrar may extend the interval between inspections under subregulation (3) , for a vehicle or a class of vehicles, if the Registrar is satisfied that such extension would not compromise road safety.

(5)  An inspection of a vehicle under a vehicle inspection program is to be carried out by a police officer, an authorised officer or some other person approved by the Registrar.

(6)  The Registrar or, if the Registrar directs, the person who carried out the inspection must, if a vehicle passes an inspection under a vehicle inspection program, issue to the registered operator as soon as practicable –

(a) an inspection label in a form approved by the Registrar –

(i) indicating that an inspection has been carried out and that the vehicle has passed the inspection; and

(ii) identifying the person who carried out the inspection; and

(iii) stating the registration number of the vehicle; and

(iv) stating the date of the inspection; and

(v) (if applicable) stating the date by which the next inspection under the vehicle inspection program is to be carried out; and

(vi) containing any other information the Registrar considers appropriate; and

(b) written instructions, in a form approved by the Registrar, for affixing the label to the vehicle.

(7)  The registered operator of the vehicle must –

(a) affix the inspection label to the vehicle in accordance with the instructions issued under subregulation (6) ; and

(b) keep the label affixed to the vehicle until the date the vehicle is next inspected under a vehicle inspection program (unless its removal is authorised under subregulation (8) ).

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 2 penalty units.

(8)  A person must not remove or deface a current inspection label unless authorised to do so by an authorised officer, a police officer or some other person approved by the Registrar.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 2 penalty units.

(9)  Vehicles that are liable to inspection under a vehicle inspection program are vehicles of a prescribed category for the purposes of section 50(8) of the Act.

(10)  Subject to subregulation (11) , a person must not –

(a) use, or permit the use of, a vehicle on a public street for hire or reward if the vehicle has not been presented for an inspection that it is required to have under a vehicle inspection program; or

(b) use, or permit the use of, a vehicle on a public street if the vehicle does not pass an inspection under a vehicle inspection program.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units.

(11)  Subregulation (10) does not prevent the use of a vehicle on a public street at a particular time if –

(a) the vehicle is used as permitted by the Registrar; or

(b) the vehicle has, before the relevant time, passed a later inspection to the Registrar's satisfaction.