Victorian Numbered Regulations Victorian Numbered Regulationsr. 29
(1) The Corporation must refuse an application for registration of a vehicle if—
(a) the vehicle is not eligible for registration; or
(b) a provision of the Act or these Regulations prevents approval of the application; or
(c) it appears to the Corporation that a vehicle identifier has been altered, defaced, removed, substituted or tampered with without lawful authorisation.
(2) The Corporation may refuse an application for registration of a vehicle if—
(a) the applicant is not adequately identified in the application; or
(b) the applicant has not complied with a provision of the Act, these Regulations or the Duties Act 2000 in relation to the registration of the vehicle, including the payment of any fees or charges required to be paid under the Act or these Regulations in relation to the registration or inspection of the vehicle; or
(c) the vehicle is not fitted with an identification plate; or
(d) the Corporation reasonably believes that—
(i) the vehicle or a part of the vehicle is or may be stolen; or
(ii) information given in the application is false or misleading; or
(iii) there are unpaid fines or pecuniary penalties arising out of the use of the vehicle in Australia; or
(iv) the vehicle or part of the vehicle has, or may have, been illegally imported.
(3) If the Corporation approves the application, it must register the vehicle in the name of the proposed registered operator specified in the application.
(4) If the Corporation refuses to register the vehicle, it must give the applicant written notice of the applicant's rights to internal and external review of the decision under Part 2.12 of Chapter 2.