Western Australian Current Regulations Western Australian Current Regulations (1) Any person who is
carrying on the business of —
(a)
manufacturing vessels; or
(b)
buying or selling new vessels; or
(c)
buying or selling used vessels; or
(d)
repairing vessels; or
(e)
buying or selling trade articles used on vessels,
may apply in writing
to the Department for the issue to him of one or more sets of dealers plates.
(2) An application
under subregulation (1) shall be made in writing in a form approved by
the Department and be accompanied by a fee of —
(a)
$416.20 for the issue of the first set of plates; and
(b)
$173.95 for the issue of each additional set of plates.
(3) A person to whom a
set of dealers plates is issued by the Department pursuant to an application
made in accordance with subregulation (2) is entitled, subject to
subregulation (5) to use those dealers plates in accordance with the
provisions of this regulation for a period of 12 months from the date of
issue to him of the dealers plates and thereafter the person may so use the
dealers plates for successive periods of 12 months if renewal fees of
$316.00 for the first set of plates and 10% of that fee for each additional
set of plates are paid to the Department prior to the commencement of each
such successive period of 12 months.
(4) A person shall not
use a vessel, or cause or permit a vessel to be used, while dealers plates are
affixed on the vessel unless —
(a) the
vessel is being used by or with the consent of the person to whom the dealers
plates have been issued; and
(b) the
vessel is being used for purposes connected with the manufacture, alteration,
repair, testing, sale or demonstration for a commercial purpose of the vessel
or of a trade article used on the vessel; and
(c) the
plates are securely affixed to the vessel and are visible at a distance of 50
m while the vessel is underway,
and no payment or
valuable consideration of any kind shall be made, given or demanded for the
use of a vessel while dealers plates are affixed on the vessel.
(4a) A person who
contravenes subregulation (4) commits an offence.
(5)(a) The Department
may by notice served on a person to whom dealers plates have been issued,
require him to immediately or within 7 days deliver up the plates to the
Department.
(b) A
person served with a notice pursuant to paragraph (a) commits an offence
if the person uses the plates after service of that notice.
(6) Where any dealers
plate or set of dealers plates issued under this regulation is lost the person
to whom it was issued commits an offence if the person does not, as soon as
practicable, notify the Department of that fact.
(6a) The Department
may issue a further dealers plate or set of dealers plates in replacement for
that lost —
(a) on
being notified under subregulation (6); and
(b) on
the payment of a fee of $173.95.
(7) The provisions of
regulation 45B(1) do not apply to the use of a vessel to which dealers
plates are affixed in the manner prescribed by this regulation on any occasion
when the use of the vessel with dealers plates so affixed is authorised by the
provisions of this regulation.
[Regulation 45BA inserted: Gazette
14 Mar 1975 p. 899; amended: Gazette 20 Jun 1980
p. 1831; 5 Aug 1983 p. 2837; 12 Oct 1984
p. 3275; 16 Oct 1987 p. 3893; 12 Aug 1988
p. 2715; 30 Jun 1989 p. 1927; 1 Aug 1990
p. 3647; 26 Jul 1991 p. 3925; 30 Jun 1992
p. 2901; 29 Jun 1993 p. 3188; 14 Jun 1994
p. 2482‑3; 27 Jun 1997 p. 3151;
12 May 1998 p. 2796; 20 Jun 2000 p. 3039;
1 Dec 2000 p. 6765‑6; 27 Jul 2001 p. 3800;
27 Jun 2003 p. 2537; 25 Jun 2004 p. 2265;
24 Jun 2005 p. 2779; 23 Jun 2006 p. 2208;
12 Jun 2007 p. 2727; 1 Jul 2008 p. 3154;
12 Jun 2009 p. 2130; 21 Jun 2011 p. 2241; 15 Jun
2012 p. 2526; 14 Jun 2013 p. 2238; 16 May 2014
p. 1542‑3;29 May 2015 p. 1882; 27 May 2016
p. 1551; 25 May 2018 p. 1641; 17 May 2019
p. 1438; SL 2020/60 r. 8; SL 2021/68 r. 14;
SL 2022/56 r. 6; SL 2023/45 r. 13; SL 2023/135
r. 11; SL 2024/57 r. 8; SL 2024/191 r. 41.]