Western Australian Current Regulations Western Australian Current Regulations (1) The CEO may, by
notice served on a licence holder of a vehicle, require the licence holder to
surrender to the CEO any number plates issued by the CEO for the vehicle,
other than special plates, specified in the notice that are not reflective
plates.
(2) The CEO must issue
to a licence holder served with a notice under subregulation (1) a set of
reflective plates by way of replacement but only on payment of the relevant
fee payable under regulation 112 for the issue of the plates.
(3) The CEO may, by
notice served on a licence holder of an interchangeable semi‑trailer the
licence for which was granted on payment of a reduced fee in accordance with a
direction of the CEO under regulation 82, require the licence holder to
surrender to the CEO any number plates issued by the CEO for the vehicle and
specified in the notice.
(4) The CEO must issue
to a licence holder served with a notice under subregulation (3) a set of
number plates with the letters “IT” and the word
“interchangeable” on the plate by way of replacement but only on
payment of the relevant fee payable under regulation 112 for the issue of
the plates.
(5) For the purposes
of subregulations (1) and (3), and without affecting the
Interpretation Act 1984 section 76, a notice may be served on a
licence holder by leaving the notice addressed to the licence holder, without
stating the licence holder’s name or address, in, on or attached to the
vehicle to which are affixed the number plates to which the notice relates.
(6) A licence holder
must, within 14 days after being served with a notice under
subregulation (1) or (3) surrender to the CEO the number plates
specified in the notice.
Penalty for an offence under this subregulation:
(a) for
a first offence, a fine of 4 PU;
(b) for
a subsequent offence, a fine of 8 PU.
Modified penalty for an offence under this
subregulation: 2 PU.