Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) A fine defaulter may apply to the Fines Recovery Unit for written approval to transfer an interest in a motor vehicle of which the fine defaulter is the registered owner (or one of the registered owners) while the registration of the vehicle is suspended in accordance with this Division.
(1A) A fine defaulter commits an offence if:
(a) the fine defaulter intentionally sells or otherwise transfers to another person an interest in a motor vehicle; and
(b) the fine defaulter is the registered owner (or one of the registered owners) of the vehicle; and
(c) the registration of the vehicle is suspended in accordance with this Division; and
(d) the fine defaulter is reckless as to whether the Fines Recovery Unit has given written approval to the transfer of the vehicle.
Maximum penalty: 200 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months.
(1B) Strict liability applies to subsection (1A)(b) and (c).
(2) Nothing in this Division prevents the Registrar of Motor Vehicles from transferring the registration of a vehicle to a third party despite that the transferor is a fine defaulter and the vehicle registration has been suspended in accordance with this Division.
(3) If the registration of a vehicle is suspended in accordance with this Division and the Registrar of Motor Vehicles transfers the registration of the vehicle to a third party, the suspension ceases to have effect.
(4) The Registrar of Motor Vehicles is not required to transfer the registration of a vehicle to a third party if the Registrar believes that the proposed transferee is not a bona fide purchaser and the transfer is intended to defeat enforcement action taken under this Division.