Road Transport Act 2013

The Minister is to determine whether a trial vehicle, for the purposes of the trial—

is to be registered, or

requires an unregistered vehicle permit, or

is to be unregistered.

The Minister may, if the Minister determines that the trial vehicle is to be registered or requires an unregistered vehicle permit, direct Transport for NSW to register the vehicle or to issue an unregistered vehicle permit for the use of the vehicle.

Transport for NSW must, despite any other provision of this Act, comply with any such direction.

Registration or a permit issued under this section in respect of a trial vehicle has effect only during the trial period and only in the trial area.

More than one direction may be given under this section in respect of the same trial vehicle.

A trial vehicle may be used on a road in the trial area during the trial period without being registered and without requiring an unregistered vehicle permit if the Minister determines that the trial vehicle may be used in such a way and while it is being used in that way, the trial vehicle is—

taken to be a registrable vehicle exempted from registration under this Act, and

taken, for the purposes of the Motor Accident Injuries Act 2017, to be subject to an unregistered vehicle permit.