Motor Vehicle Traders Act 2011

The Governor may make regulations for the purposes of this Act.

Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), the regulations may – specify that a motor vehicle of a prescribed class is, or is not, a new motor vehicle or a used motor vehicle for the purposes of this Act; and provide for the form and content of pre-sale disclosure statements; and prescribe the particulars, terms and conditions of, for or relating to an agreement by a licensed motor vehicle trader for the purchase, sale or exchange of a motor vehicle; and regulate, or otherwise provide for, licensed motor vehicle traders, and park and sell operators, and their businesses; and provide for fees and charges payable in respect of a matter under this Act; and exempt a person or vehicle, or a person or vehicle of a prescribed class, from the operation of this Act or a prescribed provision of this Act.

The regulations may be made so as to apply differently according to such factors as are specified in the regulations.

The regulations may – provide that a contravention of any of the regulations is an offence; and in respect of such an offence, provide for the imposition of a fine not exceeding 100 penalty units and, in the case of a continuing offence, a further fine not exceeding 20 penalty units for each day during which the offence continues.

The regulations may authorise any matter to be from time to time determined, applied, approved or regulated by the Director or a person or body specified in the regulations.

The regulations may contain provisions of a savings or transitional nature consequent on the enactment of this Act or an Act amending this Act.

Regulations made under subsection (6) may take effect on the day on which this Act, or a provision of an Act that amends this Act, takes effect or a later day as specified in the regulations, whether the day so specified is before, on or after the day on which the regulations under that subsection are made.