Vehicle and Traffic (Driver Licensing and Vehicle Registration) Regulations 2021

Subject to this Division, the Registrar may suspend or cancel the registration of a registered vehicle if – the vehicle was registered in error; or the vehicle is no longer eligible for registration; or the responsibility for the vehicle or the description of the vehicle as recorded in the register of motor vehicles and trailers is uncertain; or a vehicle defect notice has been issued in respect of the vehicle, the time for compliance with the notice has passed, and the notice has not been complied with; or the vehicle is used contrary to – a condition of its registration; or a total prohibition on its use imposed by a vehicle defect notice; or a condition imposed by a vehicle defect notice; or the registered operator fails to produce the vehicle for inspection as required by the Registrar; or the vehicle has been destroyed or damaged beyond repair; or a default has occurred in payment of a fine or other pecuniary penalty payable by the registered operator (or an instalment of a fine or other pecuniary penalty payable by the registered operator) arising out of the use of the vehicle in Australia; or the registered operator has outstanding monetary liabilities to the Registrar or the Crown relating to the vehicle; or the Registrar is directed to do so by the Director, Monetary Penalties Enforcement Service, as appointed under section 8 of the Monetary Penalties Enforcement Act 2005.

The Registrar must, at the end of the period of 14 days after serving on the registered operator of a registered motor vehicle an offensive advertising notice under section 33 of the Act, cancel under subregulation (1) the registration of the vehicle, unless the Advertising Standards Bureau withdraws its advertising code breach notice.

If a cheque or order for a registration payment is not honoured on first presentation, the registration is liable to suspension or cancellation under subregulation (1) on the ground that the registered operator has outstanding monetary liabilities to the Registrar relating to the vehicle.

Despite the suspension of registration, the registration period continues to run.