Motor Car Traders Regulations 2018

For the purposes of section 35(1) of the Act, the prescribed form of the dealings book is Form 2 set out in Schedule 1.

For the purposes of section 35(2)(a) of the Act—

the prescribed matters required to be entered in the dealings book at the time of acquisition by way of purchase or exchange of a used motor car or at the time of receiving a used motor car into custody or possession for the purpose of sale or exchange are set out in Form 2 in Schedule 1 under the heading "ACQUISITION DETAILS"; and

the prescribed matters required to be entered in the dealings book at the time of disposal by way of sale or exchange of a used motor car are set out in Form 2 in Schedule 1 under the heading "DISPOSAL DETAILS".

For the purposes of section 35(8)(a)(i) of the Act the prescribed manner is—

in the case of a motor car acquired from a natural person, that the paper document contains the full name and residential address of that person; or

in the case of a motor car acquired from a business, that the paper document contains the name, address of the principal place of business and the Australian Business Number of that business.

For the purposes of section 35(8)(a)(ii) of the Act, the prescribed manner is that the paper document contains—

in the case of an auctioneer who is a natural person, the name and address of the auctioneer; or

in the case of an auctioneer who is an auction business, the name, address of the principal place of business and the Australian Business Number of the auction business.

For the purposes of subregulations (3) and (4), a paper document must record the following in respect of the specified motor car—

the registration number of the motor car;

the motor car trader's stock number;

the vehicle identification number, engine number or the chassis number of the motor car.

For the purposes of section 35(8)(b) of the Act, the prescribed manner is that the following information recorded in the paper document is recorded in the dealings book—

the registration number of the motor car;

the motor car trader's stock number;

the vehicle identification number, engine number or the chassis number of the motor car.

For the purposes of section 35(8)(a) and (9)(b) of the Act, a paper document is signed as prescribed—

in the case of a motor car that is acquired from a natural person, if it is signed by that person; or

in the case of a motor car that is acquired from a business, if it is signed by a person authorised to sign on behalf of that business; or

in the case of a motor car that is acquired at auction, if it is signed by a person authorised to sign on behalf of the auction business.