Sale of registration number rights
5AC Sale of registration number rights
S. 5AC(1) amended by Nos 49/2019 s. 116(Sch. 1 item 7), 41/2020 s. 17.
The Secretary may, in accordance with the regulations, enter into a contract to sell (including at auction or by inviting tenders) registration number rights.
S. 5AC(2) amended by No. 46/2024 s. 12.
Subject to subsection (3), registration number rights may be sold to any person who has attained the prescribed age, whether or not eligible to be the registered operator of a vehicle.
Registration number rights to a registration number assigned to a vehicle may only be sold—
to the registered operator of the vehicle; or
to another person, with the consent of that registered operator.
S. 5AC(4) amended by No. 49/2019 s. 116(Sch. 1 item 7).
The price at which registration number rights may be sold may vary according to the particular registration number or class of registration number and is not required to be related in any way to the cost to the Secretary of providing any service.
S. 5ACA inserted by No. 41/2020 s. 18.
This provision refers to the regulations (the regulations
). Made under this Act:
- Road Safety (Automated Vehicles) Regulations 2018 · under section 95
- Road Safety (Drivers) Regulations 2019 · under section 95
- Road Safety (Driving Instructors) Regulations 2020 · under section 95
4 more instruments made under this Act are listed on the Act’s overview.
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