Affixing sticker to vehicle
213 Affixing sticker to vehicle
This section applies if an improvement notice is issued in relation to a vehicle, including a notice that includes directions referred to in section 210(3).
An authorised officer may affix, in a conspicuous place on the vehicle, a sticker in a form approved by the CEO indicating that an improvement notice has been issued in relation to the vehicle.
A person must not remove a sticker affixed on a vehicle under subsection (2) until —
the improvement notice is complied with; or
an authorised officer permits the removal of the sticker.
Penalty for this subsection: a fine of $5 000.
Subsection (3) does not apply to a person who is repairing the vehicle if —
it is reasonably necessary to remove the sticker to rectify a defect specified in the improvement notice; and
the person re‑affixes the undamaged sticker to the vehicle when the defect has been rectified; and
the vehicle is not driven on a road until the undamaged sticker has been re‑affixed.
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