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Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989
No. 65, 1989
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Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts
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C2004C05426
24 May 2001
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01 October 2001
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Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short title [see Note 1]
2 Commencement [see Note 1]
3 Object of Act
4 Operation of Act
5 Interpretation
5A Meaning of vehicle
5B Determinations with respect to road vehicles
6 Act to bind Crown
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Part 2—National standards
7 Minister may determine vehicle standards
7A Incorporation of documents setting out standards
8 Consultations before determinations
9 Procedures for testing vehicles
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Part 3—Certification and approval
10 Type identification plates
10A Approval for the placement of identification plates
10B Notification that approval has been given
11 Withdrawal of identification plate authority
12 Offences in relation to identification plates
13 Vehicles taken to have identification plates
13A Vehicles not to be made nonstandard
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Part 4—Supply and importation of vehicles
14 Nonstandard vehicles not to be supplied to market
14A Supply of nonstandard vehicles
14B No requirement to comply with certain standards
15 Nonstandard vehicles not to be used by manufacturers
17 Importation of road vehicles subject to conditions
17A Authority to take delivery of imported vehicles
18 Prohibition of importation of nonstandard vehicles etc.
19 Importation of vehicles requiring modification
20 Approval to import certain nonstandard vehicles
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Part 5—Administration
22 Administrator
23 Delegation by Minister
24 Fees
25 Appointment of inspectors
26 Identity cards
27 Powers of inspectors
28 Monitoring warrants
29 Power to require information
30 Offence-related searches and seizures
32 Failure to answer questions etc.
33 Agents
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Part 6—Court proceedings
34 Evidence
35 Injunctions
36 Conduct by directors, servants and agents
37 Legal proceedings not to lie
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Part 7—Miscellaneous
38 Law to apply in certain circumstances
39 Application for review
40 Statement to accompany notice of decisions
41 Application of Trade Practices Act
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42 Regulations
Notes to the STYLEREF ShortT \* MERGEFORMAT Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989