Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

INTERSTATE ROAD TRANSPORT REGULATIONS 1986 - REG 23B

         (1)   Where the registration of a motor vehicle or trailer is cancelled, the owner of the motor vehicle or trailer shall, not later than 14 days after the day on which the registration is cancelled, return to the Registration Authority that cancelled the registration the certificate of registration issued in respect of the motor vehicle or trailer.

Penalty:   5 penalty units.

         (2)   Where the registration of a motor vehicle or trailer is cancelled, the owner of the motor vehicle or trailer shall, not later than 14 days after the day on which the registration is cancelled, return to the Registration Authority that cancelled the registration the registration label issued in respect of the motor vehicle or trailer.

Penalty:   5 penalty units.

         (3)   An offence against subregulation (1) or (2) is an offence of strict liability.

Note    For strict liability , see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code .

         (4)   It is a defence to a prosecution under subregulation (1) or (2) that the registration certificate or registration label has been stolen, lost or destroyed.

Note    A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the question whether or not a certificate or label has been stolen, lost or destroyed (see subsection 13.3 (3) of the Criminal Code ).