South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts57—Duty of transferee on transfer of vehicle
(1) Where
the ownership of a motor vehicle is transferred not later than 14 days before
the expiration of the registration of the vehicle, the transferee must, within
seven days after the transfer, sign or cause to be signed by a person acting
on behalf of the transferee, in the presence of the transferor or a person
acting on behalf of the transferor, a notice under section 56(b)(i)(C).
Maximum penalty: $1 250.
(a)
the ownership of a motor vehicle is transferred not later than 14 days before
the expiration of the registration of the vehicle; and
(b) an
application to cancel the registration is not made within seven days after the
transfer,
the transferee must, within 14 days after the transfer, lodge with the
Registrar an application to transfer the registration of the vehicle in a form
determined by the Minister that—
(c) has
been signed by the transferor and transferee; and
(d) is
accompanied by—
(i)
the prescribed documents in respect of the vehicle; and
(ii)
the prescribed fee for the transfer; and
(iii)
the stamp duty (if any) payable on the application.
Maximum penalty: $1 250.
(2a) If the transferee
fails to lodge an application required under subsection (2) within
14 days after the transfer of the vehicle, the Registrar may refuse to
enter into any transaction with the transferee until such an application is
lodged.
(3) Where—
(a)
the transferee fails to lodge an application required under
subsection (2) within 14 days after the transfer of the vehicle; and
(b)
the transferee—
(i)
lodges the application after the expiration of that
period; or
(ii)
lodges an application to register the vehicle,
the Registrar may charge, in addition to the fee prescribed under this Act for
the transfer or registration, a late payment fee determined in accordance with
the regulations.
(4) The Registrar may,
if satisfied that reasonable cause exists for doing so, extend the time for
making an application for transfer of registration.
(5) An application for
transfer of registration of a motor vehicle must state correctly the following
particulars:
(a) the
full name of the new owner of the vehicle;
(b)
where the new owner of the vehicle is a natural person, the address at which
the new owner is ordinarily resident;
(c)
where the new owner of the vehicle is a body corporate, the address of the
principal place of business in this State of the body corporate;
(d) the
full name of the operator of the vehicle (whether or not that person is the
new owner or one of the new owners of the vehicle);
(e)
where the operator is not the new owner or one of the new owners of the
vehicle and is a natural person, the address at which that person is
ordinarily resident;
(f)
where the operator is not the new owner or one of the new owners of the
vehicle and is a body corporate, the address of the principal place of
business in this State of the body corporate;
(g) the
garage address of the vehicle;
(h) in
the case of an application for transfer of registration of a heavy
vehicle—the configuration of the vehicle for the unexpired period of
registration.
(6) If application is
made for the transfer of registration of a motor vehicle that has been taken
on hire, the Registrar may dispense with—
(a) the
requirement that the application state the name and address of any new owner
of the vehicle other than the person who has taken the vehicle on hire; or
(b) the
requirement that the application state the name and address of the person who
has taken the vehicle on hire,
as the Registrar thinks fit.
(7) If an application
for transfer of registration of a motor vehicle falsely states the name of the
new owner or of the operator of the vehicle, any registration of the vehicle
in the name of the transferee pursuant to that application is void and of no
effect.
(8) An application
cannot be made or granted for—
(a) a
person under the age of 18 years to be registered as the new owner or the
operator of a heavy vehicle; or
(b) a
person under the age of 16 years to be registered as the new owner or the
operator of a motor vehicle other than a heavy vehicle; or
(c) a
garage address outside this State to be registered as a motor vehicle's
garage address.