Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

SALE OF MOTOR VEHICLES ACT 1977

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act  
   2.      Dictionary  
   2A.     Notes  
   3.      When is a motor vehicle sold or manufactured etc  
   4A.     Application of Act to motor dealings by Territory  
   5B.     Inspectors  
   5C.     Identity cards  

   PART 3--DEALINGS IN MOTOR VEHICLES

   15.     Licensees to maintain dealings register  
   16.     Information to be recorded in dealings register  
   17.     Giving incorrect information to licensee  
   18.     Telling people about Act's requirements  
   19.     Dealings with persons under 18 years  
   20.     Dealer to attach notice to second-hand vehicle  
   21.     Action by dealer on sale of second-hand motor vehicle  
   22.     Sale of vehicle if odometer replaced or distance altered  
   23.     Obligations of dealer to repair defects in motor vehicles  
   24.     Excluded defects  
   25.     Exceptions  
   25A.    Obligations of dealer to repair defects in motorcycles  
   25B.    Cooling-off period  
   26.     Sales between dealers and wholesalers  
   31.     Authority to dealer to sell as agent  

   PART 4--SALE OF SECOND-HAND MOTOR VEHICLES GENERALLY

   32.     Offences by vendors  

   PART 4A--SECURITY INTERESTS IN MOTOR VEHICLES

   32A.    Liability of dealer to creditor if security interest defeated  

   PART 5--TRUST ACCOUNTS

   33.     Payment of money into trust account  
   34.     Procedure if part of consideration is not money  
   35.     Application of money in trust account  
   36.     Protection of trust money  
   37.     Provisions applying to banks etc  
   38.     Accounting records  
   39.     Receipts for trust money  
   40.     Audit of trust accounts  
   41.     Auditor's report  
   42.     Qualification of auditors  
   43.     Withdrawals—deficiency suspected  

   PART 8--NOTIFICATION AND REVIEW OF DECISIONS

   50.     Meaning of reviewable decision—pt 8  
   51.     Reviewable decision notices  
   52.     Applications for review  

   PART 9--MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS COMPENSATION FUND

   60.     Certain persons may apply for compensation  
   61.     Commissioner to determine applications  
   62.     Commissioner to notify applicant of determination  
   63.     Review of determination  
   64.     Payment of compensation  
   65.     Subrogation  

   PART 10--OFFENCES

   68.     Offence by employee—liability of employer  
   69.     Institution of proceedings  

   PART 10A--ENFORCEMENT

           Division 10A--.1 General

   70.     Definitions—pt 10A  

           Division 10A--.2 Powers of inspectors

   70A.    Power to enter premises  
   70B.    Production of identity card  
   70C.    Consent to entry  
   70D.    General powers on entry to premises  
   70E.    Power to seize things  
   70F.    Power to require name and address  

           Division 10A--.3 Search Warrants

   70G.    Warrants generally  
   70H.    Warrants—application made other than in person  
   70I.    Search warrants—announcement before entry  
   70J.    Details of search warrant to be given to occupier etc  
   70K.    Occupier entitled to be present during search etc  
   70L.    Use of electronic equipment at premises  
   70M.    Person with knowledge of computer or computer system to assist access  
   70N.    Securing electronic equipment  
   70O.    Copies of seized things to be provided  

           Division 10A--.4 Return and forfeiture of things seized

   70P.    Receipt for things seized  
   70Q.    Moving things to another place for examination or processing under search  
   70R.    Access to things seized  
   70S.    Return of things seized  
   70T.    Forfeiture of seized things  
   70U.    Application for order disallowing seizure  
   70V.    Order for return of seized thing  

           Division 10A--.5 Miscellaneous

   70W.    Damage etc to be minimised  
   70X.    Compensation for exercise of enforcement powers  

   PART 11--MISCELLANEOUS

   79.     Advertisements by licensed dealers  
   81.     Submission of documents for signature  
   82.     Licensed dealer not to be indemnified by antecedent owner  
   83.     Contracting out  
   84.     Other rights and remedies preserved  
   89.     Requirement by commissioner or inspector  
   91.     Determination of fees and charges  
   92.     Exemption of vehicles from Act  
   93.     Approved forms  
   95.     Regulation-making power  
           SCHEDULE 1
           SCHEDULE 2
           DICTIONARY
           ENDNOTES