Western Australian Current Acts

MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS ACT 1973 - SECT 34B

34B .         Defects for which dealer responsible

        (1)         The dealer is responsible under section 34 for any defect that renders, or is likely to render, the vehicle unroadworthy or unserviceable, but is not responsible for a defect —

            (a)         that comes within section 35(2); or

            (b)         arising from or incidental to any accidental damage to the vehicle that occurred after the sale; or

            (c)         arising from misuse or negligence on the part of a driver of the vehicle that occurred after the sale; or

            (d)         occurring in the tyres, battery or any prescribed accessory to the vehicle.

        (2)         Subsection (1) applies to a defect whether or not it existed at the time of the sale.

        [Section 34B inserted: No. 4 of 2002 s. 59.]