117—Liability of driver
(1) A person commits
an offence if—
(a)
there is a breach of a light vehicle standards or maintenance requirement; and
(b) the
person is the driver of the light vehicle concerned.
Maximum penalty: $2 500.
(2) It is a defence to
a charge for an offence against this section if the person charged establishes
that the person—
(a) did
not cause or contribute to the condition of the vehicle and had no
responsibility for or control over the maintenance of the vehicle at any
relevant time; and
(b) did
not know and could not reasonably be expected to have known of the condition
of the vehicle; and
(c)
could not reasonably be expected to have sought to ascertain whether there
were or were likely to be deficiencies in the vehicle.