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Motor Vehicle Sales Act 2003

Motor vehicle trading - Qualifications of motor vehicle traders - Exemptions from registration

26: Crown exempt from requirement to register

You could also call this:

"The Government doesn't have to register to sell cars."

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The law does not require the Crown to register as a motor vehicle trader. You do not have to worry about the Crown following the same rules as other motor vehicle traders. The Crown is exempt from this requirement.

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"The Governor-General can let some people off registering as motor vehicle traders."

Part 2Motor vehicle trading
Qualifications of motor vehicle traders: Exemptions from registration

26Crown exempt from requirement to register

  1. Nothing in this Act requires the Crown to be registered as a motor vehicle trader.