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Motor Vehicle Sales Act 2003

Enforcement - Offences - Offences relating to registration and notification to Registrar

107: Offence of providing false declarations, etc

You could also call this:

"It's an offence to give false information when dealing with vehicle registrations"

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You commit an offence if you make a false statutory declaration or certificate under sections like sections 31, 32, or 40A, knowing it is false. You also commit an offence if you give a false certificate when applying to renew your registration under section 39, knowing it is false. You commit an offence if you supply the Registrar with false or misleading information when applying for registration or renewal, or when notifying the Registrar of changes under section 40 or 40A, knowing it is false or misleading. If you are convicted of this offence, the penalty is set out in section 118.

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Part 4Enforcement
Offences: Offences relating to registration and notification to Registrar

107Offence of providing false declarations, etc

  1. A person commits an offence if the person—

  2. makes a false statutory declaration or certificate under any of sections 31, 32, or 40A, knowing it to be false; or
    1. gives a false certificate in an application under section 39 for renewal of registration, knowing it to be false; or
      1. for the purpose of applying for registration or renewal of registration, or of notifying the Registrar of changes under section 40 or 40A supplies the Registrar with any false or misleading information, knowing it to be false or misleading.

        1. The penalty on conviction for an offence against this section is set out in section 118.

        Notes
        • Section 107: substituted, on , by section 20 of the Motor Vehicle Sales Amendment Act 2010 (2010 No 112).