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Land Transport Act 1998

Motor vehicle registration and licensing - Cancellation of registration

256: Discretion to refund fees

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"Getting a refund of fees in certain situations"

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You can get a refund of fees in certain situations. If the Registrar cancels your motor vehicle registration under section 255, you might get a refund. You might also get a refund if you surrender a trade plate before it expires and the Registrar thinks it is appropriate. You can get a refund of the licence fee you paid for the period when your registration is cancelled. You can also get a refund of the trade plate fee you paid for the period when you surrender the trade plate. The Registrar can refund this money from a Crown Bank Account. The Registrar has the power to refund these fees without needing further approval. This means you can get your money back in certain situations. You do not have to do anything else to get the refund, the Registrar can just give you the money back.

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Part 17Motor vehicle registration and licensing
Cancellation of registration

256Discretion to refund fees

  1. This section applies if—

  2. the Registrar cancels the registration of a motor vehicle under section 255; or
    1. a person surrenders a trade plate before the expiry of that plate and the Registrar considers it appropriate to exercise the power specified in subsection (2).

      1. If this section applies, the Registrar may, without further authority than this section, refund or cause to be refunded out of a Crown Bank Account an amount equal to the amount of the—

      2. licence fee paid for the period for which registration is cancelled:
        1. trade plate fee paid for the period for which the trade plate is surrendered.

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          Notes
          • Section 256: inserted, on , by section 32(8) of the Land Transport Amendment Act 2009 (2009 No 17).