Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00016:section:24
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00016
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 24
Character Range: 37432–39383

24  Providing road vehicle for the first time in Australia—vehicle not on RAV

Basic rule
 (1) A person contravenes this subsection if:
 (a) the person provides a road vehicle to another person in Australia; and
 (b) the vehicle is provided for the first time in Australia; and
 (c) the vehicle is not on the RAV.
 (2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b), in working out whether a road vehicle is provided for the first time in Australia, the provision of a road vehicle in a circumstance mentioned in subsection (3) is to be disregarded.

Exceptions
 (3) Subsection (1) does not apply if the road vehicle is provided to another person:
 (a) to have work done on it; or
 (b) to protect it; or
 (c) to store it; or
 (d) if the vehicle has been imported—to transport it to the importer; or
 (e) if the vehicle is to be exported—to transport it to the exporter; or
 (f) in a circumstance set out in the rules.
 (4) Subsection (1) does not apply if:
 (a) the person providing the road vehicle is the holder of a non‑RAV entry import approval that relates to the vehicle; or
 (b) the road vehicle is manufactured in Australia and the person providing the vehicle makes it clear to the recipient that:
 (i) the vehicle is not being provided for a purpose that involves use in transport on a public road; or
 (ii) the vehicle is being provided for a purpose that involves use in transport on a public road only in exceptional circumstances.
Note: A person who wishes to rely on subsection (3) or (4) bears an evidential burden in relation to the matters in that subsection (see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code and section 96 of the Regulatory Powers Act).

Offence
 (5) A person commits an offence if the person contravenes subsection (1).
Penalty: 120 penalty units.

Civil penalty provision
 (6) A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection (1).
Civil penalty: 120 penalty units.

Division 7—Modifying road vehicles