Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00016:section:22
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00016
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 22
Character Range: 35688–37093

22  Importing road vehicles
 (1) A person contravenes this subsection if:
 (a) the person imports a road vehicle into Australia; and
 (b) at the time of importation, the person is not permitted to import the vehicle.
 (2) A person is permitted to import a road vehicle if:
 (a) at the time of importation, all of the following apply:
 (i) the person is the holder of a road vehicle type approval;
 (ii) the road vehicle type approval is in force;
 (iii) the road vehicle is of a type to which the road vehicle type approval applies; or
 (b) at the time of importation, all of the following apply:
 (i) the person is authorised, in writing, by the holder of a road vehicle type approval to import the road vehicle;
 (ii) the road vehicle type approval is in force;
 (iii) the road vehicle is of a type to which the road vehicle type approval applies; or
 (c) at the time of importation, all of the following apply:
 (i) the person is the holder of an import approval;
 (ii) the import approval is in force;
 (iii) the road vehicle is specified in the import approval; or
 (d) at the time of importation, a circumstance set out in the rules applies.

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

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