Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00629:clause:1_19
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00629
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 19
Character Range: 21691–22478

19  Duration of registration
 (1) Subject to subregulation (3), a heavy vehicle may be registered for a period of:
 (a) 3 months; or
 (b) 6 months; or
 (c) 1 year.
 (2) An applicant for registration of a heavy vehicle must:
 (a) nominate a period specified in subregulation (1); or
 (b) if seeking to register the vehicle for a specific period of the year only, and this is approved by the registration authority, nominate the period for which registration is sought.
 (3) An applicant may nominate, and the registration authority may approve, a different period of registration if:
 (a) it is necessary to do so to achieve a common registration expiry date for heavy vehicles in a fleet; or
 (b) for other reasons, the authority considers it appropriate to do so in the circumstances.