Road Vehicle Standards (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2018 (164 of 2018)

Schedule 3   Transitional provisions commencing on repeal of the Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989

Part 2   National standards

3   Procedures for testing vehicles

Procedures relating to retaining records to continue in force

(1) The Motor Vehicle Standards (Procedures for Inspecting and Testing Used Imported Vehicles) Determination 2002 in force under section 9 of the Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989 immediately before commencement continues in force for the period of 7 years beginning on commencement (the retention period ) for the purposes of retaining the records required by section 8 of the Determination.

(2) To avoid doubt, a person to whom subitem (1) applies must retain the records required by the Determination:

(a) even though the retention period ends after the end of the transitional period; and

(b) even though the person ceases to be a registered automotive workshop (within the meaning of the old law), whether because the transitional period ends or otherwise.

Offence - failure to retain records for retention period

(3) A person commits an offence if:

(a) the person is required to retain a record because of subitem (1); and

(b) the person does not retain the record for the period of 7 years beginning on commencement.

Penalty: 60 penalty units.