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 3   Certification and approval

Division 2   Used import plates

9   Grant of approval

Existing approvals to continue in force

(1) Despite the repeal of the Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989, if an approval was granted under section 13D of that Act and in force immediately before commencement, the approval is taken to continue in force during the transitional period subject to the provisions of the old law.

Pending applications

(2) If, before commencement:

(a) a registered automotive workshop applied to the Minister for an approval under section 13C of the Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989; and

(b) the Minister had not decided the application;

then:

(c) the Minister must decide the application in accordance with the old law; and

(d) if the Minister decides to grant the approval - the approval:

(i) comes into force on the day specified by the Minister in the approval; and

(ii) continues in force during the transitional period subject to the provisions of the old law.

New law does not apply

(3) If an approval continues, or is taken to continue, in force during the transitional period subject to the provisions of the old law by force of this item, then the new law does not apply, during the transitional period, to the provision of used imported vehicles that have had used import plates placed on them in accordance with the approval.

Number limits on placement of used import plates to apply

(4) To avoid doubt, the limits on the number of used import plates set out in regulation 6 of the Motor Vehicle Standards Regulations 1989 apply in relation to an approval continued, or taken to continue, in force during the transitional period by force of this item.