(1) The road transport authority may authorise a person to install an operations plate on, or issue or accept a certificate of approved operations for, a registrable vehicle that has been built or modified in a way that causes the vehicle not to comply with the applicable vehicle standards.
(2) An operations plate installed on, or a certificate of approved operations issued or accepted for, a registrable vehicle must indicate ¾
(a) any deficiency in the vehicle's operating characteristics; and
(b) any condition that should be imposed on the vehicle's registration.
(3) A person who modifies, or adds components to, a registrable vehicle must ensure that ¾
(a) if the vehicle complied with the applicable vehicle standards immediately before the modification or addition—the vehicle continues to comply with the standards; and
(b) the modification or addition is certified by an authorised person as complying with the National Code of Practice for Heavy Vehicle Modifications (1993) published by the Federal Office of Road Safety as Vehicle Standards Bulletin No 6 or a specification approved by the road transport authority.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
(4) The road transport authority must notify the giving of an approval under paragraph (3) (b) in the Gazette.