Western Australian Numbered Acts Western Australian Numbered Acts After section 28 the
following section is inserted —
“
28A. Applications for issue,
renewal and transfer of registration
(1) An owner of a
vehicle may apply for the registration, renewal of registration or transfer of
registration of a vehicle under this Act by —
(a)
submitting an application in a form approved by the Director General;
(b)
providing a statutory declaration made pursuant to section 106 of the
Evidence Act 1906 , in a form approved by the Director General as to the
compliance of the vehicle with the prescribed safety and noise requirements;
and
(c)
paying any fee that would be required by section 29.
(2) Upon an
application under subsection (1), the Director General shall —
(a)
register, renew the registration of, or transfer the registration of, a
vehicle; and
(b)
issue to the owner a certificate of that registration, and on payment of the
prescribed fee a number plate displaying the symbols or numbers or the symbols
and numbers allotted to the vehicle by the Director General,
if, in the case of an
application by an individual the applicant has attained the age of 18 years.
(3) A vehicle cannot
be registered in the name of more than one person at a particular time.
(4) Any one of 2 or
more owners may apply for the issue or transfer of a registration and the
application is to be signed by each of them.
(5) An application
under subsection (4) is to be regarded as notice of the nomination of the
applicant for the purposes of section 3(2).
(6) The Director
General shall refund any amount paid by a person in connection with an
application under this section that is refused.
”.