69Limitation
periods
(1)Calculation of limitation
period generally
The limitation period for a motor vehicle ends
when either the distance limit or time limit specified in this section is
first reached for the motor vehicle.
(2)
The period of the time limit for a motor vehicle
commences when the motor dealer sells the motor vehicle. If the purchaser
takes possession of a new motor vehicle before the sale by the motor dealer is
completed, the sale is taken to have occurred on the day the purchaser first
takes possession.
(3)New vehicle driven less than
15,000 km before sale (not motor cycle)
For a motor vehicle (not being a motor cycle or a
second-hand motor vehicle) driven less than 15,000 km when sold by a motor
dealer, the distance limit is 20,000 km after manufacture and the time limit
is 12 months less 1 month for each 2,000 km that the vehicle was driven before
it was sold by the motor dealer.
(4)New vehicle driven for more
than 15,000 km before sale (not motor cycle)
For a motor vehicle (not being a motor cycle or a
second-hand motor vehicle) driven 15,000 km or more when sold by a motor
dealer, the distance limit is 5,000 km after sale and the time limit is 3
months.
(5)Second-hand vehicle driven for
not more than 160,000 km before sale (not motor cycle)
For a second-hand motor vehicle (not being a
motor cycle) driven not more than 160,000 km, and not more than 10 years old,
when sold by a motor dealer, the distance limit is 5,000 km after sale and the
time limit is 3 months.
(6)New motor cycle driven less
than 7,000 km before sale
For a motor cycle (not being a second-hand motor
cycle) driven less than 7,000 km when sold by a motor dealer, the distance
limit is 10,000 km after manufacture and the time limit is 6 months less 1
month for each 2,000 km that the vehicle was driven before it was sold by the
motor dealer.
(7)New motor cycle driven more
than 7,000 km before sale
For a motor cycle (not being a second-hand motor
cycle) driven more than 7,000 km when sold by a motor dealer, the distance
limit is 3,000 km after sale and the time limit is 3
months.
(8)Unregistrable new motor
cycle
For a motor cycle (not being a second-hand motor
cycle) that is of a design that makes it incapable of being registered in this
State, the distance limit is 5,000 km after sale and the time limit is 3
months.
(9)Second-hand motor cycle driven
for not more than 30,000 km before sale
For a second-hand motor cycle (other than a motor
cycle of a design that makes it incapable of being registered in this State)
driven not more than 30,000 km, and not more than 5 years old, when sold by a
motor dealer, the distance limit is 3,000 km after sale and the time limit is
3 months.
(10)Other
categories
The regulations may prescribe additional
categories of limitation periods for specified motor vehicles for the purposes
of this section.
s 69: Am 2014 No 88,
Sch 1.16 [1] [2].