Tuesday, Aug 16, 2011 at 17:50
Has been a bone of contention before and this is the QLD reg
This was the answer in regard to a guy who was driving a car registered in his fathers name in NSW but was living in QLD and using the vehicle permanently
Queensland, the registered operator of a vehicle does not indicate that this is the legal owner of the vehicle.
The Transport Operations (Road Use Management - Vehicle Registration) Regulation 1999, recognises visiting interstate registered vehicles. Temporary visitors from interstate who do not have a permanent address in Queensland are not required to register their vehicles in Queensland. However, once a vehicle is garaged permanently in Queensland, it must be registered within 14 days. Accordingly, if the vehicle you have mentioned is permanently garaged in Queensland, not New South Wales, the registered operator is committing an offence if he/she does not register the vehicle in Queensland.
Department of Transport and Main Roads has a policy in place which enables a person to report vehicles that are detected of being permanently garaged in Queensland with interstate number plates attached. Reports will be accepted, provided people offer their name, address and telephone contact and supply specific details of the vehicle being reported. The information required includes registration number, make, model and colour of the vehicle, location date and time of sighting. All complaints should be in writing to the Senior Transport Inspector, of the department's regional office where the vehicle was sighted. Any case of interstate vehicles operating in Queensland for prolonged periods will be investigated and appropriate action taken.
In Queensland, Department of Transport and Main Roads act as a collection agent for the relevant CTP insurers. For further information on the CTP your questions should be directed to the Motor Accident Insurance Commission, GPO Box 1083,
Brisbane Qld 4001, or by visiting their web site www.maic.qld.gov.au.
I trust this information will be of assistance.
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