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Notification of Written Off Vehicle
The purpose of the Written Off Vehicle Register (WOVR)
is to:
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curtail trade in stolen vehicles by preventing the
identifiers of written-off vehicles being used to
register a stolen vehicle;
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ensure that repairable written off vehicles undergo
a thorough process of inspection and identification;
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ensure that vehicles assessed as being a statutory
write off are not re-registered; and
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make information available to prospective buyers
about whether a vehicle has previously been written
off.
The WOVR is kept under the Road Transport
(General) Act 1999.
Requirements
The Road Transport (General) Act 1999 places
a number of obligations on various persons and
organisations in relation to the notification and
registration of a written off vehicle.
Notification
Under the Road Transport (General) Regulation
2000, an authorised designated person must
notify the Road Transport Authority (RTA) of a
vehicle which they have assessed as being a total
loss. A total loss means that the vehicle has been
damaged and the cost of salvage and repair would be
greater than the market value of the vehicle before
it was damaged. The extent of the vehicle’s damage
will determine if the vehicle is a statutory write
off of an economic repairable write off.
Who is an Authorised Designated Person?
An authorised designated person is any person who
assesses a vehicle as being a total loss. This will
typically be an
insurer who assesses the vehicle to be a total loss
and writes off the vehicle (anywhere in Australia)
in the course of the business carried on by the
insurer.
Which Written Off Vehicles Must be Notified?
A vehicle which has been assessed as a total loss
must be notified to the RTA if the vehicle is less
than 15 years of age and:
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is a motor vehicle with a Gross Vehicle Mass (GVM)
not greater than 4.5 tonnes;
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is a motorbike;
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is a caravan; or
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is a trailer with a GVM not greater than 4.5 tonnes.
The authorised designated
person must provide information about the written
off vehicle within seven days of making the decision
to write off the vehicle. This requirement is an
offence provision under the road transport
legislation.
How do I Notify the RTA of a Written Off Vehicle?
The authorised designated person must complete
a
Written Off Vehicle
Notification Form
and submit the form to:
WOVR Officer
Road User Services
rus@act.gov.au
Application Forms
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