Section 2.1 — Motor Accident Injuries Act 2017 (NSW)

(cf s 8 MACA)
(1) A person who—
(a) uses a motor vehicle that is not an insured motor vehicle on a road, or
(b) causes or permits another person to use such a motor vehicle on a road,
is guilty of an offence.
(2) It is a defence to proceedings for an offence against this section if the defendant establishes that at the time the motor vehicle was used on the road the defendant had reasonable grounds for believing and did in fact believe that the motor vehicle was an insured motor vehicle.

Related sections

• s 1.10 — Restrictions on application of Act—accident must be insured or work accident
• s 1.10A — Liability of Nominal Defendant
• s 1.11 — Application of Part 6 (Motor accident claims), Part 7 (Dispute resolution) and Division 10.3 (Bulk billing arrangements)
• s 2.2 — Exception from compulsory insurance
• s 2.3 — Third-party policies
• s 2.4 — Treatment of certain vehicles for purposes of third-party policy

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