Defect notice for cars on trailers ??

[Treeve]

Actually, you've missed the point - you can't just say it's unregisterable - it's another power they've been granted under the anti-hooning laws for unregistered vehicles being used. If you were to change out normal wear and tear items such as tires, or standard components frequently modified such as the exhaust, and return it to registerable trim, then plates or no, (stickers are gone soon, so lets ignore them), your car is registerable. This means unless you have something in particular which is unregisterable by the RMSs own rules (eg full cage in a sedan), then tough cheese, they've got you. And this is the injustice whereby the police are given extreme powers because 'Today Tonight' gets a whiff of a hoon story.

Treeve

[OZCOBRA]

Now see there is the devil in the detail "RMS!!!!".....Common sense!!!

...the anti-hoon laws provide that if police have reasonable grounds for believing a DRIVER has committed a hoon-related offence.

Again the OP is in Question registered on a trailer and the authority is the EPA so if not VISIBILY registered they would have no legitimate access to the vehicle with it not driven or having committed an offence on private or public property..... the vehicle could also not be ticketed under the hoon umbrella!
Specific Hoon Offences=

Improper Use of Motor Vehicle – defined as “intentional loss of traction to
one or more wheels”
Careless Driving – with Improper Use
Manner Dangerous – with Improper Use
Engage in/Conduct Speed Trials Fail to Have Proper Control – with Improper Use
Undue Noise/Smoke – with Improper Use
Drive Whilst Disqualified/Suspended
Exceed Speed Limit – by 45Km/h or more; or travel at 145Km/h or more in a 110 Km/h zone ...

None of which can reasonably be performed..(alright by some maybe!!)..on the back of a trailer and hence be applied under anti-hoon!!!

If your being Defected under anti-hoon somebody else will be Towing your car home and not on your trailer!!!

So how does registerable or unregistered really apply if the extreme powers granted under anti-hoon can't be applied if an offence hasn't been committed? ...now there's a twist??...are we then back to the Common Law interpretations?

Sorry Treeve I'm bored!!