Is it possible without too much harrassement to buy a bike in Quensland or NSW (as a foreigner, but I can have it een put on the name of my duaghter, lives in VIC). So, after making e trip through western Austalia, ending in VIC and sell it there?

Fairly likely the purchaser would need to get it through a roadworthy inspection in the new state before any other state will register it - but that applies for all states. The existing plates could then be sent back by the purchaser and get a refund on any unused registration and insurance in the original state.

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Avoid NSW as they have annual roadworthy inspections - which are required when you renew registration. QLD only has an inspection prior to sale.


There maybe a few complications to registering the bike in your daughter's name if she is not present - you need 100 points of identification - passport and other proofs will do. Simplest is to register in your name and then give a letter to your daughter saying that she can sell it for you in Victoria.


Australia is like the EU or USA with each state having slightly different laws.


Plenty of info online if you weblookup RTA Victoria and/or Queensland Transport.

Getting the bike in your Daughters name will be the biggest issue, not possible to do that from Queensland, you will have to get the bike to Victoria to put it in her name. You usually have 14 days from purchase to do that.

To get the bike in your daughters name, it'll have to get a Victorian roadworthy certificate (so try get one as close to how it came from shop, no noisy exhaust in particular) then you will have to go to Vicroads to pay registration.

Roadworthy will be around $100-150, registration varies due to cc's of bike. Possibly $700 for 1000cc

Hello, thanks for your replies. It seems to be quite a job to do this, but not impossible.

Buying in one state and selling in another is always a hassle. Even for those of us who live here.

I have to dispute that NSW is the worst place to buy. It really depends how long you are going to keep the bike/car and where you wil resell it.

If you buy a vehicle in NSW with current registration and resell it again in NSW before the annual registration (and hence the "pink slip" roadworthy inspection) is due then you will often lose less money than you would in Victoria.

In Vic you automatically lose $500-1500 in value unless you get an RWC. This is because getting an RWC can be a whole lot of hassle as they *always* find something that needs to be done. Roadworthys done it Vic are usually very strict as they are highly regulated.

SA is probably the best state to buy and then resell within - no reoadworthy required provided the cops don't Defect you for something.

Cheers,
Brett

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Actually I'd have to disagree with most and say it's quite easy to buy and sell interstate. I've done it many times, only drama I had was ACT. NSW is a piece of cake, inspection stations on every corner, the bike should obviously be roadworthy anyway. If it's under 300cc then registration for a year is under $300 aud.

Just go into a "Service NSW centre" with your passport, license (any country) a receipt showing where you're staying (I usually pay for a couple of nights camping or motel accommodation), the paperwork for the bike, and if it needs it a passed inspection report. And as with all things, be nice, you'll get things done a lot quicker, the staff at the service centres have to deal with a lot of... Bogans for want of a better word.

If you for some reason need to extend the registration interstate (ie you take more than a year and want another 12 months in let's say WA) then you simply do the same in that state. Hand in your old plates when you get your new plates and they will inform the previous state for you.

When I've sold interstate vehicles I simply get it inspected in the state I'm selling it and leave it for the new owner to register it in their name in the new state.

Hope this helps, definitely worth getting a bike for a trip over here. Cheers, Dan