171Service of improvement notices

171 Service of improvement notices

(1) This section applies if the regulator or an authorised officer reasonably believes that a person—

(a) is contravening a provision of this Act or the regulations; or

(b) has contravened a provision of this Act or the regulations in circumstances that make it likely that the contravention will continue or be repeated; or

(c) is providing commercial passenger vehicle services that threaten safety.

(2) Subject to this section, the regulator or the authorised officer may serve an improvement notice requiring the person—

(a) to remedy the contravention; or

(b) to prevent a likely contravention from occurring; or

(c) to remedy the things or operations causing the contravention or likely contravention; or

(d) to provide commercial passenger vehicle services in a manner that is not likely to threaten safety.

(3) Before serving an improvement notice under this section, an authorised officer must inform the regulator of the authorised officer's intention to do so.

S. 172 inserted by No. 63/2017 s. 18.