Gas Supply Act 2003
sec.270RWarning notice may be given
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sec.270R Warning notice may be given
QCA may give the distributor a notice (the warning notice ), warning the distributor that QCA proposes to give the distributor a further notice about the contravention or likely contravention (a code contravention notice ). QCA must make the decision about whether to give the warning notice as soon as practicable after forming the suspicion. However, a failure to comply with subsection (2) does not affect the validity of the warning notice or any subsequent code contravention notice. Despite subsections (2) and (3) , if the warning notice is proposed to be given for a contravention, it can only be given within 2 years after the day on which the contravention happened. s 270R ins 2006 No. 60 s 145 amd 2014 No. 48 s 183 sch 1 (sec.270R-ssec.1) QCA may give the distributor a notice (the warning notice ), warning the distributor that QCA proposes to give the distributor a further notice about the contravention or likely contravention (a code contravention notice ). (sec.270R-ssec.2) QCA must make the decision about whether to give the warning notice as soon as practicable after forming the suspicion. (sec.270R-ssec.3) However, a failure to comply with subsection (2) does not affect the validity of the warning notice or any subsequent code contravention notice. (sec.270R-ssec.4) Despite subsections (2) and (3) , if the warning notice is proposed to be given for a contravention, it can only be given within 2 years after the day on which the contravention happened.