HEAVY VEHICLE NATIONAL LAW (ACT)
534Powers for substantial risk breach of mass, dimension or
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534 Powers for substantial risk breach of mass, dimension or (a) a heavy vehicle is the subject of 1 or more substantial risk breaches of mass, dimension or loading requirements; and (b) the heavy vehicle is not, or is no longer, also the subject of a severe risk breach of a mass, dimension or loading requirement. (2) The authorised officer must direct the driver or operator of the heavy (a) not to move the vehicle until stated breaches of mass, dimension or loading requirements relating to the vehicle are rectified; or (b) to move the vehicle, or cause it to be moved, to a stated reasonable place and not to move it, or cause it to be moved, from there until stated breaches of mass, dimension or loading requirements relating to the vehicle are rectified. Examples of reasonable place for the purposes of paragraph (b)— • the intended destination of the heavy vehicle’s journey • a depot of the heavy vehicle or, if the heavy vehicle is a combination, a depot of a vehicle in the combination • a weighbridge • a rest area • a place where the heavy vehicle can be loaded or unloaded (3) A direction given under subsection (2) must be in writing and may be (4) Despite subsection (3), a direction to move a heavy vehicle may be (5) The person to whom a direction is given under this section must