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Heavy Vehicle National Law Act 2012
sec.179Immediate suspension
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### sec.179 Immediate suspension
This section applies if the Regulator considers it is necessary to suspend a mass or dimension authority granted by issuing a permit to someone immediately to prevent or minimise serious harm to public safety or significant damage to road infrastructure.
The Regulator may, by notice ( immediate suspension notice ) given to the person to whom the permit was given, immediately suspend the authority until the earliest of the following—
the Regulator gives the person a notice under section 177 (4) or 178 (5) and the amendment or cancellation takes effect under section 177 (5) or 178 ;
the Regulator cancels the suspension;
the end of 56 days after the day the immediate suspension notice is given to the person.
This section applies despite sections 176 , 177 and 178 .
sch s 179 om 2025 No. 26 s 38 (uncommenced amendment)
(sec.179-ssec.1) This section applies if the Regulator considers it is necessary to suspend a mass or dimension authority granted by issuing a permit to someone immediately to prevent or minimise serious harm to public safety or significant damage to road infrastructure.
(sec.179-ssec.2) The Regulator may, by notice ( immediate suspension notice ) given to the person to whom the permit was given, immediately suspend the authority until the earliest of the following— the Regulator gives the person a notice under section 177 (4) or 178 (5) and the amendment or cancellation takes effect under section 177 (5) or 178 ; the Regulator cancels the suspension; the end of 56 days after the day the immediate suspension notice is given to the person.
(sec.179-ssec.3) This section applies despite sections 176 , 177 and 178 .
- (a) the Regulator gives the person a notice under section 177 (4) or 178 (5) and the amendment or cancellation takes effect under section 177 (5) or 178 ;
- (b) the Regulator cancels the suspension;
- (c) the end of 56 days after the day the immediate suspension notice is given to the person.