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Heavy Vehicle National Law Act 2012
sec.272Immediate suspension
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### sec.272 Immediate suspension
This section applies if the Regulator considers—
a ground exists to cancel a work and rest hours exemption (notice); and
it is necessary to suspend the exemption immediately to prevent or minimise serious harm to public safety.
The Regulator may, by public notice, immediately suspend the exemption until the earliest of the following—
the end of 56 days after the day the public notice is published;
the Regulator publishes a notice under section 271 (5) and the amendment or cancellation takes effect under section 271 (6) ;
the Regulator cancels the suspension by public notice.
The suspension, or (where relevant) the cancellation of the suspension, takes effect immediately after the Commonwealth Gazette notice is published under subsection (3) .
This section applies despite section 271 .
sch s 272 amd 2016 No. 65 s 129
(sec.272-ssec.1) This section applies if the Regulator considers— a ground exists to cancel a work and rest hours exemption (notice); and it is necessary to suspend the exemption immediately to prevent or minimise serious harm to public safety.
(sec.272-ssec.2) The Regulator may, by public notice, immediately suspend the exemption until the earliest of the following— the end of 56 days after the day the public notice is published; the Regulator publishes a notice under section 271 (5) and the amendment or cancellation takes effect under section 271 (6) ; the Regulator cancels the suspension by public notice.
(sec.272-ssec.4) The suspension, or (where relevant) the cancellation of the suspension, takes effect immediately after the Commonwealth Gazette notice is published under subsection (3) .
(sec.272-ssec.5) This section applies despite section 271 .
- (a) a ground exists to cancel a work and rest hours exemption (notice); and
- (b) it is necessary to suspend the exemption immediately to prevent or minimise serious harm to public safety.
- (a) the end of 56 days after the day the public notice is published;
- (b) the Regulator publishes a notice under section 271 (5) and the amendment or cancellation takes effect under section 271 (6) ;
- (c) the Regulator cancels the suspension by public notice.