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Heavy Vehicle National Law Act 2012
sec.531Amendment or withdrawal of vehicle defect notices
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### sec.531 Amendment or withdrawal of vehicle defect notices
A vehicle defect notice issued in this jurisdiction by an authorised officer who is a police officer may be amended or withdrawn by any authorised officer who—
is a police officer of this jurisdiction; or
is a police officer of another jurisdiction if the Application Act of this jurisdiction permits this to be done; or
is not a police officer but is of a class of authorised officers for the time being approved by the Regulator for the purposes of this subsection.
A vehicle defect notice issued by an authorised officer who is not a police officer may be amended or withdrawn by any authorised officer who is of a class of authorised officers for the time being approved by the Regulator for the purposes of this subsection.
If an authorised officer amends or withdraws a vehicle defect notice for a heavy vehicle, the officer must give notice of the amendment or withdrawal to—
the Regulator; and
one of the following—
the person to whom the vehicle defect notice was given;
the person in charge of the vehicle;
the registered operator;
if the vehicle is not registered—an owner.
If the person given the notice of amendment or withdrawal is not the operator of the vehicle, the person must, as soon as reasonably practicable, give the notice to the operator.
Maximum penalty—$3000.
If an authorised officer withdraws a vehicle defect notice applying to a heavy vehicle, the Regulator must arrange for the defective vehicle label for the vehicle to be removed from the vehicle.
sch s 531 amd 2015 No. 12 s 56
(sec.531-ssec.1) A vehicle defect notice issued in this jurisdiction by an authorised officer who is a police officer may be amended or withdrawn by any authorised officer who— is a police officer of this jurisdiction; or is a police officer of another jurisdiction if the Application Act of this jurisdiction permits this to be done; or is not a police officer but is of a class of authorised officers for the time being approved by the Regulator for the purposes of this subsection.
(sec.531-ssec.2) A vehicle defect notice issued by an authorised officer who is not a police officer may be amended or withdrawn by any authorised officer who is of a class of authorised officers for the time being approved by the Regulator for the purposes of this subsection.
(sec.531-ssec.3) If an authorised officer amends or withdraws a vehicle defect notice for a heavy vehicle, the officer must give notice of the amendment or withdrawal to— the Regulator; and one of the following— the person to whom the vehicle defect notice was given; the person in charge of the vehicle; the registered operator; if the vehicle is not registered—an owner.
(sec.531-ssec.4) If the person given the notice of amendment or withdrawal is not the operator of the vehicle, the person must, as soon as reasonably practicable, give the notice to the operator. Maximum penalty—$3000.
(sec.531-ssec.5) If an authorised officer withdraws a vehicle defect notice applying to a heavy vehicle, the Regulator must arrange for the defective vehicle label for the vehicle to be removed from the vehicle.
- (a) is a police officer of this jurisdiction; or
- (b) is a police officer of another jurisdiction if the Application Act of this jurisdiction permits this to be done; or
- (c) is not a police officer but is of a class of authorised officers for the time being approved by the Regulator for the purposes of this subsection.
- (a) the Regulator; and
- (b) one of the following— (i) the person to whom the vehicle defect notice was given; (ii) the person in charge of the vehicle; (iii) the registered operator; (iv) if the vehicle is not registered—an owner.
- (i) the person to whom the vehicle defect notice was given;
- (ii) the person in charge of the vehicle;
- (iii) the registered operator;
- (iv) if the vehicle is not registered—an owner.
- (i) the person to whom the vehicle defect notice was given;
- (ii) the person in charge of the vehicle;
- (iii) the registered operator;
- (iv) if the vehicle is not registered—an owner.