sec.704Offence to falsely represent that heavy vehicle authority is held etc.

### sec.704 Offence to falsely represent that heavy vehicle authority is held etc. A person must not represent— that the person has been granted a heavy vehicle authority the person has not been granted; or that a heavy vehicle authority has been granted in relation to a thing for which it has not been granted; or that the person is operating under a heavy vehicle authority that the person is not entitled to operate under; or that a thing is operating under a heavy vehicle authority that the thing is not authorised to operate under. Maximum penalty—$10000. A person must not represent that the person or a thing is operating under a heavy vehicle authority if the authority is no longer in force. Maximum penalty—$10000. A person must not possess a document that falsely purports to be— an accreditation certificate for a heavy vehicle accreditation; or a document mentioned in section 468 (1) (b) or (c) ; or a document evidencing the grant of an electronic recording system approval, exemption, authorisation, permit or other authority under this Law; or a Commonwealth Gazette notice, a permit a copy of a document mentioned in paragraph (a) , (b) or (c) . Maximum penalty—$10000. In this section— heavy vehicle authority means— a heavy vehicle accreditation; or an electronic recording system approval, exemption, authorisation, permit or other authority under this Law. sch s 704 ins 2013 No. 4 s 12 amd 2015 No. 12 s 58 amd 2025 No. 26 s 145 (uncommenced amendment) (sec.704-ssec.1) A person must not represent— that the person has been granted a heavy vehicle authority the person has not been granted; or that a heavy vehicle authority has been granted in relation to a thing for which it has not been granted; or that the person is operating under a heavy vehicle authority that the person is not entitled to operate under; or that a thing is operating under a heavy vehicle authority that the thing is not authorised to operate under. Maximum penalty—$10000. (sec.704-ssec.2) A person must not represent that the person or a thing is operating under a heavy vehicle authority if the authority is no longer in force. Maximum penalty—$10000. (sec.704-ssec.3) A person must not possess a document that falsely purports to be— an accreditation certificate for a heavy vehicle accreditation; or a document mentioned in section 468 (1) (b) or (c) ; or a document evidencing the grant of an electronic recording system approval, exemption, authorisation, permit or other authority under this Law; or a Commonwealth Gazette notice, a permit a copy of a document mentioned in paragraph (a) , (b) or (c) . Maximum penalty—$10000. (sec.704-ssec.4) In this section— heavy vehicle authority means— a heavy vehicle accreditation; or an electronic recording system approval, exemption, authorisation, permit or other authority under this Law. - (a) that the person has been granted a heavy vehicle authority the person has not been granted; or - (b) that a heavy vehicle authority has been granted in relation to a thing for which it has not been granted; or - (c) that the person is operating under a heavy vehicle authority that the person is not entitled to operate under; or - (d) that a thing is operating under a heavy vehicle authority that the thing is not authorised to operate under. - (a) an accreditation certificate for a heavy vehicle accreditation; or - (b) a document mentioned in section 468 (1) (b) or (c) ; or - (c) a document evidencing the grant of an electronic recording system approval, exemption, authorisation, permit or other authority under this Law; or - (d) a copy of a document mentioned in paragraph (a) , (b) or (c) . - (a) a heavy vehicle accreditation; or - (b) an electronic recording system approval, exemption, authorisation, permit or other authority under this Law.