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Heavy Vehicle National Law Act 2012
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### sec.730 National regulations
For the purposes of this section, the designated authority is the Queensland Governor acting with the advice of the Executive Council of Queensland and on the unanimous recommendation of the responsible Ministers.
The designated authority may make regulations for the purposes of this Law.
The regulations may provide for—
any matter a provision of this Law states may be provided for in the regulations; and
the imposition of a maximum fine for a contravention of a provision of the regulations of not more than—
for a contravention by an individual—$4000; or
in any other case—$20000; and
However, a maximum fine imposed by the regulations may be increased under section 737 to a higher amount.
any other matter that is necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Law.
Subsection (3) (b) does not require a provision of the regulations prescribing a maximum fine for an offence to expressly prescribe a maximum fine for a body corporate different to the maximum fine for an individual.
See section 596 in relation to a provision of the regulations prescribing a maximum fine that does not expressly prescribe a maximum fine for a body corporate different to the maximum fine for an individual.
In this section—
Queensland Governor means the Governor of the State of Queensland and includes—
a person acting under a delegation under section 40 of the Constitution of Queensland 2001 ; and
a person for the time being administering the Government of Queensland under section 41 of the Constitution of Queensland 2001 .
sch s 730 ins 2013 No. 4 s 12
amd 2018 No. 18 s 34
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sch s 730A ins 2025 No. 26 s 149 (uncommenced amendment)
(sec.730-ssec.1) For the purposes of this section, the designated authority is the Queensland Governor acting with the advice of the Executive Council of Queensland and on the unanimous recommendation of the responsible Ministers.
(sec.730-ssec.2) The designated authority may make regulations for the purposes of this Law.
(sec.730-ssec.3) The regulations may provide for— any matter a provision of this Law states may be provided for in the regulations; and the imposition of a maximum fine for a contravention of a provision of the regulations of not more than— for a contravention by an individual—$4000; or in any other case—$20000; and However, a maximum fine imposed by the regulations may be increased under section 737 to a higher amount. any other matter that is necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Law.
(sec.730-ssec.4) Subsection (3) (b) does not require a provision of the regulations prescribing a maximum fine for an offence to expressly prescribe a maximum fine for a body corporate different to the maximum fine for an individual. See section 596 in relation to a provision of the regulations prescribing a maximum fine that does not expressly prescribe a maximum fine for a body corporate different to the maximum fine for an individual.
(sec.730-ssec.5) In this section— Queensland Governor means the Governor of the State of Queensland and includes— a person acting under a delegation under section 40 of the Constitution of Queensland 2001 ; and a person for the time being administering the Government of Queensland under section 41 of the Constitution of Queensland 2001 .
- (a) any matter a provision of this Law states may be provided for in the regulations; and
- (b) the imposition of a maximum fine for a contravention of a provision of the regulations of not more than— (i) for a contravention by an individual—$4000; or (ii) in any other case—$20000; and Note— However, a maximum fine imposed by the regulations may be increased under section 737 to a higher amount.
- (i) for a contravention by an individual—$4000; or
- (ii) in any other case—$20000; and
- (c) any other matter that is necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Law.
- (i) for a contravention by an individual—$4000; or
- (ii) in any other case—$20000; and
- (a) a person acting under a delegation under section 40 of the Constitution of Queensland 2001 ; and
- (b) a person for the time being administering the Government of Queensland under section 41 of the Constitution of Queensland 2001 .