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[s 138] Heavy Vehicle National Law Amendment Bill 2025 Part 3 Amendment of Heavy Vehicle National Law Page 64 Authorised by the Parliamentary Counsel (b) self-employment or conduct of a business as a sole trader or as a partner in a partnership; and (c) holding office as an executive officer of a corporation; and (d) holding office as an officer of an unincorporated body. 138 Amendment of s 665 (Terms of office of members) Section 665(2)— omit, insert— (2) If otherwise qualified, a member of the Board is eligible for reappointment but must not hold office for— (a) more than 3 consecutive terms; or (b) a cumulative period of more than 10 years. 139 Amendment of s 667 (Vacancy in office of member) Section 667(2)— omit, insert— (2) The Queensland Minister may remove a member of the Board from office if the responsible Ministers recommend the removal of the member on the basis that— (a) the member has engaged in misconduct; or (b) the member has failed to or is unable to properly exercise the member’s functions as a member of the Board; or (c) the member has engaged in paid employment without the approval of the responsible Ministers; or 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Clause 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Clause 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

[s 140] Heavy Vehicle National Law Amendment Bill 2025 Part 3 Amendment of Heavy Vehicle National Law Page 65 Authorised by the Parliamentary Counsel (d) there is a material conflict of interest between the member’s employment or other activities and the functions of the Board. 140 Amendment of s 695 (Corporate plans) (1) Section 695(1), from ‘and’ to ‘the Ministers’— omit. (2) Section 695, after subsection (1)— insert— (1A) The Regulator must, 30 days before the end of each financial year, give the corporate plan to the responsible Ministers for approval by the Ministers. 141 Amendment of s 696 (Application of particular Queensland Acts to this Law) Section 696(1)(b)— omit, insert— (b) the Public Records Act 2023 of Queensland; 142 Amendment of s 701 (False or misleading statements) (1) Section 701(1), penalty, ‘$10000’— omit, insert— $20000 (2) Section 701(2), penalty, ‘$8000’— omit, insert— $15000 143 Amendment of s 702 (False or misleading documents) (1) Section 702(1), penalty, ‘$10000’— 1 2 3 Clause 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Clause 13 14 15 16 17 Clause 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Clause 25 26

[s 144] Heavy Vehicle National Law Amendment Bill 2025 Part 3 Amendment of Heavy Vehicle National Law Page 66 Authorised by the Parliamentary Counsel omit, insert— $20000 (2) Section 702(3), penalty, ‘$8000’— omit, insert— $15000 144 Amendment of s 703 (False or misleading information given by responsible person to another responsible person) (1) Section 703(1), penalty, ‘$10000’— omit, insert— $20000 (2) Section 703(2), penalty, ‘$8000’— omit, insert— $15000 145 Amendment of s 704 (Offence to falsely represent that heavy vehicle authority is held etc.) Section 704(1), (2) and (3), penalty, ‘$10000’— omit, insert— $20000 146 Replacement of Pt 13.2 (Industry codes of practice) Part 13.2— omit, insert— Part 13.2 Codes of practice 705 Regulator may issue codes of practice (1) The Regulator may issue a code of practice that 1 2 3 4 5 Clause 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Clause 15 16 17 18 19 Clause 20 21 22 23 24 25