Heavy Vehicle National Law (NSW)
576EInjunction for noncompliance with notice
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576E Injunction for noncompliance with notice
576E Injunction for noncompliance with notice
(1) An authorised officer may apply to the Supreme Court for an injunction—
(a) compelling a person to comply with a notice; or
(b) restraining a person from contravening a notice.
(2) The authorised officer may do so—
(a) whether or not a proceeding has been brought for an offence against this Law in connection with any matter in relation to which the notice was issued; and
(b) whether any period for compliance with the notice has expired.
(3) An authorised officer may make an application under this section only if—
(a) for an authorised officer who is a police officer—the officer has the relevant police commissioner’s written authority to make the application; or
(b) for an authorised officer who is not a police officer—the officer’s instrument of appointment provides that the authorised officer may make the application.
pt 9.4, div 5B (ss 576A–576E): Ins 2018 No 18, sec 25.