Heavy Vehicle National Law (Queensland)
sec.529BPermitted use of vehicle the subject of a major or minor defect notice without permission of authorised officer
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sec.529B Permitted use of vehicle the subject of a major or minor defect notice without permission of authorised officer
A heavy vehicle that is the subject of a major defect notice or minor defect notice may be used on a road if— the relevant repairs have been carried out; and the vehicle is being taken to a place to be inspected for the purpose of enabling the major defect notice or minor defect notice to be cleared under section 530 ; and the vehicle is not carrying goods or passengers; and the use of the vehicle does not pose a safety risk. An authorised officer may require a driver of the heavy vehicle to produce evidence of the relevant repairs to the authorised officer within a reasonable time, and in a reasonable way, stated by the officer. Subsection (1) stops applying to the vehicle if the driver fails to comply with the requirement. The use of the heavy vehicle under subsection (1) is not a contravention of the vehicle defect notice. s 529B ins 2015 No. 12 s 55 amd 2019 No. 29 s 29 (sec.529B-ssec.1) A heavy vehicle that is the subject of a major defect notice or minor defect notice may be used on a road if— the relevant repairs have been carried out; and the vehicle is being taken to a place to be inspected for the purpose of enabling the major defect notice or minor defect notice to be cleared under section 530 ; and the vehicle is not carrying goods or passengers; and the use of the vehicle does not pose a safety risk. (sec.529B-ssec.2) An authorised officer may require a driver of the heavy vehicle to produce evidence of the relevant repairs to the authorised officer within a reasonable time, and in a reasonable way, stated by the officer. (sec.529B-ssec.3) Subsection (1) stops applying to the vehicle if the driver fails to comply with the requirement. (sec.529B-ssec.4) The use of the heavy vehicle under subsection (1) is not a contravention of the vehicle defect notice.
- (a) the relevant repairs have been carried out; and
- (b) the vehicle is being taken to a place to be inspected for the purpose of enabling the major defect notice or minor defect notice to be cleared under section 530 ; and
- (c) the vehicle is not carrying goods or passengers; and
- (d) the use of the vehicle does not pose a safety risk.