Heavy Vehicle National Law (Queensland)
sec.630Sudden or extraordinary emergency
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sec.630 Sudden or extraordinary emergency
In a proceeding for an offence against this Law, it is a defence for the person charged to prove that the conduct constituting the offence occurred in response to circumstances of sudden or extraordinary emergency. This section applies if and only if the person carrying out the conduct reasonably believed that— circumstances of sudden or extraordinary emergency existed; and the conduct was the only reasonable way to deal with the emergency; and the conduct was a reasonable response to the emergency. s 630 om 2013 No. 4 s 12 (sec.630-ssec.1) In a proceeding for an offence against this Law, it is a defence for the person charged to prove that the conduct constituting the offence occurred in response to circumstances of sudden or extraordinary emergency. (sec.630-ssec.2) This section applies if and only if the person carrying out the conduct reasonably believed that— circumstances of sudden or extraordinary emergency existed; and the conduct was the only reasonable way to deal with the emergency; and the conduct was a reasonable response to the emergency.
- (a) circumstances of sudden or extraordinary emergency existed; and
- (b) the conduct was the only reasonable way to deal with the emergency; and
- (c) the conduct was a reasonable response to the emergency.