National Transport Commission (Model Legislation—Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road or Rail) Regulations 2007
123Oral direction may be given before prohibition notice is served
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123 Oral direction may be given before prohibition notice is served
(1) This section applies where an authorised officer believes on reasonable grounds: (a) that a dangerous activity is occurring or may occur; and (b) that it is not reasonable or immediately possible to serve a prohibition notice. (2) The officer may direct a person who has or appears to have control over the activity to do or not to do a specified act. (3) The officer must state the reason for giving the direction. (4) A person to whom a direction is given must comply with it, unless the person has a reasonable excuse for not doing so.
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(5) It is a reasonable excuse for not complying with a direction if the authorised officer did not tell the person that it is an offence not to do so. (6) A direction ceases to have effect if a prohibition notice in respect the activity is not served within 5 days of the direction being given.