118Improvement notices

118 Improvement notices

(1) This section applies where an approved officer is of the opinion that any person has contravened, is contravening or is likely to contravene any provision of an Australian road law. (2) The approved officer may serve on the person an improvement notice requiring the person to remedy the contravention or likely contravention, or the matters or activities occasioning the contravention or likely contravention, within the period specified in the notice. (3) The period within which the person is required by the improvement notice to comply with the notice must be at least 7 days after service of the notice. (4) However, the approved officer may specify a shorter period if satisfied that it is reasonably practicable for the person to comply with the notice by the end of the shorter period. (5) The improvement notice must: (a) state that the approved officer is of the opinion referred to in subsection (1); and (b) state the reasons for that opinion; and (c) specify the provisions of the Australian road laws in respect of which that opinion is held; and (d) include information about obtaining a review of the notice; and (e) state that it is issued under this section. (6) The improvement notice may but need not specify the method by which the alleged contravention or likely contravention, or the matters or activities occasioning the alleged contravention or likely contravention, are to be remedied.