National Transport Commission (Road Transport Legislation – Compliance and Enforcement Bill) Regulations 2006
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National Transport Commission (Road Transport Legislation – Compliance and Enforcement Bill) Regulations 2006
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(1) An authorised officer or police officer may, instead of taking proceedings against a person for a contravention of a road law, formally warn the person if the officer believes: (a) the person had taken reasonable steps to prevent the contravention and was unaware of the contravention; and (b) the contravention is appropriate to be dealt with by way of a formal warning under this section. (2) A formal warning must be in writing. (3) A formal warning may not be given for a substantial risk breach or a severe risk breach of a mass, dimension or load restraint requirement. (4) In this section:
proceedings includes action by way of an infringement notice.