28Notice to remedy contravention

28 Notice to remedy contravention

(1) If an authorised officer believes on reasonable grounds that a person: (a) is contravening this Act; or (b) has contravened this Act in circumstances that make it likely that the contravention will be repeated; the authorised officer may give the person a notice requiring the person to remedy the matters causing the contravention. (2) A notice under this section must: (a) be in writing; and (b) state the name of the person to whom it is directed; and (c) state that the authorised officer believes that the person to whom the notice is directed: (i) is contravening a provision of this Act; or (ii) has contravened a provision of this Act in circumstances that make it likely that the contravention will be repeated; and (d) state the grounds on which the belief is based; and (e) specify the provision of this Act; and (f) specify a day by which the matters referred to in the notice must be remedied. (3) An authorised officer may include in a notice under this section directions as to the measures to be taken to remedy the contravention, or to avoid further contravention, of this Act. (4) A notice under this section that relates to a vehicle may be given by placing it securely on the vehicle in a conspicuous position. (5) A person who: (a) contravenes a notice under this section; or (b) removes a notice under this section from a vehicle before the matters causing the contravention have been remedied (unless it is necessary to do so to remedy the matters); is guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty for an offence against this subsection: $10,000 for an individual or $50,000 for a body corporate.